
Imagine the value of a multi-media recording/processing system that replaces several legacy systems and adds features for data centric communications. Development of D3 is a NAVAIR Phase II SBIR project. A project like the D3 would normally take five years to move through the concept, to competition, to award, to delivery process. MSI with support from a major aerospace manufacturer will deliver a flight ready unit in 2005.
The D3 selectively records and processes several types of media and data according to context and situation requirements. The D3 goes far beyond simply recording, with a new architecture using advanced artificial intelligence techniques to process data into information and information into knowledge. On schedule, on event, or on demand the D3 sends messages giving up to the minute reports to the warfighters. For the first time, the operations crew can be aware the need for fuel, weapons, and repairs before the aircraft lands. Unlike stovepipe recorders, the D3 gathers fuses data from multiple data sources as directed before departure or as redirected in during a mission.
The D3 addresses the problem of obsolescence that plagues military and commercial airlines. The D3 is designed as a plug-and-play unit for out of date recorders. The D3 is able to provide simulated responses needed for training and drills. The D3 provides the missing link for data from operations to simulators.