Solutions
Overview
With our established expertise in aerospace and defense software and hardware development, we excel in creating high-performance embedded systems. We assist clients in transforming concepts into market-ready products, adapting to the rapidly evolving aerospace and defense market.
At DigitalGate, we offer engineering services, hardware, and software solutions for a wide range of components, including weapon systems, command and control, communications, military intelligence, surveillance, radar and sonar, autonomous and unmanned systems, human-machine teaming (biometric wearables), as well as simulation and training systems.
Software
Development
At DigitalGate, we employ diverse development methodologies to align with project type, customer needs, and industry standards. Our internal quality management procedures ensure customized applications.
In the aerospace and defense sector, we primarily utilize two development approaches: the waterfall methodology and the agile approach, chosen based on project specifications.
We offer complete BSP development services that include infrastructure development and the required modularity for scalability and long-term maintenance. Our BSP solutions are of the highest standards in the industry, tailored to customer requirements.
Our BSP Development Services Include:
- BSP development for Linux, QNX, VxWorks, RTOS, and also Bare-Metal;
- Bootloader development, secure boot, PKI infrastructure setup;
- Bootloader integration and boot scheme development for normal operation, recovery, software updates, etc;
- Boot time optimization;
- Memory footprint optimization;
- OS stacks configuration, networking, USB, and video streaming;
- Low-light sensor;
- Infrared sensor;
- Build system development;
- Hardware tests and bring-up;
- Device drivers development for both peripherals and software stacks;
- Startup code development;
- Drivers backporting.
Our team of embedded engineers has a rich experience with various microcontrollers, for single processors, multi-processors and also digital signal processors. We specialize in optimizing, testing, as well as debugging hardware prototypes and shortening the “time to market” for the products we design. Additionally, our middleware software brings unified interfaces with scalable and transparent functionalities overcoming problems related to reuse and code portability.
Key Development Areas:
- Application driver development;
- OSAL;
- Communication protocols;
- Tracing libraries;
- Framework development;
- Control of the execution at the thread or task level;
- Application optimization for runtime, load balancing, memory footprint;
- Manifold applications;
- Secure Operations Language (SOL);
- Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA).
We offer custom embedded solutions by using modern frameworks for domain-specific applications, APIs for integration with other systems and libraries, simulators for quick prototyping, widgets, and display controls. All User Interface development and integration services that we offer are meant to bring both aesthetical design and ease of use to the integrated systems. Our solutions are cross-platform and highly flexible, with high-performance capabilities, integrating simple and user-friendly APIs, designed for multilingual support.
Key Development Areas
- Graphical user interfaces (GUIs)
- Voice-controlled interfaces (VUIs)
- Gesture-based interfaces
Our team of expert engineers can improve performance, reliability, and efficiency. We do this with the implementation of advanced control algorithms, through tunable automated optimization methods, and with the development of controller code for embedded systems that are designed to meet the performance requirements of the hardware. Our team is specialized in the development of algorithms that are customized to solve various kinds of tasks.
Key Development Features:
- Image clustering;
- Object detection;
- Image enhancement;
- Object tracking;
- Motion detection;
- Low-level feature detection;
- Image acquisition;
- Data processing and filtering;
- Camera calibration;
- Image stitching;
- Sensor fusion algorithms for both low and high level data fusion;
- Localization and mapping as well as SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping).
safety, security and testing
Cybersecurity
- Big data analytics – the solution that monitors and manages devices and unifies the foundation to build and deploy connected business applications;
- Trusted secure communications protocols – cryptographic model encryption for data confidentiality and also integrity;
- Connected security assurance center (CSAC) – end-to-end monitoring solutions;
- Satellite communications/satellite payloads – custom microwave payload solutions;
- Trusted microelectronics (VISM) – integrated secure microsystems (VISM) featuring embedded security;
- Secure modular systems – Algorithms for securing Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) circuits;
- Operations management platform – security management solution.
Testing
- Unit and module testing
- KPI verification and validation
- Hardware in the loop (HIL) testing
- Module in the loop (MIL) testing
- Software in the loop (SIL) testing
Standards
- MISRA C;
- MISRA C++;
- CWE;
- CERT C;
- CERT C++.
Hardware Development
To ensure superior quality for the systems we design, we develop the necessary environments for simulating the circuits. We make sure that the electrical, thermal, and mechanical parameters of the circuits fall within the limits allowed by the client and legal requirements.
Our engineers also ensure that the designed circuits are manufactured according to the project specifications and provide customers with the necessary assistance in communicating with the printed circuit board manufacturers. We choose the best suppliers that can produce the printed circuit boards according to the specifications of the design and within the budget of the customers.
We develop hardware for the aersospace and defense industry from concept to creation. This includes the design of the electronic schematic, layout design as well as design optimization.
For every step of the development process, our team ensures that:
- The electronic components are placed and routed optimally
- The signal integrity, thermal, and mechanical constraints are dealt with optimally
- Specific project and certification requirements are implemented and tested robustly
- The design is optimized for manufacturing and series production
PCB SCHEMATIC design
Our team of hardware engineers takes care of all aspects related to PCB schematic design. In other words, we start with the initial system concept and we go all the way up to the actual schematic design. We also offer schematic designs that are optimized and simulated thoroughly.
Key Development Areas:
- Full schematic designs from initial concept design up to complete PCB schematic design and its corresponding documentation;
- Optimal schematic design solutions through thorough simulation of the designs and choosing the main components of the schematic;
- Perfect balance between budget and specific application needs.
PCB Layout design
At DigitalGate, we offer end-to-end solutions that accelerate the design of the most complex electronics and intelligent systems. By using specialized layout software, our team implements according to the schematic/ the optimized layout for the PCB.
Key Development Areas:
- Optimized layout for the PCB based on the schematic design
- Single or multiple layers PCBs’
- Components’ placement optimization
- Routing that defines the optimal electrical connectivity
- Requirements for placement, signal, and also thermal integrity consideration
PCB design optimization
Our team of expert hardware engineers optimizes the design of the PCBs’ by taking care of all aspects regarding component placement, spacing, clearances, thermal relief, and shape restraints. Our team of engineers debugs, inspects, and tests so that the PCB design is fully optimized for serial production.
Key Development Areas:
- Debugging, inspecting, and testing
- Fully optimized PCB design according to the customers’ requirements, as well as the number of layers required, the best suitable components, the quality, and the cost factor
- PCB designs completely optimized for serial production
testing, Standars and compliAnce
Hardware Compliance Services
DO-254 – Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware.
Hardware Tests
- Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Testing
- Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Testing
- CE Certification
- RoHS Certification
Hardware Standards
- AS9100 – International Quality Management system standard for the Aviation, Space and Defense (AS&D) industry;
- DO-160 – standard on environmental conditions and test procedures for airborne equipment.