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Active Mission

Operation Iron Shield

ID: OP-4721-A

14:37:42

UTC +0

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Dashboard

Aegis AUAP tilt rotor aircraft, tactical armed bike, and UAV drone

TOTAL ASSETS

06

3 AIR · 3 GROUND

MISSION STATUS

IN PROGRESS

72%

SYSTEM HEALTH

ALL SYSTEMS

OPERATIONAL

LINK STATUS

STRONG

100%

2

Mission Map

Aegis AUAP tactical mission map overview
Mission 00:42:18PauseETE 01:17:32
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Vehicle Status

● ONLINE

DRONE-01

UAV / RECON

LINK

STRONG

NAV

RTK

MODE

RTH

PWR

78%

● ONLINE

VTOL-01

CREWED AIRCRAFT

LANES

3

VOTE

2oo3

AFCS

ARM

HV

66%

● ONLINE

BIKE-01

TACTICAL GROUND

RIDER

ON

SLIP

OK

VCU

SAFE

FUEL

54%

4

Payload / Sensor View

5

Autonomy Control

MANUAL
ASSISTED
AUTONOMOUS
Path following 90%
Obstacle avoidance 95%
Target engagement 80%
Return to base 100%
6

Fleet Management

DRONE-01 ONLINE
DRONE-02 ONLINE
VTOL-01 ONLINE
BIKE-01 ONLINE
BIKE-02 ONLINE
UGV-01 OFFLINE
7

Vehicle Selection

DRONE-01

VTOL-01

BIKE-01

DRONE-01

VTOL-01

BIKE-01

8

Cockpit / Pilot Interface

088°
PROPULSION NORMAL
BATTERY 66%
HYDRAULICS NORMAL
AVIONICS NORMAL
OXYGEN 100%
CABIN PRESS NORMAL
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AUAP Common Core

1

HAL

200–1000 Hz

  • ▸ Sensor drivers
  • ▸ Actuator APIs
  • ▸ Time sync
  • ▸ Signal validation
2

RTOS / IMA

≤1 ms jitter

  • ▸ Partitions
  • ▸ Watchdogs
  • ▸ Priority tables
  • ▸ Memory isolation
3

DATA BUS

50–500 Hz

  • ▸ CAN-FD/Cyphal
  • ▸ MAVLink v2
  • ▸ Ethernet/TSN
  • ▸ Typed pub-sub
4

SAFETY CTRL

≤10 ms

  • ▸ Estimator
  • ▸ Mode manager
  • ▸ Envelope
  • ▸ Safety arbiter
5

MISSION

≤100 ms

  • ▸ Waypoints
  • ▸ Geofence
  • ▸ Path planner
  • ▸ AI validation
6

CYBER

SIGNED

  • ▸ Secure boot
  • ▸ RBAC
  • ▸ Audit logs
  • ▸ Anti-replay
7

HMI

5–50 Hz

  • ▸ GCS
  • ▸ Cockpit
  • ▸ Rider UI
  • ▸ Alerts
10

Architecture Diagrams

Visible granularity export

AUAP FRAMEWORK

Reference architecture based on the uploaded sensor-to-actuator control framework.

Framework view

RTOS Scheduler

Partitions · watchdogs · priority

Autonomy & AI

Vision · SLAM · planning

Mission Manager

Policy · route · tasking

HMI / UI

GCS · cockpit

Actuators

Motors · surfaces · drive

AUAP Control Stack
Closed-loop sensor feedback

COMMON CORE

Shared authority kernel and isolation boundary used by every platform adaptation kit.

System context

AUAP
Operators
External comms
Mission payloads
Maintenance
Safety actuators

Partitioning

IMA
Safety control
Estimator
Mission
Cyber gateway
HMI
Maintenance

Data flow

Validated signals
Typed bus
Integrity monitor
Safety arbiter
Command limiter

UAV PAK

MAVLink requests and payload cues remain bounded mission inputs, never direct actuator commands.

System context

AUAP
GCS
GNSS/RTK
IMU/baro
ESC/servos
Payload camera

Partitioning

IMA
Flight stack
Waypoint mgr
Geofence
Payload bridge
Remote ID

Data flow

Sensor fusion
Nav solution
Mode request
Mixer
ESC/servo output

VTOL/eVTOL PAK

Triple modular redundancy isolates lane faults while preserving continued safe flight and landing.

System context

AUAP
Crew displays
FCC lane A
FCC lane B
FCC lane C
HV propulsion

Partitioning

IMA
TMR voter
AFCS
Envelope
Crew alerting
Data loader

Data flow

Lane estimates
2oo3 vote
Envelope gate
Allocator
Tilt/prop/surface

TACTICAL BIKE PAK

Ground autonomy is bounded by rider authority, plausibility checks and safe-stop interlocks.

System context

AUAP
Rider
VCU
INS/wheels
Teleop link
Drive/brake/steer

Partitioning

IMA
Rider override
VCU safety
Route follow
Haptic alerts
Interlock audit

Data flow

Vehicle state
Plausibility
Assist request
Override gate
Safe stop output
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Separated Networks

SAFETY BUS

CAN-FD / Cyphal

Sensors · actuators · BMS · ESCs

AUTHORITY

MISSION BUS

Ethernet / TSN

Payloads · LiDAR · video · logs

ISOLATED

EXTERNAL

Encrypted MAVLink v2

RF · LTE · SATCOM · GCS

VALIDATED

MAINT

Service-mode locked

Diagnostics · loader · config

SIGNED

12

FDIR State Logic

NOMINAL

Integrity green

Full authority inside envelope

DEGRADED

Lane/bus/sensor fault

Reconfigure and limit

SAFE

Plausibility breach

RTH · emergency land · safe stop

LOCKED

Cyber/maintenance event

External command rejected

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Critical Module Pseudocode

01receive external_request

02authenticate + authorize

03translate to mode_request

04validate mission policy

05compare lane health

06safety_arbiter selects intent

07allocator limits actuator demand

08emit audit + heartbeat

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Certification-Ready Deliverables

Safety evidence controlled · no autonomous lethal targeting or weapon-release logic

AUAP-DOC-001

System Requirements

AUAP-DOC-002

Software Requirements

AUAP-DOC-003

Hardware Interface

AUAP-DOC-004

ICD

AUAP-DOC-005

Data Bus Architecture

AUAP-DOC-006

Cybersecurity Architecture

AUAP-DOC-007

Safety & FDIR

AUAP-DOC-008

Platform Kit Spec

AUAP-DOC-009

UAV Design

AUAP-DOC-010

VTOL Design

AUAP-DOC-011

Bike Design

AUAP-DOC-012

V&V Plan

AUAP-DOC-013

Certification Roadmap

AUAP-DOC-014

Risk Register

AUAP-DOC-015

HMI/UI Spec

AUAP-DOC-016

Architecture Diagrams

AUAP-DOC-017

TMR Diagrams

AUAP-DOC-018

Power Diagrams

AUAP-DOC-019

Data Flow Diagrams

AUAP-DOC-020

Traceability Matrix