Digilogic Systems’ Hardware In Loop Simulation (HILS) solution is designed to support comprehensive performance evaluation and functional verification of integrated airborne RF and avionics systems. The HILS platform enables realistic, real-time testing by simulating operational field conditions within a controlled laboratory environment. It allows system developers and integrators to validate functionality, communication, and system behavior before deployment or flight trials.
The system is built on an open architecture using Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components, making it compact, lightweight, and easily transportable. It minimizes manual intervention through computer-controlled interfaces, ensuring repeatable and efficient testing. The HILS platform generates real-time RF and avionics signals, including noise and interference, to accurately emulate real-world operational scenarios.
Digilogic Systems’ HILS communicates seamlessly with Units Under Test (UUTs) using standard avionics protocols such as MIL-STD-1553B, ARINC 429, and AFDX. In addition to laboratory and environmental testing, the system is also used as a checkout solution during flight trials. It further provides robust in-house testing, training, and validation capabilities, reducing dependency on external facilities and lowering overall development costs.
Key Drivers
⦁ Increasing complexity of airborne RF and avionics systems
⦁ Need for early functional validation before flight testing
⦁ Requirement for realistic real-time signal simulation
⦁ Reduction of cost, risk, and time associated with live trials
⦁ Compliance with avionics communication standards
Applications
⦁ Airborne RF system performance evaluation
⦁ Avionics subsystem functional testing
⦁ Laboratory integration and verification
⦁ Environmental and stress testing
⦁ Flight trial checkout and validation
⦁ Operator training and system validation