(openPR) - Cobham Air Refuelling & Auxiliary Mission Equipment uses Wind River’s safety-critical VxWorks real-time operating system (RTOS) in the 900E series air refuelling pods to be used on the A330MRTT and A400M. The 905E/A330 and 908E/A400M wing pods contain a software-based digital control system. The safety-critical edition of VxWorks conforms to the DO-178B standard and runs the Refuelling Control Unit (RCU) inside the refuelling pod. The RCU controls the primary functions of the refuelling pod, including safety and mission-critical applications and runs continuous Built-In Testing (BIT) diagnostics for enhanced mission availability. It also provides the operator with warning, caution and advisory information at the control panel. The industry-accepted safety-critical RTOS VxWorks enables specialist device makers, like Cobham, to focus on the development of products that are more advanced, versatile and easier to certify.

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