An avionics architecture

Abstract

The present invention relates to a body (2) which is an air and / or space vehicle, at least one source (3) which provides data acquisition or generation from the physical environment, at least one central processing unit (401) that is located on the body (2) and provides processing of data provided by the source (3), at least one storage (403) that is located on the body (2) and provides storing data provided by the source (3), at least one interface (402) that is located on the body (2) and provides transmission of data provided by the source (3) to the storage (403), and at least one control unit (404) that is located on the body (2) and controls the central processing unit (401 ), the interface (402) and the storage (403) and controls the functions they perform.

Description

[0001] AN AVIONICS ARCHITECTURE

[0002] The present invention relates to hardware architectures in avionics equipment in air and / or space vehicles.

[0003] Today, hardware architectures on which safety-critical application software runs are developed in quite long periods, have high production costs and are subject to very arduous tests due to certification requirements. Depending on their areas of use, these hardware architectures consist of discrete central processor cards, graphic processor cards, video interface cards, input / output (I / O) cards, power cards, a motherboard carrying these cards and connector cards providing connection to the outside world. Each card consumes heat, weight, volume and power separately. Building a single computer that meets all aircraft requirements means building a computer that is very expensive, very heavy, consumes a lot of power, and takes up a lot of space, due to its hardware architecture consisting of discrete cards. For this reason, there is a need for making developments specific to the platform to be used on avionics computers. In this case, it is not possible to develop a product that is planned to fulfil different tasks, is intended to be used in common and can meet different needs. Avionics computers take much longer to develop than other computers due to the regulations they must comply with and as they are much more costly. With developing technology, many critical components such as processors and graphics processors are quickly removed from the market, and therefore the development of safety-critical systems is becoming much more difficult.

[0004] In the United States patent document numbered US11604462B2 in the state of the art, the circuit structure of control equipment such as PLC, CPU, GPU, placed on a single module (system-on module) to provide control of unmanned aerial vehicles is mentioned. It is mentioned in the document that two processor units or more units placed on the circuit board are placed on a module as a single chip. By means of an avionics architecture developed with the present invention, it is ensured that the units used in the avionics computer in aviation occupy less physical space on the air and / or space vehicle.

[0005] By means of an avionics architecture developed with the present invention, it is ensured that the data communication speed between the units used in the avionics computer is increased and the data processing efficiency of the units is increased.

[0006] The avionics architecture defined in the first claim and the claims dependent on this claim, which is realised to achieve the aim of the invention, comprises a body that is an air and / or space vehicle. At least one source is located on the body and / or outside the body and provides data reception or production from the physical environment. At least one central processing unit is located on the body and provides processing of the data transmitted or provided by the source. At least one storage is located on the body and provides storing the data provided by the source and / or data processed by the central processing unit. There is at least one interface on the body and it ensures that the data provided by the source is transmitted to the storage and central processing unit. The interface comprises the communication tools needed in avionics systems. There is at least one control unit on the body. The control unit controls the central processing unit, interface and storage and controls the operation of the units by having the necessary data for the operation of units such as the timer.

[0007] The avionics architecture, which is the subject of the invention, comprises at least one chip that is located on the body. The chip is formed by compacting the central processing unit, interface, storage and control unit and manufacturing them as a single chip by fitting them inside. The central processing unit, interface, storage and control unit that are located within the chip continuously communicate with each other and provide the realisation of the function determined by the user or manufacturer by creating a flow chart according to the data provided by the source. The chip fits into the socket on the system it is used in with the hot plugging logic and performs the function determined by the user or manufacturer. The fact that the units are located within a single chip allows them to occupy less physical space compared to the discrete architectures and increases their power / heat efficiency. By bringing the units together within the chip, it provides faster data transfer and higher performance, which is less affected by external factors. Since the units are combined within the chip, the error rates arising from data communication are minimised.

[0008] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture comprises at least one graphics processing unit that is located within the chip and forms the chip. The graphics processing unit is located within the chip together with the central processing unit, interface, storage and control unit. The graphics processing unit provides the processing of the data transmitted by the source to the storage or central processing unit and continuously communicates with the central processing unit. The graphics processing unit and the central processing unit are located in the chip at the location determined by the manufacturer, thus increasing the data communication efficiency between the central processing unit and the graphics processing unit.

[0009] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture comprises a chip that allows the central processing unit, interface, storage, control unit and graphics processing unit to be positioned on it in a way that they are in direct communication with each other, thus increasing the data communication speed.

[0010] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture comprises at least one video processing unit that is located on the chip together with the central processing unit, interface, storage, control unit and graphics processing unit. The video processing unit performs encryption and decryption operations of video data and thus increases the operating efficiency of the graphics processing unit and the central processing unit. The control unit controls the operations of the central processing unit, interface, storage, graphics processing unit and video processing unit and supervises the functions they perform.

[0011] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture comprises a chip. The chip enables the data provided by the source to be transmitted to the storage via communication means located in the interface. The chip enables the data located in the storage to be processed in the central processing unit, graphics processing unit and video processing unit. The chip enables the encryption and decryption operations of the graphics and / or video data transmitted to the central processing unit and / or graphics processing unit. The chip enables the processing of data in the central processing unit and / or graphics processing unit and the control and supervision of data communication between the central processing unit, interface, storage, graphics processing unit and video processing unit modules via the control unit.

[0012] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture comprises a chip. The chip is formed as a single chip by compactly producing the central processing unit, interface, storage, control unit, graphics processing unit and video processing unit and combining them on an integrated circuit. The chip formed as a single chip in an integrated circuit allows the weight of the units on the aircraft to be reduced.

[0013] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture comprises a central processing unit consisting of a multicore structure. The fact that the central processing unit consists of a multicore structure allows the operation of real-time operating systems for time and security critical tasks.

[0014] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture comprises an interface. The interface comprises data communication protocols and means predetermined by the manufacturer, thus ensuring that the data provided by the source is transmitted to the chip and / or the data processed in the chip to the outside of the chip.

[0015] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture comprises at least one external storage unit that is located on the chip together with the central processing unit, interface, storage, control unit, graphics processing unit and video processing unit. The external storage unit is located in the chip, which is an integrated circuit together with other units, and enables the storage of the processed or to be processed data in the chip.

[0016] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture comprises a chip used in the central control computer, avionics computer and flight control computer that are located on the air and / or space vehicle. In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture comprises at least one screen that is located on the body. The data processed in the chip and the data to be processed in the chip are reflected on the screen for the user to view.

[0017] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture comprises a chip produced by methods such as three-dimensional printing, additive manufacturing and photolithography.

[0018] The avionics architecture realised to achieve the aim of the present invention is shown in the attached figures, and of these figures;

[0019] Figure 1 shows the perspective view of the body.

[0020] Figure 2 shows the schematic view of the body.

[0021] Figure 3 shows the schematic view of the chip.

[0022] The parts in the figures are numbered one by one and the equivalents of these numbers are given below.

[0023] 1 . Avionics architecture

[0024] 2. Body

[0025] 3. Source

[0026] 4. Chip

[0027] 401 . Central processing unit

[0028] 402. Interface

[0029] 403. Storage

[0030] 404. Control unit

[0031] 405. Graphics processing unit

[0032] 406. Video processing unit

[0033] 407. External storage

[0034] 5. Screen

[0035] The avionics architecture (1 ) comprises a body (2) which is an air and / or space vehicle, at least one source (3) which provides data acquisition or generation from the physical environment, at least one central processing unit (401 ) that is located on the body (2) and provides processing of data provided by the source (3), at least one storage (403) that is located on the body (2) and provides storing data provided by the source (3), at least one interface (402) that is located on the body (2) and provides transmission of data provided by the source (3) to the storage (403), and at least one control unit (404) that is located on the body (2) and controls the central processing unit (401 ), the interface (402) and the storage (403) and controls the functions they perform. (Figure - 1 )

[0036] The avionics architecture (1 ), which is the subject of the invention, comprises a chip (4) that is located on the body (2) and is formed by fitting the central processing unit (401 ), interface (402), storage (403) and control unit (404) turning it into an integrated circuit, thus allowing the data communication and processing speed to be increased by providing the distance determined by the manufacturer between the central processing unit (401 ), interface (402), storage (403) and control unit (404). (Figure - 3)

[0037] There is a body (2) that is an air and / or space vehicle. The source (3) is located on the body (2) and / or independently of the body (2) and provides data acquisition and / or production from the physical environment. The central processing unit (401 ) is located on the body (2) and provides processing of data provided by the source (3). The storage (403) is located on the body (2) and provides storage of data provided by the source (3). The interface (402) is located on the body (2) and provides transmission of data transmitted by the source (3) to the storage (403). The control unit (404) is located on the body (2) and provides control and supervision of the central processing unit

[0038] (401 ), interface (402) and storage (403).

[0039] The chip (4) is located on the body (2). The central processing unit (401 ), interface

[0040] (402), storage (403) and control unit (404) are manufactured by fitting them into a single chip as an integrated circuit, forming the chip (4), thus increasing the data communication and processing speed. In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture (1 ) comprises at least one graphics processing unit (405) that enables the data transmitted to the storage (403) via the interface (402) on the chip (4) to be processed by the command of the central processing unit (401 ), is turned into an integrated circuit on the chip (4), and increases the data communication speed between itself and the central processing unit (401 ) by means of a distance determined by the manufacturer between itself and the central processing unit (401 ). The presence of the graphics processing unit (405) inside the chip (4) along with the central processing unit (401 ) ensures that the efficiency of the data communication between them is increased and error rates are reduced.

[0041] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture (1 ) comprises a chip (4) that enables the central processing unit (401 ), interface (402), storage (403), control unit (404) and graphics processing unit (405) to communicate directly with each other, thus increasing data communication and processing efficiency. Thus, when the chip (4) is integrated into different systems, it is ensured that it operates more efficiently.

[0042] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture (1 ) comprises at least one video processing unit (406) that is located on the chip (4) and enables the speed of encryption and decryption of graphic data transmitted to the central processing unit (401 ) via the interface (402). The video processing unit (406) processes camera data coming from inside and / or outside the body (2).

[0043] In an embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture (1 ) comprises a chip (4) that enables process steps of transmitting data (101 ) from the source (3) to the storage (403) via the interface (402), processing (102) the data contained in the storage (403) in the central processing unit (401 ) and / or the graphics processing unit (405), performing encryption and decryption operations in the video processing unit (406) for the data processed in the graphics processing unit (405), processing data in the central processing unit (401 ) and / or the graphics processing unit (405), and controlling the data communication between the central processing unit (401 ), interface (402), storage (403), graphics processing unit (405) and video processing unit (406) modules via the control unit (404) and supervising their operations (104). In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture (1 ) comprises a chip (4) that is created by compacting the central processing unit (401 ), interface (402), storage (403), control unit (404), graphics processing unit (405) and video processing unit (406), thus reducing the physical space they occupy on the body (2) and increasing the data communication speed.

[0044] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture (1 ) comprises a central processing unit (401 ) that consists of a multi-core structure, thus increasing the processing speed of data used in air and / or spacecraft. The fact that the central processing unit (401 ) consists of a multi-core structure allows the processing speed of dynamic and high storage volume data used in aviation to be increased.

[0045] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture (1 ) comprises an interface (402) that comprises communication means determined by the manufacturer, allowing data to be transferred from the source (3) into the chip (4) and / or data communication within the chip (4). The interface (402) comprises all communication means needed in avionics systems such as UART, SPI, GPIO, Ethernet, USB, PCs and video interfaces.

[0046] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture (1 ) comprises at least one external storage (407) that is located on the chip (4), and allows storing data transmitted from the source (3) to the storage (403) via the interface (402), increases the operating efficiency of the storage (403) by means of its high storage volume, and allows storing data for a predetermined period of time. The external storage (407) allows storing data such as hard disk and SSD.

[0047] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture (1 ) comprises a chip (4) that is located in the central control computer used in the body (2). The chip (4) is located in the central control computer and enables the avionics systems to perform their functions. In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture (1 ) comprises at least one screen (5) which is an SMFD (super multi-function display) and is located on the body (2) and enables the simultaneous display of different types of data processed by the chip (4) to the user. The screen (5) is preferably located in the cockpit of the air and / or spacecraft and enables the display of data processed by the chip (4) by the pilot. (Figure - 2)

[0048] In one embodiment of the invention, the avionics architecture (1 ) comprises a chip (4) formed by producing the central processing unit (401 ), interface (402), storage (403), control unit (404), graphics processing unit (405), video processing unit (406) and external storage (407) in a single chip using 3D printing, additive manufacturing or photolithography methods.

Claims

CLAIMS1. An avionics architecture (1 ) comprising a body (2) which is an air and / or space vehicle, at least one source (3) which provides data acquisition or generation from the physical environment, at least one central processing unit (401 ) that is located on the body (2) and provides processing of data provided by the source(3), at least one storage (403) that is located on the body (2) and provides storing data provided by the source (3), at least one interface (402) that is located on the body (2) and provides transmission of data provided by the source (3) to the storage (403), and at least one control unit (404) that is located on the body (2) and controls the central processing unit (401 ), the interface (402) and the storage (403) and controls the functions they perform, characterised by a chip (4) that is located on the body (2) and is formed by fitting the central processing unit (401 ), interface (402), storage (403) and control unit (404) turning it into an integrated circuit, thus allowing the data communication and processing speed to be increased by providing the distance determined by the manufacturer between the central processing unit (401 ), interface (402), storage (403) and control unit (404).

2. An avionics architecture (1 ) according to Claim 1 , characterised by at least one graphics processing unit (405) that enables the data transmitted to the storage (403) via the interface (402) on the chip (4) to be processed by the command of the central processing unit (401 ), is turned into an integrated circuit on the chip(4), and increases the data communication speed between itself and the central processing unit (401 ) by means of a distance determined by the manufacturer between itself and the central processing unit (401 ).

3. An avionics architecture (1 ) according to Claim 1 or Claim 2, characterised by a chip (4) that enables the central processing unit (401 ), interface (402), storage (403), control unit (404) and graphics processing unit (405) to communicate directly with each other, thus increasing data communication and processing efficiency.

4. An avionics architecture (1 ) according to any of the previous claims, characterised by at least one video processing unit (406) that is located on the chip (4) and enables the speed of encryption and decryption of graphic data transmitted to the central processing unit (401 ) via the interface (402).

5. A data network architecture (1 ) according to Claim 4, characterised by the chip (4) enabling the performing of the process steps of:- (101 ) transmitting data from the source (3) to the storage (403) via the interface (402),- (102) processing the data contained in the storage (403) in the central processing unit (401 ) and / or the graphics processing unit (405),- (103) performing encryption and decryption operations in the video processing unit (406) for the data processed in the graphics processing unit (405),- (104) processing data in the central processing unit (401 ) and / or the graphics processing unit (405), and controlling the data communication between the central processing unit (401 ), interface (402), storage (403), graphics processing unit (405) and video processing unit (406) modules via the control unit (404) and supervising their operations.

6. An avionics architecture (1 ) according to Claim 4 or Claim 5, characterised by a chip (4) that is created by compacting the central processing unit (401 ), interface (402), storage (403), control unit (404), graphics processing unit (405) and video processing unit (406), thus reducing the physical space they occupy on the body (2) and increasing the data communication speed.

7. An avionics architecture (1 ) according to any of the previous claims, characterised by a central processing unit (401 ) that consists of a multi-core structure, thus increasing the processing speed of data used in air and / or spacecraft.

8. An avionics architecture (1 ) according to any of the previous claims, characterised by an interface (402) that comprises communication meansdetermined by the manufacturer, allowing data to be transferred from the source(3) into the chip (4) and / or data communication within the chip (4).

9. An avionics architecture (1 ) according to any of the previous claims, characterised by at least one external storage (407) that is located on the chip(4), and allows storing data transmitted from the source (3) to the storage (403) via the interface (402), increases the operating efficiency of the storage (403) by means of its high storage volume, and allows storing data for a predetermined period of time.

10. An avionics architecture (1 ) according to any of the previous claims, characterised by a chip (4) that is located in the central control computer used in the body (2).

11. An avionics architecture (1 ) according to any of the previous claims, characterised by at least one screen (5) which is an SMFD (super multi-function display) and is located on the body (2) and enables the simultaneous display of different types of data processed by the chip (4) to the user.

12. An avionics architecture (1 ) according to Claims 9 to 1 1 , characterised by a chip (4) formed by producing the central processing unit (401 ), interface (402), storage (403), control unit (404), graphics processing unit (405), video processing unit (406) and external storage (407) in a single chip using 3D printing, additive manufacturing or photolithography methods.

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