Embedded Intelligent Avionic Processors for Integrated Vehicle Health Management

PEO-Aviation has established a requirement for Integrated Vehicle Health Monitoring Systems (IVHMS) that perform passive data collection, diagnostics, and prognostic assessment of the remaining useful life of components and systems. The information and data produced by the IVHMS augment the existing helicopter usage monitoring system (HUMS) which focuses on collecting data related to use of the rotors, gearbox, and propulsion system. In previous SBIR programs, Management Sciences, Inc. (MSI) has developed a sophisticated software toolset that operates in a small avionic module and performs passive in-flight data collection, diagnostics, and prognostics of remaining useful life of components and systems. The scope of this Phase II work effort is to extend the technology hardware and software to perform as data collection and processing nodes reporting data and analytical results to the IVHMS computer. MSI shall produce and test prototype articles in Boeings high fidelity AH-64 laboratory (TRL-6). In a stretch goal, provided schedule and budget are sufficient, the technology will be flight certified and flight tested on AH-64 provided by PEO-AVN (TRL-7).