Robin Ann Lewis

US Patent:

7551105, Jun 23, 2009

Filed:

Nov 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/289458

Inventors:

Robin H. Lewis - Orlando FL, US
Kenneth E. Williams - Winter Springs FL, US

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

International Classification:

G08G 5/00

US Classification:

340947, 340945, 340948, 707 2, 707 4, 709250

Abstract:

The present invention relates to an object oriented architecture that includes a plurality of host aircraft interface objects that enable a plurality of different host aircraft or variants to be attached or interfaced to an associated store, such as a targeting pod or a weapon system. The union of all aircraft hosts and variants are packaged and maintained as one executable capable of adapting to the predetermined suite of identified hosts and host variants. At least one or more interface objects provide a virtual translation layer which is dynamically determined and allocated during instantiation. Auto detection of the host aircraft/host aircraft variant provides the specific interface protocol by which the store can process and provide status via a predetermined signal format.

US Patent:

7948402, May 24, 2011

Filed:

Jun 3, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/477743

Inventors:

Robin H. Lewis - Orlando FL, US
Kenneth E. Williams - Winter Springs FL, US

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

International Classification:

G08G 5/00

US Classification:

340947, 89 154, 709250

Abstract:

The present invention relates to an object oriented architecture that includes a plurality of host aircraft interface objects that enable a plurality of different host aircraft or variants to be attached or interfaced to an associated store, such as a targeting pod or a weapon system. The union of all aircraft hosts and variants are packaged and maintained as one executable capable of adapting to the predetermined suite of identified hosts and host variants. At least one or more interface objects provide a virtual translation layer which is dynamically determined and allocated during instantiation. Auto detection of the host aircraft/host aircraft variant provides the specific interface protocol by which the store can process and provide status via a predetermined signal format.