Patents:
- Trend Indications for Avionics Systems, US Patent # 11,378,414. New way to provide aircraft system status information to pilots in a dynamic format to declutter system synoptics during normal system operation, but to expand status for early indication of system parameters that are trending such that they will be out of normal operating condition if mitigation action isn’t taken.
Link to Patent: https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/b9/eb/89/0527ebac44fc46/US11378414.pdf
- Aircraft HUD with Curved Tapes and Flight Mode Annunciation Boxes, US Patent # 10,876,856.
New way to display aircraft flight information to pilot in 3D format. Improves ability to monitor rate of change of airspeed and altitude in peripheral vision while pilot focuses attention out the window (notably during takeoff, approach and landing).
Link to Patent: https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/65/a5/b8/cec51698c6d446/US10876856.pdf
Publications:
- “Auto-Derivation of Functional Flow Block Diagrams from System Architecture using the eSAM Method”, Christopher B. Watkins, Jerry Varghese, Michael Knight, Becky Petteys, Jordan Ross and Josh Kahn, AIAA/IEEE 42nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Barcelona, Spain, October 2023. Awarded Best Session Paper
[Link to paper at IEEE (ieeexplore.ieee.org)]
- “Data-Message Modeling for Multi-Lane Architectures on an IMA Platform using the eSAM Method”, Christopher B. Watkins, Jerry Varghese, Michael Knight, Becky Petteys, Jordan Ross and Josh Kahn, AIAA/IEEE 41st Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), San Antonio, TX, October 2022. Awarded Best Paper of Conference
[Link to paper at IEEE (ieeexplore.ieee.org)]
- “The Electronic System Architecture Modeling Method (eSAM)”, Chris Watkins, Keynote Presentation, MATLAB EXPO, Online, May 2022
Link to Video Presentation
- “Safe and Secure Avionics Architectures”, Panel @ 4th Workshop on Avionics Systems and Software Engineering (AvioSE), Laurent Meilleur (Vice President @ DDC-I), Matthieu Merckling (IMA Senior Expert @ Diehl Aerospace GmbH), Reinhard Wilhelm (Universität des Saarlandes, Germany), George Romanski (Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor @ FAA), Chris Watkins (Sr. Project Manager @ Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation), February 2022
[Link to Workshop (aviose-workshop.github.io/)]
- “Growth of MBSE @ Gulfstream”, MBSE Applied Track, International Digital Enablement Week 2021, Netherlands, April 2021
[Link to Presentation Slides and Video (esi.nl/events/2021/idew-2021)]
- “System Architecture Modeling for Electronic Systems Using MathWorks System Composer and Simulink,” Christopher B. Watkins, Jerry Varghese, Michael Knight, Becky Petteys and Jordan Ross, AIAA/IEEE 39th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), San Antonio, TX, October 2020
Awarded Best Session Paper
[Link to paper at IEEE (ieeexlpore.ieee.org)]
- “Challenges and Ways Forward for Avionics Platforms and their Development in 2019”, Christopher Watkins, Bjoern Annighoefer, Martin Halle, Steven H. VanderLeest, Andreas Schweiger, Marina Reich, Stefan Harwarth, Patrick Deiber, 38th AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), San Diego, CA, September 2019.
[Link to paper at IEEE (ieeexplore.ieee.org)]
- “Development of Touchscreen Displays for the Gulfstream G500 and G600 Symmetry™ Flight Deck”, Christopher B.
Watkins, Colleen Nilson, Susan Taylor, Kristin B. Medin, Igor Kuljanin, Huy B. Nguyen, 37th AIAA/IEEE Digital
Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), London, England, Sept 2018. Awarded Best Session Paper
[Link to paper at IEEE (ieeexplore.ieee.org)]
- “Evolution of the Systems Integrator Role and Change Management Process within Highly Integrated Aircraft Systems”, Christopher B. Watkins, Timothy Burns, 34th AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Prague, Czech Republic, September 2015. Awarded Best Paper in Session and Track
[Link to paper at IEEE (ieeexplore.ieee.org)]
- “Integrated Modular Avionics – Past, Present and Future”, Chris Watkins, Thomas Gaska, Yu Chen, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, Vol 30, Issue 9, September 2015.
[Link to paper at IEEE (ieeexplore.ieee.org)]
- “Digital Avionics Handbook, Third Edition”, chapter entitled “Genesis Platform: An IMA Architecture for Boing B-787 and Beyond”, Chris Watkins, Randy Walter, Cary Spitzer/Uma Ferrell/Thomas Ferrell (editors), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, September 2014.
[Link to book on Amazon]
[Link to book on CRC Press]
- “Agent-Based Model of Aerial Ad-Hoc Network Market Potential”, Christopher B Watkins, Cihan H Dagli, 30th AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Seattle, Washington, October 2011
- “Understanding the Implementation of System Architectures in the Context of Distributed Cognition”, Christopher B Watkins, Cihan H Dagli, 20th International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Chicago, Illinois, July 2010
- “DASC Workshop Report: What Drives Green Aviation Solutions?”, Chris Watkins, John Mazurowski, Art Tank, 29th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 2010
Download Paper @ IEEE
- “Comparing Two Industry Game Changers: Integrated Modular Avionics and the iPhone”, Christopher B. Watkins, Randy Walter, 28th AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Orlando, Florida, October 2009
Link to paper at IEEE (ieeexplore.ieee.org)
- “2009 Year-in-Review: Digital Avionics”, Aerospace America December 2009: p31, Chris Watkins, Jim Rankin, AIAA Digital Avionics Technical Committee, Reston, VA, December 2009
Link to article at AIAA Aerospace America Magazine Online
- “2008 Year-in-Review: Digital Avionics”, Aerospace America December 2008: p48-49, Chris Watkins, Richard Katz, AIAA Digital Avionics Technical Committee, Reston, VA, December 2008.
Link to article at AIAA Aerospace America Magazine Online
- “Design Considerations for Systems Hosted on Integrated Modular Avionics Platforms”, Christopher B. Watkins, Randy Walter, 27th AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), St. Paul, Minnesota, October 2008
Awarded Best Session Paper
Published in IEEE Systems Magazine
Link to paper at IEEE (ieeexplore.ieee.org)
Link to IEEE Systems Journal Article
- “Transitioning from Federated Avionics Architectures to Integrated Modular Avionics”, Christopher B. Watkins, Randy Walter, 26th AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Dallas, Texas, October 2007.
Link to paper at IEEE (ieeexplore.ieee.org)
- “Digital Avionics Handbook, Second Edition”, chapter entitled
“Genesis Platform”, Chris Watkins, Randy Walter, Cary Spitzer (editor), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, December 2006.
[Link to book on Amazon]
- “Integrated Modular Avionics: Managing the Allocation of Shared
Intersystem Resources”, Christopher B. Watkins, 25th AIAA/IEEE
Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Portland, Oregon, October
2006.
Link to paper at IEEE (ieeexplore.ieee.org)
- “Modular Verification: Testing a Subset of Integrated Modular Avionics in Isolation”, Christopher B. Watkins, 25th AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Portland, Oregon, October 2006.
Link to paper at IEEE (ieeexplore.ieee.org)
- “Molecular Optical Air Data System (MOADS) Prototype II”,
Christopher B. Watkins, Charles J. Richey, Peter Tchoryk, Jr., Greg A. Ritter, Michael Dehring, Paul B. Hays, Carl A. Nardell, Russell Urzi, International Optical Society (SPIE) Defense and Security Symposium, Orlando, Florida, April 2004.
Link to paper at SPIE (spiedl.aip.org)
- “Molecular Optical Air Data System (MOADS) Flight Experiment”, Christopher B. Watkins, Charles J. Richey, Peter Tchoryk, Jr., Greg A. Ritter, Paul B. Hays, Carl A. Nardell, Theodore C. Willis, Russell Urzi, International Optical Society (SPIE) AeroSense Conference, Orlando,
Florida, April 2003.
Link to paper at SPIE (spiedl.aip.org)
- “Molecular Optical Air Data System (MOADS)”, Peter Tchoryk, Jr., Christopher B Watkins, Scott Lindemann, Paul B. Hays, Carl A. Nardell. International Optical Society (SPIE) AeroSense Conference, Orlando, Florida, April 2001.
Link to paper at SPIE (spiedl.aip.org)
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