SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn., - Bloomy Controls Inc. and NI have announced the Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Technology Evolution Center. The center will be hosted by Bloomy at the company’s headquarters in South Windsor, Connecticut.
Line replaceable units (LRUs) with integrated electronic controls and computers are used in nearly all aerospace and defense applications. These components are thoroughly tested using HIL test systems in systems integration labs (SILs) which simulate the vehicle IO during a mission. These test systems often contain a mixture of custom, legacy and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies and must remain in operation for decades.
The HIL Technology Evolution Center helps aerospace and defense organizations reduce the risk and cost of migrating test assets to updated technologies including the adoption of new COTS hardware and software like NI PXI, SLSC and VeriStand.
The system can be customized to reproduce customer configurations—everything from fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft to unmanned underwater vehicles. This flexibility is key for Bloomy’s customers to evolve their systems to adopt new technologies which can increase fidelity, streamline workflows, and interact with a digital twin.
