Avilution’s “eXtensible Flight System (XFS)�: An Innovative Dual-Purpose Open Architecture Software Technology Solution

Avilution’s eXtensible Flight System (XFS) is a suite of hardware and software modules that seamlessly integrate avionics components from multiple vendors into a highly agile, cohesive, and resilient unit for use on aerospace vehicles including manned and unmanned aircraft, autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), innovative commercial air-taxi concepts, and training/mission simulators. Avilution proposes to utilize this existing commercial technology to rapidly develop and deploy innovative avionics software solutions for the Air Force that increase the effectiveness of today’s warfighters. Avilution has already been in discussions with multiple potential Air Force stakeholders and has received support for this proposal along with an interest in sponsoring this technology’s maturation Some of the current capabilities of XFS include configurable flight displays, moving maps, VFR Flight Management System (FMS), transponder, Electronic Circuit Breakers (ECBs), autopilot control panel, environment control, flap and trim control, audio panel integration, navigation/communication radios, GPS RNAV, VOR/ILS, weight and balance, and interactive checklists. These features have been developed using rapid software development practices in conjunction with a relentless focus on minimizing software requirements to create an innovative network topology that allows integrators to rapidly field modern avionics capabilities at a lower overall life cycle cost in comparison to tradition architectures