Patent ID: 7689594

Claim:
A vehicle management and mission management computer architecture and packaging mountable in a vehicle, comprising: a first line replaceable unit including: a vehicle management system computer (VMSC) channel coupleable to a group including at least one mission related system and at least one vehicle system; a mission management system computer (MMSC) channel coupleable to the group including the at least one mission related system and the at least one vehicle system; a second line replaceable unit including: another VMSC channel coupleable to the group including the at least one mission related system and the at least one vehicle system; and another MMSC channel coupleable to the group including the at least one mission related system and the at least one vehicle system; and a VMSC common bus coupling together at least the VMSC channel and the other VMSC channel, and adapted to couple at least the vehicle management system computer channels to each mission related system; a separate VMSC bus to couple each VMSC channel and each vehicle system; a MMSC common bus coupling together at least the MMSC channel and the other MMSC channel, and adapted to couple at least the mission management system computer channels to each vehicle system; and a separate MMSC bus to couple each mission management system computer channel and each mission related system.