Rapid and Agile Component Development Environment

In Phase II, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to advance the development of the Rapid and Agile Component Development (RACD) tool suite. This tool suite consists of open-source tools and royalty-free, FACE/ARINC-661 software modules to rapidly implement a reusable pilot-vehicle interface (PVI) with updated functionality with minimal development effort and recertification. We conclusively demonstrated the feasibility of the RACD tool suite by assembling a proof-of-concept Phase I prototype to rapidly create and verify the PVI. In Phase II, POC proposes to implement several improvements to include new plugins for the RACD open-source editor and enhance visualization, raising the portability of ARINC-661 modules (specifically, the cockpit display system will be integrated with the graphics processing unit (GPU) and the Khronos OpenGL, EGL, and OpenCL standards) and creating reusable FACE/ARINC-661 modules of an avionic client-server architecture. We will install RACD modules on POC/Army avionic systems using multiple CPU architectures to demonstrate portability. The proposed effort will result in a technology readiness level (TRL)-5/6 RACD prototype that will be ready for verification, validation, and qualification tests in Phase III. POC will implement a commercialization plan outlined in this proposal to ensure transition of the RACD tool suite for both military and commercial use.