Lockheed Selects 'IData' Graphics Toolset

Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, N.Y., selected the “IData” Human Machine Interface (HMI) toolset from Quantum3D, of San Jose, Calif., to support the simulation and embedded display of graphical information on cockpit displays.

Lockheed Martin will use the HMI toolset to more rapidly develop tactical and situational awareness information that is graphically displayed to military pilots and crew on a range of rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft.

Instead of employing code generation methods, Quantum3D said, the IData toolset outputs data defining the HMI graphics and behavior. The approach can significantly reduce the time and expense in each phase of the embedded display lifecycle, from prototyping and simulation through development and deployment of the embedded target application.