Environmental Simulation Hardware in the Loop (HWIL)

S²MARTS Project No. 23-04

Solutions Due: 23 June 2023 at 12:00 PM ET

RFS Q&A Release 14 June 2023 at 1:00 PM ET

Project TALX Q&A Release: 14 June 2023 at 1:00 PM ET

Project TALX: 9 June 2023 at 1:00 PM ET

Questions Due: 1 June 2023 at 12:00 PM ET

RFS Release: 25 May 2023 at 10:00 AM ET

Coming Soon Notice: 12 April 2023 at 3:00 PM ET

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Q&A RELEASE

The Government team has answered your questions regarding HWIL.

To review the documents, please fill out the document request form on the right.

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PROJECT TALX

Friday, 9 June 2023 from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET

During this hour-long event, the Government team shared additional details about the project. Their insight into the opportunity is invaluable in crafting your solution.

You can access the HWIL Project TALX Q&A, recording and slide deck by filling out the Key Document Request form on the right.

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REQUEST FOR SOLUTIONS (RFS) RELEASE

The Government has released the Request for Solutions (RFS) for the HWIL opportunity. If you're interested in reviewing the documentation associated with the RFS, please fill out the "Request To See Documents" form on the righthand side of this page.

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TEAMING LIST AVAILABLE

Are you interested in teaming on the Environmental Simulation Hardware in the Loop (HWIL) opportunity? If so, fill out the teaming list here to connect with other companies that may complement your organization's offerings.

Important Note:

By filling out this form, your company consents to sharing your information with other companies requesting the Teaming List. Please allow 1 – 2 business days for your information to be added to the online list you will receive via email.

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COMING SOON NOTICE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane is establishing a modular and flexible, system-level HWIL for avionics analysis. Prototype solutions are being sought for a system-level HWIL infrastructure to support the verification of system and mission performance, and to provide a platform to test and integrate advanced capabilities under various environmental and threat stimuli in real-time.

Evaluating systems using a HWIL/Software-in-the-Loop (SWIL) methodology is not a new concept, however, its application in support of emerging technology areas required by this project has not yet been developed. Most notably, this technology does not exist in a manner that supports seamless usage across multiple avionics platforms. To achieve economy of scale in supporting multiple avionics systems, a flexible and adaptable HWIL/SWIL infrastructure is required.

Using this method of simulated testing facilitates early identification of technology issues and opportunities, thus reducing risks prior to “live” operational testing. The system-level HWIL must also support assessment of not just emerging technology performance, but overall weapon system and mission performance through simulation of real-world environments (e.g. operational and threat environments) in real-time.

The HWIL Other Transaction Authority (OTA) prototype project will be executed over a 60-month period.