Required Technical -Value Added Elements Combined 12.19.24.xlsx

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This is a technical requirements document detailing specifications for a C-17 Databus Recorder System (DBRS). The document outlines high-priority requirements including the ability to record data from at least 9 MIL-STD-1553 dual-channel buses, 8 ARINC 429 buses, and 2 EIA-422 buses simultaneously, with 100% data capture and synchronized time-stamping. The DBRS must use removable solid-state storage with 4TB or 1,000 flight hour capacity, operate on 28V DC power, and meet strict environmental specifications for temperature (-54 to +71C), pressure altitude, humidity, and shock resistance.

Key physical requirements specify that the DBRS must be a single Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) conforming to ARINC 404A ATR case dimensions with 12.62" length, weigh no more than 13 pounds, and mount to C-17 avionics racks. The system must incorporate cybersecurity features including data encryption, sanitization capabilities, and information segregation. Additional requirements cover electromagnetic compatibility (MIL-STD-461), environmental testing (MIL-STD-810), human factors (MIL-STD-1472H), and cooling specifications requiring no more than 8 lbm/min airflow. The system must have 40% spare processor memory, 30% spare processor throughput, and support future expandability for additional buses and wireless download capability.

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Relative Importance
LowFailure does not impact core functions
MediumFailure impacts core functions
HighFailure prohibits completion of core functions
Relative ImportanceSRD ParaRequirement
High1-2The DBRS shall be capable of recording 100% of the data from each bus.
High1-3The DBRS shall provide synchronized, time-stamped data from each bus.
High1-4Data shall be stored on a removable solid-state device (SSD).
1-5The SSD must be accessible without the need to remove the DBRS from the avionics rack.
Medium1-8The DBRS shall not overwrite existing data when the storage capacity is reached.
Low1-9The DBRS shall have a front panel indication when it is powered on.
Low1-10The DBRS shall have a front panel indication when it is actively recording.
Low1-11The DBRS shall indicate when 10% storage capacity remains.
Medium1-12The DBRS shall allow primary operation and control functions to be performed with the LRU installed in its intended use configuration without the removal of additional aircraft panels.
High2-1The DBRS shall operate with a primary power supply of 28 Volts Direct Current IAW MIL-STD-704.
High2-2The DBRS shall be powered by 28 VDC emergency power when primary power is unavailable.
Medium2-3The DBRS shall default to a powered-on state.
Medium2-4The DBRS shall default to a recording state.
Medium2-5The DBRS shall be capable of being manually shut off without removing the LRU or engaging the circuit breaker.
Low3-2Any system flow through requirements shall conform to ARINC 404A.
Medium3-17The DBRS shall withstand a cooling air temperature range of -54 to +71°C while not in operation.
Medium3-18The DBRS shall withstand , while operating, a cooling air temperature range of +71°C to 32°C in 39 seconds during ground operation (initial cool down).
Medium3-18The DBRS shall withstand, while operating, a cooling air temperature range of +32°C to +7°C in 25 seconds during climb.
Medium3-19The DBRS shall withstand , while operating, rates of inlet cooling air temperature change up to 60°C/min. during ground transient warm up starting from -54°C.
High3-4The DBRS shall operate satisfactorily with cooling air that contains no more than 0.001 grams of solid contamination per pound of air, and 95 percent of particles less than 20 micron in size, and no particle larger than 50 micron in size without degradation in performance.
High3-5The DBRS shall operate satisfactorily in the following cooling normal conditions:

1. (Ground case) At cooling flow rate of 8 lbm/min x w per kilowatt of equipment maximum heat dissipation at a supply temperature of 32 degree C and an ambient pressure between 31.89 in Hg and 18.70 in Hg, where w is defined as the ratio of ambient pressure to 29.92 in Hg.

2. (Flight case) At cooling flow rate of 6.47 lbm/min per kilowatt of equipment maximum heat dissipation at a supply temperature of 7 degree C in a pressure environment equivalent to 8,000 ft. altitude.

3. (Airdrop) For one hour during a high altitude () airdrop with fuselage depressurized, at cooling flow rate of 2.7 lbm/min per kilowatt of equipment maximum heat dissipation at a supply temperature of 10 degree C.

High 3-6 The DBRS shall operate satisfactorily in the following cooling extreme conditions:

1. (Minimum Continuous) At cooling flow rate of 8 lbm/min per kilowatt of equipment maximum heat dissipation at a supply temperature of -40 degree C.

2. (Maximum Continuous) At cooling flow rate of 8 lbm/min per kilowatt of equipment maximum heat dissipation at a supply temperature of 55 degree C.

3. (Low Flow Continuous) At cooling flow rate of 5 lbm/min per kilowatt of equipment maximum heat dissipation at a supply temperature of 32 degree C.

4. (Intermittent) For five minutes at a cooling flow rate of 8 lbm/min per kilowatt of equipment maximum heat dissipation at a supply temperature of 71 degree C.

5. (Decompression at 50,000 ft) For five minutes at a cooling flow rate of 1 lbm/min per kilowatt of equipment maximum heat dissipation at a supply temperature of 7 degree C.

Low3-7The DBRS shall not use internal fans without USG approval.
Medium3-8The DBRS shall comply with emissions limits of MIL-STD-461 Conducted Emissions CE102, Power Leads, 10 kHz to 10 MHZ.
Medium3-9The DBRS shall comply with emissions limits of MIL-STD-461 Radiated Emissions RE102, Electrical Field (Large Fixed Wing Internal requirements); Figure RE102-3.
Medium3-10The DBRS shall comply with conditions of MIL-STD-461 Conducted Susceptibility CS101, Power Leads, 30 kHz – 150 kHz.
Medium3-11The DBRS shall comply with conditions of MIL-STD-461 Conducted Susceptibility CS114, Bulk Cable Injection.
Medium3-12The DBRS shall comply with conditions of MIL-STD-461 Conducted Susceptibility CS115, Bulk Cable Injection, Impulse Excitation.
Medium3-13The DBRS shall comply with conditions of MIL-STD-461 Conducted Susceptibility CS116, Damped Sinusoidal Transients, Cables and Power Leads.
Medium3-14The DBRS shall comply with conditions of MIL-STD-461 Conducted Susceptibility CS118, Personnel Borne Electrostatic Discharge.
Medium3-15The DBRS shall comply with conditions of MIL-STD-461 Radiated Susceptibility RS103, Electric Field, 60 V/m.
Medium3-16The DBRS shall meet the electrical bonding requirements in accordance with MIL-STD-464, paragraph 5.11 Electrical Bonding.
Medium3-20The DBRS shall not be degraded when operate at pressure altitude from -1800 ft. (31.89 in. Hg.) to 50,000 ft. Pressure altitudes are defined in MIL-E-5400 Class 1.
Medium3-21The DBRS shall meet performance standards following a rapid and complete loss of cabin compartment pressurization of 10,300 ft. (9.99 psia) from an airplane flight altitude of 50,000 ft. (1.69 psia) within 15 seconds, the equipment shall remain operating for 5 minutes at 50,000 feet before being returned to normal cabin pressure.
Medium3-22DBRS components shall meet overpressure requirements of 12.1 psid for 3 minutes while not operating.
Medium3-23The DBRS shall withstand humidity up to 100% including conditions where condensation is occurring in and on the equipment during operating conditions.
Medium3-23The DBRS shall withstand humidity up to 100% including conditions where condensation is occurring in and on the equipment during non-operating conditions.
Medium3-24Materials used in DBRS components shall not become nutrients to fungus under the conditions of 95% relative humidity at 86°F for 28 days.
Medium3-25The DBRS shall not develop corrosion or electrical degradation when exposed to a salt fog concentration of 5% at 95°F for 48 hours.
Medium3-27Acceleration testing shall be accomplished to assure the DBRS and mounts can structurally withstand steady state inertia loads and function without degradation during and after exposure to these forces. Acceleration tests also verify the DBRS and mounts do not become a hazard during and after a crash. Acceleration testing is to be accomplished per MIL STD 810.

a. Operational test shall be accomplished per Method 513.8 Procedure II using the limit load factors listed below. Testing to be accomplished in each of the 3 major axis.

b. Crash hazard acceleration testing shall be accomplished per Method 513.8 Procedure III using the ultimate load factors listed below. Testing to be accomplished in each of the 3 major axis.

Limit load factor (G’s) Forward - 2.0 Aft - 1.5 Up - 2.3 Down - 5.5 Side - 2.5

Ultimate Load factor (G's) Forward - 9.0 Aft - 2.25 Up - 3.45 Down - 8.25 Side - 3.75

Medium3-28Any new DBRS support structure components shall be analyzed to the load factors above. For ultimate loads, structure can deform but must remain in place and not block egress paths.
Medium3-29Shock testing shall be accomplished per MIL STD 810 Method 516.8 Procedure I and Procedure V.

a. Procedure I Functional Shock shall be accomplished with the equipment operational and demonstrates it can function during and after shocks. Repeat testing for each of the 3 primary axis.

b.Procedure V Crash Hazard Shock shall be accomplished, testing will demonstrate the equipment will be contained during a crash and not create an egress hazard. Repeat testing for each of the 3 primary axis.
Medium3-30Vibration testing shall be accomplished per MIL STD 810 Method 514.8 Procedure 1 at the Functional and endurance at the breakpoint levels listed below. Duration will be at least 30 mins Functional 60 mins endurance and 30 mins functional and be repeated on each of the 3 major axes.

Frequency / Functional 5 / 0.002 G2/Hz 65 / 0.002 G2/Hz 150 / 0.01 G2/Hz 500 / 0.01 G2/Hz 2000 / 0.0006 G2/Hz

Frequency / Endurance 5 / 0.04 G2/Hz 500 / 0.04 G2/Hz 2000 / 0.0025 G2/Hz

Medium3-31Exposed metal surfaces of the DBRS shall not exceed a temperature of 120°C.
Medium3-32Exposed glass surfaces of the DBRS shall not exceed a temperature of 138°C.
Medium3-33Exposed plastic surfaces of the DBRS shall not exceed a temperature of 156°C.
Medium3-34The DBRS system components shall be resistant to sprayed hydraulic fluid and engine fuel in accordance with RTCA DO-160 section 11.
Medium3-35DBRS components shall meet or exceed the indirect lighting effects threat defined as Test Waveform F of “Lightning Test Waveforms and Techniques for Aerospace Vehicles and Hardware”, Report of SAE Committee AE4L, Paragraph 3.3.2.1, scaled to a peak current of 200,000 amperes.
Low4-1The installed system shall optimize system manpower by identifying the minimum number and type of personnel required consistent with complexity, human performance requirement, workload and safety requirement, reliability, affordability, and risk constraints IAW MIL-STD-1472H, Human Engineering, paragraph 4.2.6.
Low4-2The installed system/unit shall meet the maintainability criteria in MIL-STD-1472H, Section 5.9 for all conditions.
Low4-3All modified equipment shall preclude improper installation, mounting, or connection of LRUs, assemblies, subassemblies, cables, or lines IAW MIL-STD-1472.
Medium4-4The installed system/unit shall be directly interchangeable with each C-17 without requiring adjustments or special harmonization with LRUs.
Low4-5All connections located within 6 inches of each other shall be physically non interchangeable except when the connectors are specifically designed to be interchangeable for supportability reasons; clearly marked as to their correct installation and unable to cause damage to the installed system IAW MIL-STD-1472.
Low4-9The DBRS shall have operator and maintenance manuals to support all tasks necessary for operation, control, and maintenance of the item.
Low5-3The instruction set for each of the computers shall be appropriate to the intended application, and addressing ranges and modes shall be adequate for the application and amount of memory employed, including expansion.
Medium5-4The instruction set for newly developed Computer Program Configuration Items and Computer Software Configuration Items shall be approved by the USG.
Medium5-5The DBRS shall be designed to perform an orderly shutdown if power is outside the specification limits per MIL-STD-704F. This will include storing of critical data and parameters.
High5-7The DBRS shall generate and store logs in memory.
High5-9The system shall ensure information integrity via cryptographic functions IAW NIST SP 800-53 without performance degradation.
High5-10The system shall protect data at rest using cryptographic mechanisms and/or protected media storage IAW NIST SP 800-53.
High5-11The system shall employ sanitization processes on media and volatile memory storage IAW NIST SP 800-53.
Medium5-12The system shall segregate classified information on any new code or functions interacted with by new design elements.
High5-12The DBRS shall not transmit on, nor cause any adverse impacts, the aircraft databuses or functionality.
Low6-1The DBRS shall consist of a single Line Replaceable Unit (LRU).
Medium6-5The aircrew/maintenance interfaces shall not impact recording operations if used during ground and in-flight operation.
Low7-1All potentially hazardous materials used in the systems shall be managed following AFI 63-101/20-101 paragraph 5.4.11. In addition, the materials are prohibited from use in all delivered hardware, including Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) hardware, and in the operational support of the aircraft with its installed system. Asbestos, Carbon Tetrachloride(=Tetra chloromethane), CFCs (-11, 12, 13, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, and 217), CFC blends (R-500, 501, 502, and 503), hydrazine, methyl bromide, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Radioactive material, Trichloroethane (=methyl chloroform), Halons (-1011, 1202, 1211, 1301, and 2402).
Low7-2Materials and processes shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-1587 Material and Process Requirements for Aerospace Weapons Systems and MIL-STD-1568D Materials and Processes for Corrosion Prevention and Control in Aerospace Weapon System.
Low7-3Magnesium parts shall be protected IAW T.O. 1-1-691 and coated with 3 mils of corrosion resistant primer and 6 mils of polyurethane topcoat.
Low7-4Adhesive sealants used to seal and/or protect terminations shall conform to MIL-A 46146B (or equivalent) and C-17 AVS, MDC S002, Vol. 1, Par. 3.3.1.2.7.1.
Low7-5Conformal coating shall conform to MIL-I 46058C (or equivalent), C-17 System Specification, MDC S001, paragraph 3.3.1.3.e, and AVS MDC S002, Vol. 1, paragraph 3.3.1.1.
Low8-1All newly developed support equipment (SE) shall be designed in accordance with MIL-S-8512 including Amendment 2 (MIL-S-8512(s)), MIL-STD-46855, MIL-PRF-28800, and MIL-STD-1472.
Low8-2All newly developed electrical/electronic test equipment shall be selected/designed and constructed in accordance with the requirements stated in MIL-PRF-28800; MIL-HDBK-454 shall be used as guidance in the development of electronic SE.
Low8-3All newly developed electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic SE shall be selected/designed and constructed in accordance with the requirements stated in MIL-S-8512(2).
Low8-4All newly developed designed support equipment shall use standard military or industrial parts, components, materials, and processes. Including, but not limited to, National Aerospace Standards (NAS), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), IEEE, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and Military Standard (MS) standard parts, components, materials, and processes. Exceptions to this requirement must be approved by AFLCMC/WLME.
Low8-5All newly developed parts, components, materials, and processes deemed proprietary by the data owner shall not be used in the design and development of support equipment, with the exception of selected COTS support equipment.
Low8-6All newly developed Electronic Test Equipment shall meet the electromagnetic requirements in accordance with MIL-STD-464C.
High1-1The DBRS shall be capable of recording data from at least (9) MIL-STD-1553 dual-channel buses, (8) ARINC 429 buses, and (2) EIA-422 buses simultaneously.
Medium1-6Storage capacity of the SSD shall be 4 TB or 1,000 flight hours, whichever is greater.
Low1-7Data shall be recorded in an industry standard format.
Low1-13The DBRS shall be expandable to record additional buses in the future.
Low1-14The DBRS shall be modifiable to provide wireless download in the future.
Medium3-1The DBRS shall not require air flow greater than 8 lbm/min for cooling.
Low3-3Flow through method of cooling shall have a total pressure loss through the DBRS no greater than 1 inch of water with a design goal of 0.2 inch of water when supplied with a flow rate of 8 lbm/min per kilowatt at 32°C and 14.7 psia. 1 inch is stated in MM in SRD
Low4-6Predicted Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) shall be calculated IAW MIL-HDBK-217F, Reliability Prediction of Electronic Equipment.
Medium5-1The system components shall have a minimum of 40% spare installed processor memory.
Medium5-2The system computers shall have at least 30% spare processor throughput/processor utilization under heaviest loading conditions.
Medium5-6The DBRS shall initiate an orderly recovery within five seconds upon return to normal power conditions without operator intervention.
High5-8The DBRS shall provide the capability to recover to a known state in near real time.
High6-2The DBRS shall include, at a minimum, external interfaces compatible D38999/26WJ35SN and D38999/26WJ35SA connectors IAW MIL-DTL-38999.
Medium6-3The DBRS shall have an output interface that allows in-flight transfer of recorded data in near real-time.
Medium6-4The DBRS shall have an aircrew/maintenance interface that can be used during ground and in-flight operation.
High6-6The DBRS shall not exceed the physical dimensions (width, height) of an ARINC 404A ½ ATR case, with an L2 length of 12.62 in.
High6-7SRD 6-7 -The DBRS shall mount securely to the C-17 avionics rack

a. Threshold: using a tray provided by the vendor.

b.Objective: using standard ARINC 404A Type A hold down in the front and solid pin/hole in the rear.
High6-8The DBRS and any necessary components for mounting shall weigh no more than 13 pounds.

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