In some areas we are seeing reductions in cycle time and cost savings in excess of 70 percent to 80 percent. Virtual simulations have been key components in helping us meet these targets. Visualization tools enable teams to see the impact of their work on the entire project before the design is firmly established, minimizing the cost of making design changes. LM Aero is also applying visualization technology to verify the material flightworthiness of the JSF, which will use a higher percentage of composites than previous fighters. With an Onyx2 supercomputer, visualization software developed at LM Aero and a gantry robot, ultrasonic waves are translated into 3D solid models.
Inspectors then examine the models to determine material flightworthiness of each composite part.
With the Laser UT system Lockheed Martin can reduce the time it takes to inspect a part, such as a composite inlet duct, from 24 hours to less than two hours. Lockheed Martin also employs Onyx2 systems and Origin 2000 servers for avionics and tactical software integration as well as for pilot training. As a company, we are proud to have played a role in creating the most combat-capable, efficient and lethal family of multirole strike fighters for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and our allies. The SGI TM Origin TM server family is used for high-performance, computationally intensive applications in business, government and the scientific and technical communities. The Silicon Graphics Onyx2 visual workstation, with its high-bandwidth ccNUMA architecture, combines supercomputing and visualization technologies to process 3D graphics, 2D imaging and video data in real time.