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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2006
Ralph W. Edwards, Phoenix, MD (US);
George H. Goetz, Joppa, MD (US);
Jennifer L. Houston-manchester, Baldwin, MD (US);
Christine A. Ballard, Glen Burnie, MD (US);
Benjamin D. Skurdal, Bel Air, MD (US);
Ralph W. Edwards, Phoenix, MD (US);
George H. Goetz, Joppa, MD (US);
Jennifer L. Houston-Manchester, Baldwin, MD (US);
Christine A. Ballard, Glen Burnie, MD (US);
Benjamin D. Skurdal, Bel Air, MD (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A scalable and distributable software architecture for use in conjunction with various different weapons control system and launch systems is disclosed. The architecture discards the proprietary and non-open protocols and services that characterize in favor of open source adaptive and middleware components. In the illustrative embodiment of the invention, the inventive architecture is implemented as a Launch Control Module that separates different layers of responsibility within a launch controller (e.g., LCU) and exposes its variation points.