Design Methods

GE Intelligent Platforms invests heavily in the development of new ruggedized computing and communications products for the military and aerospace market, which is a major core focus of our company. We have completed more than 250 military and aerospace system designs to-date, with the most complete product catalog in the industry.

As a company, we take considerable pride in our reputation for quickly developing a deep understanding of our customers’ needs, then undertaking system design and integration, board design five levels of ruggedization, mechanical design, analysis and certification, and software development and testing. Our engineering capabilities include Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Test, Project and Reliability. Just as expansive, our hardware capabilities range from chassis to hardware certification.

We were among the very first companies to establish a business model based on the use of COTS components that could be ruggedized to withstand thermal extremes, vibration, shock, sand and dust, salt fog, humidity, acceleration, electromagnetic interference, nuclear/electromagnetic pulse and high G-forces, as well as human intrusion and compromise. Our engineers are committed to the compatibility, interoperability and upgradability afforded by open architecture systems. Many members of our engineering staff have long been active members of technology groups that establish and update computing and communications protocols.

This paradigm has helped our customers dramatically reduce the costs and other program risks associated with the development of proprietary computing and communications systems while affording them the opportunity to leverage state-of-the-art technologies from the open marketplace.

COTS technology also provides a major advantage by reducing overall program risk. GE designs and qualifies its products toward the platform specifications using only proven technologies. Whether for a ground-up design project or technology insertion, our products are designed to meet all technical requirements without the program risks that might otherwise be encountered.

GE can fully appreciate the harsh environments in which many of our products are called upon to perform. And we know how valuable every square inch, every ounce and every watt are in most every military and aerospace platform. For that reason, we design ruggedized products that provide the appropriate level of technology for the application in form factors that provide the lowest possible size, weight and power footprint.