Eclipse Aviation Selects Crossbow AHRS for Eclipse 500 Jet.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2004 Crossbow Technology, Inc., leading manufacturer of MEMS-based sensor systems, today announced that they have signed a long-term contract with Eclipse Aviation Corporation for production and delivery of the AHRS AHRS Attitude Heading Reference System AHRS Attitude and Heading Reference System AHRS Attempted Hours (educational transcript) AHRS Altitude Heading Reference System AHRS Army Human Resources System AHRS Automatic Heading Reference System 500GA, solid-state Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS). The AHRS500GA will provide the Attitude and Heading Information for the Eclipse(TM) Avio(TM) system on the Eclipse 500(TM) jet. Proven Crossbow crossbow: see bow and arrow. crossbow Leading missile weapon of the Middle Ages, consisting of a short bow fixed transversely on a stock, with a groove to guide the missile and a trigger to release it. AHRS500 Already TSO'd and STC'd on Multiple Aircraft The Crossbow AHRS500GA is an FAA certified, high performance, solid-state attitude and heading reference system intended for general aviation aircraft. This high reliability inertial system provides attitude and heading measurement for glass cockpit or EFIS EFIS Electronic Flight Instrument System EFIS European Federation of Immunological Societies (Berlin, Germany) EFIS ERO Frequency Information System (Europe) EFIS European Forest Information System displays, as well as for other Avionics applications. The FAA Certification, achieved in early 2003, includes TSO (Time Sharing Option) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's MVS operating system. It allows a user or programmer to launch an application from a terminal and interactively work with it. The TSO counterpart in VM is called CMS. 4 (Bank and Pitch) and TSO 6 (Heading). The AHRS500 Certification also includes an STC STC Supplemental Type Certificate (FAA) STC Society for Technical Communication STC Subject to Change STC Surf the Channel (website) STC Sound Transmission Class STC Singapore Turf Club to install the AHRS500 for retrofit on over six hundred different aircraft. Dean Johnson, Vice President for Inertial Systems, says "Crossbow is the first and only company to FAA certify a low-cost, stand-alone AHRS that meets all the FAA TSO certification requirements. Crossbow is pleased to be selected by Eclipse as the AHRS for their revolutionary high performance aircraft. This selection builds on Crossbow's successes in AHRS retrofits of high performance singles and twins." Key Component of Eclipse 500 Avio Delivering Total Aircraft Integration(TM) As part of the Eclipse Avio system for the 500 jet, the AHRS500GA will include a certified remote magnetometer as well as additional communication interfaces for ARINC ARINC Aeronautical Radio, Inc. ARINC Aircraft Radio Incorporated ARINC Aeronautical Research Incorporated 429 and RS-485. The AHRS500GA will aggregate and route data communications for the Air-Data and GPS receivers to the cockpit display. "Crossbow has the most robust and reliable Solid-State AHRS technology in the industry," said Vern Raburn, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Eclipse Aviation. "The fact that the Crossbow AHRS can continue to provide attitude and heading information in the absence of GPS or AirData input is especially impressive." About Crossbow Technology Crossbow Technology, Inc. is the leading supplier of low-cost, intelligent digital sensor solutions. Crossbow's sensors integrate silicon micromachined (MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. ) technology with digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). and wireless technology. The sensors incorporate the company's proprietary SoftSensor(TM) embedded firmware, which includes algorithms for stabilization and navigation applications coupled with internal compensation and communication functions. Crossbow designs and manufactures General Aviation inertial products at its FAA approved manufacturing facility located at 41 Daggett Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. Telephone: 408-965-3300. Fax: 408-324-4840. Email: info@xbow.com. Visit Crossbow at www.xbow.com Eclipse Aviation Corporation, Eclipse, Eclipse 500, Avio and Total Aircraft Integration are trademarks of Eclipse Aviation Corporation. |
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