Tucson Embedded Systems (TES) has a proud and successful heritage within the Department of Defense. Our successes include common reusable software for military aviation systems performing platform integration efforts, enterprise development, automated test and verification are signature experiences to our core competency. 

Previous TES DoD Projects

These brief descriptions below are a sample of some of the projects that TES has successfully accomplished.

Rapid Development and Integration with Military Radio Control

Since May 2003, TES has been providing engineering services to PM-AME to support the identification of strategies and solutions to minimize cost and schedule impacts to future integrations of capabilities into Aviation platforms, which include the AH-64D, CH-47F, UH-60M, and the ARH.  Our efforts included the development and demonstration of Capability Driven Architecture (CDA, patent pending) for radio control (CDA-RC), which, from some perspectives, can be viewed as an airworthy reusable plug-n-play software driver for radio control.

In July 2007, in support of PM-AME’s Common Software Initiative (CSI), and with the collaboration of the Aviation Systems Integration Facility (ASIF), Boeing-Mesa, Rockwell Collins, and ESA, TES successfully demonstrated that one software configuration item could be reused across disparate hardware/software avionic and avionic integration architectures and RTOSs (e.g., Integrity, LynxOS, and VxWorks); specifically, MCAP-II, Apache Block III, CAAS, and ATIC processors, to control ARC-201 and ARC 231 radios.

Helicopter ECU Test and Maintenance Projects

TES performed unit testing of over 200 software modules used in the Engine Control Unit (ECU) of the Comanche attack helicopter within a three-month schedule using a VAX server and a VAX-based DDC-I simulator. TES located a used VAX server, purchased it, and quickly came up to speed with the system. This included maintaining the system, installing software (including the DDC-I simulator), and providing general administration in terms of adding and removing users, maintaining security, and making the system Y2K compliant. This project occurred in mid-1998, and since then, the VAX has become an invaluable tool for ongoing legacy programs.

In mid-2001, TES was awarded a contract to perform code maintenance on the Comanche ECU, including analysis of design changes recommended by customers at various levels, incorporating the changes into the software, and testing the code changes prior to delivering each of several preliminary software versions.  Once the code modifications are complete, TES will perform Formal Qualification Testing (FQT) and submit redlined documentation changes for integration into the customer’s deliverable documents.

Collection Management with Battle Lab, Fort Huachuca

The Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Synchronization Tool (IST)
IST enables military commanders to plan, visualize and direct ISR / Reconnaissance, Surveillance Target Acquisition (RSTA) missions and functions (organic and non-organic) across the force; determines which collection tasks sensors are focused on (ensures right sensor; right priority, and right target), provides the automated tools to integrate and dynamically synchronize ISR capabilities and planning at all echelons (100% ISR Planning/Execution Visibility), alerts/alarms planners to changes/events during execution of the ISR Plan, and enables Commander and staff to wargame and manage multi-echelon collection assets (Battalion through Joint) to ensure integration with planned operations, and viewing of the overall collection effort.

IST provides a series of tools designed to accommodate the multiple roles within ISR Management. The ability to add, edit and create various tool-based products can be permission and role based, as determined by local Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP) and unit composition. The ability to view ISR products is not limited to IST users.

Tucson Embedded Systems has developed, delivered, and trained to the U.S. Army customer the IST software, and its supporting hardware infrastructure.