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Revolutionizing Safety-Critical Avionics: Certified Solutions for Modern Challenges
Scalable Safety and Performance: The HENSOLDT Advantage
HENSOLDT, a leader in defense and security solutions, faced the challenge of modernizing airborne systems while maintaining compliance with the strictest safety standards. Legacy systems presented hurdles such as excessive SWaP, high maintenance costs, and limited flexibility. Through collaboration with Lynx, HENSOLDT deployed a modular, certifiable airborne computer system that achieves unparalleled performance, reduces operational complexity, and ensures 100% compliance with DO-254 and DO-178C standards.
Challenge
Legacy Systems Were Holding Back Innovation
The evolving demands of modern avionics exposed significant limitations in legacy systems. These platforms often required multiple chassis, increasing SWaP and complicating integration efforts. The lack of standardization across systems posed additional challenges, especially for manufacturers managing multiple platforms. Safety-critical compute capabilities relied on costly, power-intensive FPGAs or cumbersome CPU clusters, leaving integrators struggling to adapt to new standards and requirements.
For HENSOLDT, the need for a scalable, high-performance solution that could balance flexibility with compliance was critical. How could they deliver a system that met the demands of both today’s and tomorrow’s missions without sacrificing safety or performance?
Solution
An Integrated Approach to Safety-Critical Systems
Lynx provided a cutting-edge solution through a combination of modular architectures, advanced Vulkan technology, and comprehensive safety certification support. Key elements included:
- Modular Architecture: HENSOLDT’s airborne computer introduced a Safe Area and App Area to segregate safety-critical and non-critical functions. This structure enables rapid updates and flexibility, reducing lifecycle costs and ensuring continuous modernization.
- Vulkan Graphics and Compute Drivers: CoreAVI’s VkCore SC technology provided unmatched compute capabilities, delivering up to 35x the performance of traditional CPUs. This allowed HENSOLDT to process sensor, radar, and signal data alongside high-resolution displays—all within a certifiable framework.
- Pre-Integrated Certification Packages: DO-254 and DO-178C packages streamlined compliance, reducing the time and cost of airworthiness certification for safety-critical applications.
These features not only addressed HENSOLDT’s immediate challenges but also future-proofed their platform for evolving mission requirements.
Results
Achieving Mission Success: Safety and Performance Delivered
The partnership between HENSOLDT and Lynx resulted in a transformative solution that exceeded expectations:
- 35x Improved Performance: High-performance computing enabled seamless integration of graphics and data processing.
- 100% Safety Compliance: Certified to meet DO-254/DO-178C standards, reducing certification risks.
- SWaP Reduction: Consolidated functions into a single module, significantly lowering size, weight, and power requirements.
- Cost Efficiency: Pre-integrated solutions reduced lifecycle and certification costs, allowing HENSOLDT to focus resources on innovation.
The Certified Airborne Computer not only eased the workload for integrators but also enhanced pilot capabilities, delivering greater situational awareness and mission success.
Transform Your Airborne Systems Today
Lynx delivers safety-critical solutions that redefine what’s possible in modern avionics. From certification-ready platforms to groundbreaking graphics technologies, we help integrators and manufacturers meet their toughest challenges with confidence.