AMRDEC Avionics Reference Embedded System (ARES)

Avionics Reference Embedded System (ARES) is a Government owned reconfigurable avionics software integration environment developed by the United States (U.S.) Army's Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) Software Engineering Directorate (SED). ARES was developed in support of multiple Aviation Development Directorate (ADD) Science and Technology (S&T) programs including Modular Integrated Survivability (MIS), Route Optimization for Survivability Against Sensors (ROSAS), Architecture Centric Virtual Integration Process (ACVIP), Joint Common Architecture (JCA), and Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR TD). The creation and evolution of ARES was born out of the need to demonstrate an innovative software integration approach by exercising integration of 3rd party-developed software capabilities on multiple operating environments. Development of ARES utilized a Model Based Engineering (MBE) approach to implement a rapid capability integration strategy incorporating Systems Modeling Language (SysML) models incorporating Unified Modeling Language (UML), Systems Modeling Language (SysML), and Architecture Analysis & Design Language (AADL); optimization of airworthiness resources through automatic artifact generation and asset reuse; and alignment of DO-178C, DO-331, AC 20-148, and the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Technical Standard for application to Aviation Engineering Directorate's (AED's) AR 70-62 airworthiness qualification process.