Come to Mathtech, Inc. for design, manufacture, and integration of competitively priced, high quality communications systems for military and commercial customers. And, our engineering services in the communications area may be just what you need! The Communications Systems Department provides advanced concept hardware and software products in direct support of communications avionics development. Products and functional areas of expertise include ICSs; integration of ICSs with other avionics systems; copper, electro-optic, and wireless data bus applications; communications algorithm development; and microcontroller-directed communications architecture.

We pride ourselves on customer satisfaction, and on really understanding our customer's needs. Our highly reliable systems are designed, developed and manufactured to meet specific customer requirements for affordable, advanced communications.

Whether for products or for engineering services, let us show you what we can do!

PRODUCTS

Mathtech's Advanced Inter-Communications System is a family of products based on a line of high reliability, modular, and cost effective airborne communications circuits. The AICS family is flexible in design, providing ease of use, low cost, light weight and low power. The form factor is a standard Dzus mounted enclosure, 5.75" wide and 6.75" to 8" high. Connectors can be customer specified. Operator panels are always customized for your application.

The AICS family is an all-digital, fully secure system for routing audio between crewmembers and communication/recording systems. The AICS does not rely on a communications plan - headset audio is re-configurable in infinite combinations of channels! Switching and control of up to 33 receive/transmit systems is accomplished via a highly user-friendly pushbutton panel. A completely separate analog routing and distribution system is a companion to the AICS, for emergency operation. Key AICS features include unlimited conferencing, binaural audio, simulcast, radio relay capability, and extensive built-in testing. Optional capability includes a MIL-STD-1553 bus interface.

About Our Architecture...Mathtech's AICS is based on a line of high reliability, modular, and cost effective airborne communications circuits based on an advanced digital approach and using PC, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and other open architectures. Our designs are highly distributed, using multiple processors and varying degrees of redundancy with many COTS hardware and software elements. COTS and standard solutions help our customers in many ways:

The AICS family of communications modules does not rely on a "central switch" architecture. Audio asset connectivity is distributed, eliminating the issues of failure and redundancy in a central controller unit. The weight and cost of the central controller are eliminated!

Retrofit is a speciality! Without the need for a central controller unit, we can retrofit your platform with a minimum of re-wiring. In some cases re-use of existing wiring with the addition of bus cabling is the approach. Field installation is a real possibility for this avionics upgrade - major new capability with minimal down time! PDF view of the AICS.


ENGINEERING SERVICES

Communications Technology Guidance and Planning
Advanced Concept Assessment
Systems Engineering and Integration
Hardware/Software Design and Development
Hardware/Software Validation and Testing
Hardware/Software Production
Support and Documentation
Training

Communications Technology Guidance and Planning

Mathtech can assist you with a technology assessment process to determine current and planned communications avionics systems capability and requirements. We can:

Identify technologies for future requirements
Provide specification preparation
Perform engineering analyses

Advanced Concept Assessment

Mathtech can combine our expertise in cost analysis and communications technology to review, assess, and define cost-affordable strategies for the development of communications avionics and technologies. This includes both simple and elaborate scenario-driven performance evaluation. Do you need:

Focused review of improvements in mission tactical performance
Analysis of advantages and/or operational efficiencies
Analysis, modeling and scenario simulation
Cost and Operational Effectiveness (COEA) justification
Requirements and concept definition
Novel communications technologies:
Low power RF
Infra-red
Magnetic
Lasers

Systems Engineering and Integration

Mathtech is proud of our work in conducting technical requirements analysis, functional analysis and design synthesis to define communications system user needs and define performance and design constraints. Do you need analysis of data load throughput and timing constraints of the interfaces between equipments using various bus formats? We can provide the answers. We can define mechanical, electrical and data interfaces, establish performance evaluation criteria and collect and evaluate flight test data. Look at our solid qualifications in Systems Engineering:

Functional allocation to subsystem components
Trade-off studies
Life Cycle Cost
Total Ownership Cost
Requirements specifications
Logistics requirements
Engineering Change Proposals

Hardware/Software Design and Development

Mathtech can provide what you need in hardware and software design and development.

Revisions to existing designs
Circuit card re-layout
Assessment of parts placement and type
Mechanical engineering and packaging design
Hardware/Software Customization
Thermal, environmental, shock, and vibration requirements
Fabricate prototype systems (hardware, software, or both)
Conduct validation and demonstration testing

Our engineers have experience in:

Microprocessors/DSP
FPGA/CPLD
Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
Software/Firmware Development
Embedded Applications
Obsolescent Part Replacement
Field Support
Technical Support
Drawings and Technical Manuals

Hardware/Software Validation and Testing

Mathtech can provide you with the technical expertise to conduct planning, coordination, integration, installation and integration of communications technology for testing purposes, and prepare test procedures. This means we can help you with:

Utilizing various laboratory and operational test facilities
Conducting tests
Test monitoring
Data collection
Technical evaluation & test data analysis
Test support (hardware and software)

Hardware/Software Production

Mathtech can help you with fabrication of prototype communications hardware and software, including cabling. For production hardware, we have established relationships with proven vendors whose only business is the production of military hardware. Quality won't be a problem when you rely on Mathtech!

Support and Documentation

This ultra-important part of systems development is given the right attention at Mathtech. We can:

Prepare and update:
Specifications
Interface control documentation
Logistics planning data
Configuration management documentation
Programmatic documentation

Provide complete product support, including:
Maintenance services
Spare and repair parts
Support equipment
Test equipment
Publications for maintenance and operations
Software life cycle support
Maintenance planning
Logistics data bases
Facilities planning
Packaging, handling, storage, and transportation requirements

Training

Mathtech can provide training and training materials for operation and maintenance of your equipment or our own. We can provide training planning documents including Navy Training Plans.