MANAGEMENT SCIENCES INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: MSI proposed to modify previously developed EPIC hardware, demonstrated in the Army Stryke
MANAGEMENT SCIENCES INC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $624,712
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Navy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Solicitation
- 2006.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- NM
- Period
- 2012-05-23
Description
MSI proposed to modify previously developed EPIC hardware, demonstrated in the Army Stryker SIL, for use on the EA-6B aircraft. The new application will monitor control buses and power lines to determine the cause of AN/AIC-45 communications system lockups. These lockups cause a safety of flight situation when they occur. The lockups have never been replicated on ground during maintenance, but continue to cause issues during flight. MSI will record control bus traffic and power transient conditions during flight to determine the cause of these lockups. Full environmental, Electromagnetic Compatibility, and MIL-STD-704A power compatibility qualification testing will be performed to allow the use of the repackaged EPIC on NAVY Fleet aircraft. Data download and analysis will be compatible with NMCI and maintenance computers available to Navy maintenance personnel.