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A digital interface device conveys signals between aircraft data busses and a wingtip weapons station. A first interface is provided, coupling to an F/A-18 Aircraft Instrumentation Subsystem Internal (AISI) input/output connector. A second interface is coupled to a secondary armament bus. A crossove

A digital interface device conveys signals between aircraft data busses and a wingtip weapons station. A first interface is provided, coupling to an F/A-18 Aircraft Instrumentation Subsystem Internal (AISI) input/output connector. A second interface is coupled to a secondary armament bus. A crossover cable interconnects the wingtip weapon station to the secondary armament bus. A digital data processing module is coupled to the first and second interfaces and programmed to convey signals between aircraft data systems coupled to the F/A-18 AISI input/output connector and the wingtip weapon station. Namely, the processing module monitors signals received on the input/output connector, and extracts signals addressed to one or more predetermined addresses. The module also transmits the reformatted signals to the wingtip weapon station. With a minimum of wiring changes, the interface easily converts an aircraft designed for a nose-mounted ACT pod for use with an ACT pod mounted at a wingtip station. Another benefit is that the processing module plugs into an existing input/output connector in substitution for a nose-mounted ACT pod.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An air combat training apparatus installed into a preexisting model F/A-18 aircraft electronics system that includes a gun decoder, an armament computer, and a wingtip station 1/9 decoder, each coupled to primary and secondary armament busses, the preexisting F/A-18 aircr

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An air combat training apparatus installed into a preexisting model F/A-18 aircraft electronics system that includes a gun decoder, an armament computer, and a wingtip station 1/9 decoder, each coupled to primary and secondary armament busses, the preexisting F/A-18 aircraft electronics system also including an aircraft instrumentation subsystem internal (AISI) input/output connector, the air combat training apparatus compromising:a wingtip weapons training module to monitor simulated weapons firing by the F/A-18 aircraft;an air combat training interface device (ACTID); anda crossover cable assembly interconnecting the wingtip weapons training module to the ACTID via the secondary armament bus while electrically isolating the secondary armament bus from the gun decoder, armament computer, and a wingtip station 1/9 decoder, the crossover cable assembly also coupling the ACTID to the AISI input/output connector;the ACTID compromising a digital data processing module programmed to convey digital data signals between aircraft data systems coupled to the AISI input/output connector and the wingtip weapons training module by performing steps compromising:monitoring data signals received on the AISI input/output connector;extracting monitored data signals addressed to one or more predetermined addresses; andtransmitting the extracted data signals to the wingtip weapons training module via the secondary armament bus.