SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A FLEXIBLE DETERMINISTIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

摘要

A system onboard a vehicle 100 may include a vehicle management system (VMS) 102 and a mission management system (MMS) 104. The VMS 102 may include a plurality of VMS nodes 110a-110n for controlling operation of the vehicle 100. The MMS 104 may include a plurality of MMS nodes 144a-144n for controlling equipment associated with a mission of the vehicle 100. The system may also include a flexible deterministic communications network 106. The flexible deterministic communication network 106 may be configurable for communications between each of the VMS nodes 110a-110n, between each of the MMS nodes 144a-144n and between the VMS nodes 110a-110n and the MMS nodes 144a-144n. The VMS nodes 110a-110n communicate using static, deterministic messages and the MMS nodes 144a-144n communicate using dynamic, non-deterministic messages.