Rockwell Collins: Adapt4 in "Open to innovative ideas"
By Jill Wojciechowski
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"Open to innovative ideas": Page 3 starts off
...Instead of developing everything from scratch, engineers at Rockwell Collins are realizing the importance of tapping into the talents of those outside of our own company....
...David Baugh’s eyes light up with enthusiasm when he talks about the manner in which he and his engineering colleagues at Rockwell Collins helped create one of the world’s first radios of its kind for the military domain.
A principal engineering manager for Software Communication Architectures, Baugh was convinced that integrating commercial cognitive radio technology — invented and certified by a Florida-based company for use in public utility applications — with existing hardware such as the Talon panel-mounted radio could be done. He was right.
About four months after collaborating with engineers at Adapt4, LLC, the Florida technology company that had already received certification from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Rockwell Collins successfully demonstrated this new technology that many previously believed was still years in the making.
“We have recognized for quite some time that (cognitive radio) is the radio of the future,” said Raj Aggarwal, vice president of Global Technology and Special Projects at Rockwell Collins.
“But in our minds, the technology and certification that were needed to bring it to life were still a few years away.”
A smarter, faster and more efficient way to transmit information to and from fixed, mobile and other wireless communication devices, cognitive radio technology will ultimately help military pilots communicate more effectively and potentially keep them out of harm’s way.
Many involved in the integration of Adapt4’s technology into Rockwell Collins hardware believe that the continued use of external ideas and products will ultimately help our company create and market new capabilities and, in turn, provide better customer value.
“The whole point of open innovation is realizing that we don’t have to do everything ourselves,” said Baugh. “We need to might have already developed."...
Page 4 includes: ( re ideas and technologies from external resources )
..."According to Aggarwal, a recent survey of high-technology Fortune 500 companies indicated that about 25 percent of those questioned currently gather about 40 percent of their ideas and technologies from external resources. By 2012, it is anticipated that about 75 percent of those same companies expect 40 percent of their ideas to come from outside."...
Page 5 includes: Broadening our portfolio
..."At Rockwell Collins Cabin Systems in Tustin, Calif., Principal Systems Engineer Paul Sapp is one of several team members involved with investigating new technology for the future of our airborne TV and broadband data systems."...
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Other background information:
Cubic (CUB - Rockwell Collins (COL) Team Announces Successful Flight Tests of Miniature Common Data Link Prototype
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Includes:
...tests support the military's goal of developing CDL terminals that meet the payload restrictions of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) platforms and enable data link communication with current ground systems. Existing common data link systems are too heavy and too large to fit within the SUAS platforms....
and
....During the tests, the aircraft successfully transmitted high-bandwidth streaming video from on-board video cameras to the ground station below. The air terminal achieved data rates up to 10.7 Mbps, approximately three times the speed of a typical cable modem. The Mini-TCDL is designed to operate at rates up to 45 Mbps and achieves interoperability with other vendors' units through compliance with the current DoD CDL waveform specification.....
Rockwell Collins (COL)
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..."Rockwell Collins, Inc. engages in the design, production, and support of communications and aviation electronics for military and commercial customers worldwide. It operates in two segments, Government Systems and Commercial Systems.
The Government Systems segment supplies defense communications systems and products, as well as defense electronics systems and products to the U.S. Department of Defense, other government agencies, civil agencies, defense contractors, and foreign ministries of defense. These products include communications systems and products; military data link systems and products; navigation systems and products; subsystems for the flight deck; cockpit display systems; integrated computer systems for future combat systems; and simulation and training systems, including visual system products, training systems, and engineering services.
The Commercial Systems segment supplies air transport aviation electronics systems and products, as well as business and regional aviation electronics systems and products to the manufacturers of commercial air transport, regional and business aircrafts, commercial airlines, regional airlines, fractional jet operators, and business jet operators. This segment's systems and products consist of integrated avionics systems and products; cabin electronics systems and products; communications systems and products; navigation systems and products; situational awareness and surveillance systems and products; flight deck systems and products; integrated information systems to provide information management solutions for flight operations; and simulation and training systems.
Rockwell Collins, Inc. also provides equipment repair and overhaul, service parts, field service engineering, training, technical information services, and aftermarket used equipment.
The company was founded in 1933 as Collins Radio Company. Rockwell Collins, Inc. is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa"....
Rockwell Collins: website
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..."Our customers look to us to advance their industry by developing and delivering innovative communication and aviation electronics solutions. We have consistently stood by their side and played a critical role in many of their industry milestones — from the early days of flight, to the exploration of space, to the transformation of communications on the battlefield and advancements in commercial aerospace. By achieving operational excellence and deepening customer relationships, we fulfill our brand promise — building trust every day. "...
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