Parker Aerospace selected TTTech Computertechnik AG, of Vienna, Austria, to provide an integrated communication system based on Time-Triggered Protocol (TTP) for Parker’s new generic fly-by-wire actuation platforms, the companies announced Wednesday. Initial applications of the platform will be on the Bombardier CSeries and Embraer Legacy 450/500 aircraft programs.
TTP is an open industry SAE standard, AS6003. It offers higher bandwidth compared to CAN, MIL Std-1553 and ARINC 429 buses and provides advantages in terms of reliability, modularity, lower weight, certification, reduced cost and faster time to market, according to TTTech.
In 2008, Bombardier selected Parker Aerospace as exclusive supplier of fly-by-wire flight control systems for new Bombardier aircraft programs for 10 years.