Joint Avionics Reconfigurable Virtual Information System Navy SBIR FY2015.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2015.2 Topic No.: N152-096 Topic Title: Joint Avionics Reconfigurable Virtual Information System Proposal No.: N152-096-0121 Firm: Physical Optics Corporation 1845 West 205th Street Torrance, California 90501 Contact: Sookwang Ro Phone: (310) 320-3088 Web Site: www.poc.com Abstract: To address the Navy�s need for miniaturized, fault-tolerant, decentralized mission processing, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop the new Joint Avionics Reconfigurable Virtual Information System (JARVIS). JARVIS incorporates POC-developed components and existing commercial/modified off-the-shelf components synthesized to form an innovative miniaturized system construct. JARVIS offers superior fault tolerance and decentralizes aircraft mission processing to exceed the Navy requirements. In its operational state, JARVIS is envisioned as decentralizing mission data processing across several fully capable distributed processing nodes, with reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP), increased interface speeds, and lower costs, compared to current monolithic systems. In Phase I, POC will demonstrate the feasibility of a miniaturized, virtually and physically reconfigurable system that will automatically maintain full situational awareness even when over 50% of the processing nodes fail (technology readiness level (TRL)-4). In Phase II, JARVIS will be further developed based upon the results of the Phase I study, to include demonstrating a prototype aircraft mission processing system that includes FACE and MOSA conformance (TRL-5) and is capable of being certified for flight. The focus of Phase III will be on the development of a production-representative JARVIS for an AH-1Z aircraft, using existing software (TRL-7). Benefits: JARVIS� miniaturized, fault-tolerant avionics architecture and its robust hardware and software will directly benefit Navy rotorcraft platforms in the near term; however, the JARVIS architecture also offers potential benefits to military fixed-wing aircraft, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Other government agencies, such as NASA, may benefit from JARVIS� robustness and low power consumption. Commercial applications include advanced computing platforms for commercial airliners, general aviation aircraft, and civilian UAVs. Particularly useful to the civilian market would be JARVIS� ability to maintain UAV control under severely adverse conditions; this would greatly increase the safety of UAV flight, especially over densely populated areas of the country. Additionally, self-driving automobile control systems may be able to leverage JARVIS technology to improve the safety of autonomous vehicles, both during normal operation and after accidents in which part of the control system is damaged. Return