Flexible Integrated Intelligent Network (FIIN) for Prognostics Health Management (PHM) Systems

The scope of the Phase II efforts is to develop and demonstrate the underlying software technology and implementation process for the Common Onboard Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) Data Acquisition and Exchange framework. Using the work products produced during the Phase I effort, the objective is to advance this work by developing a Minimum Viable Product (prototype software) and move toward a common IVHM data collection and exchange capability that enables the data acquisition and exchange process that facilitates onboard IVHM, and the application of on/off-board Data Analytics, Maintenance Aids, and AI/machine learning applications. The efforts are designed to advance the onboard architecture framework defined by GSS under the Phase I efforts to enable standard IVHM system implementations on aviation platforms. The value of this approach to the U.S. Navy (and the DoD) is that a design instantiation of the  architecture can be done on a legacy platform to advance the legacy platform IVHM capability, and at the same time move toward a standardized open system for application on new platforms. This dual path of maturation and transition process provides for immediate impact on legacy platforms, when cost effective, while leveraging commonality and positioning for transition to future fleet platforms.