Altran Praxis développe un système de sureté critique pour le programme d’amélioration de la Torpille « Spearfish » de la Royale Navy.
Contrat gagné avec BAE Systems Mission Systems pour le design et la construction de la Safety Electronic Unit (Unité Electronique de Sureté).
This innovative project brings together all of Spearfish’s safety control into a single embedded system, the SEU. This will enable easier introduction of new performance upgrades to Spearfish, reduce through life cost, and maintain exceptional safety levels.
Altran Praxis will take the lead on the project’s safety systems engineering, develop the safety-critical software using model-based technology and procure the hardware platform.
The Spearfish torpedo is a submarine-launched torpedo offering unsurpassed speed, intelligence and stealth to defeat the most sophisticated submarine and surface threats. It incorporates the latest computer technology in acoustic processing and tactical control. It is the world’s most advanced submarine launched anti-submarine and anti-ship guided weapon.
Altran Praxis was chosen by BAE Systems due to its proven safety critical and embedded systems pedigree, systems capability, commitment to deliver and the skills and understanding of its staff. The new SEU is a critical element of the programme and comprises electronic circuit boards, connectors and embedded software in a ruggedised unit. The SEU will interface with and utilise data from existing sensors, command and guidance links as well as navigation and propulsion systems. Integrating previously isolated safety components of the weapon into a single unit the new SEU will ensure safety and allow future upgrades to be made more cost effectively.
"Electronic systems are now central to effective defence and require a combination of engineering expertise and innovation if they are to be successfully deployed," said Keith Williams, Altran Praxis Group Managing Director and Altran Group Executive Director – Embedded & Critical Systems. "We look forward to providing our embedded safety critical software engineering skills in support of BAE Systems and the MoD on this vital programme."
Altran Praxis and BAE Systems are currently embarking upon the Assessment Phase, which culminates in a sea trial to show proof of concept.
About Altran Praxis
Altran Praxis is a specialist systems and software house, focussed on the engineering of systems with demanding safety, security or innovation requirements. Altran Praxis leads the world in specific areas of advanced systems engineering and innovation such as: ultra low defect software engineering, Human Machine Interface (HMI), safety engineering for complex or novel systems, systems engineering and methods/tools (such as SPARK). Altran Praxis offers clients a range of services including turnkey systems development, consultancy, training and R&D. Key market sectors are aerospace and defence, rail, nuclear, air traffic management, automotive, medical and security. The company operates globally with active projects in the US, Asia and Europe. The headquarters of Altran Praxis are in Bath (UK) with offices in Sophia Antipolis, London, Paris, Loughborough and Bangalore.
Altran Praxis is an expertise centre within the Altran Group (altran.com) — a global leader in innovation engineering, employing 17,000 staff across the world.
www.altran-praxis.com
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is the premier global defence and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. With 97,500 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded £15.7 billion (US$31.4 billion) in 2007.
www.baesystems.com
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