Fly-By-Wire

Fly By Wire Case Study
Challenge

The customer was looking for a partner:

    1. To work on Fly-By-Wire (FBW) – a system that replaces the conventional manual flight controls of an aircraft with an electronic interface.
    2. To lead the expansion of an extensive engineering team dedicated to embedded flight control computer software within a tight timeframe.
    3. To bring on board Verification and Validation (V&V) Engineers who can fill in the existing process, a task beyond the client’s independent capabilities.
Client:A leading innovator in the aerospace-defense sector
Challenge:Grow a team of engineers over a short period of time
Skills:Flight Control Systems, SDLC, Python, C++, DO-178C
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Solution

EXB provided:

  • 1 Team Lead, 1 Manager and 8 V&V resources for the initial engagement. We grew these resources from 10 to 50.
  • There was a major V&V effort that was delayed by client. Our agile response included swiftly onboarding extra resources to successfully fulfill the expanded V&V effort.
  • Provided the customer with a practical engineer ramp-up plan, leveraging the expertise of EXB Technical Project Managers to eliminate client interviews. This empowered us to autonomously select our teams, expediting the hiring process.
Features
  • Full software development lifecycle
  • HLR and LLRs – DOORS
  • Development – Simulink/Stateflow
  • System level test – Python
  • Software level test – C/C++
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Flight Management Systems
  • DO-178C
  • Agile Scrum
EXB Value Provided
  • Successfully navigated the complete software development lifecycle for embedded flight control computer software.
  • Within a dynamic six-month period, the team flourished from 18 to 50 members, strategically consolidating to 45.
  • Emerged as the premier and largest supplier for the program, eventually backfilling key roles that were once held by competitors.

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