03 / ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES

SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE / INTERFACE STUDY

THE INTERFACE
IS THE SYSTEM.

Power, sensing, electronics, and control are connected by constraints. Explore the architecture and the questions its interfaces create.

CURRENT STAGE Architecture research / Conceptual systems model
Interconnected aerospace systems schematicConceptual boxes for propulsion, power, avionics and control surrounding an integration node, linked by data and power interfaces.SYSTEMSINTEGRATIONAVIONICSPROPULSIONPOWERCONTROL
EXODUS / SYSTEMS STUDY 01CONCEPTUAL ARCHITECTURE
EXODUS / ENGINEERING INTERFACE MAP

THE SYSTEMS ATLAS.

Explore four linked disciplines. Select a subsystem to inspect its research question, evidence, interfaces, constraints, and next engineering milestone.

EXODUS / ARCHITECTURE 01MODEL TYPE / CONCEPTUAL
Integrated systems relationship mapPropulsion, avionics, guidance and control, and system integration connected through common engineering interface dependencies. Diagram is illustrative, not a manufactured aircraft.01 / PROPULSIONENERGY / THRUST / THERMAL02 / AVIONICSDATA / COMPUTE / RF03 / CONTROLESTIMATION / FEEDBACK04 / INTEGRATIONINTERFACES / VERIFICATIONEXODUSE/CORE
SHARED DEPENDENCYMODEL / NOT TO SCALE
SELECT / ENGINEERING DOMAIN
STAGE / EXPLORATORY RESEARCH

ADVANCED PROPULSION

QUESTION
What power, thrust, and heat limits govern integration of electric propulsion?
MODEL / ARTIFACT
Conceptual architecture study and electromagnetic field literature review.
CONSTRAINTS
Power budget, achievable thrust, thermal management, mass.
UNRESOLVED
System-level feasibility and experimentally verified performance.
NEXT MILESTONE
Define measurable subsystem requirements and a validation plan.
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CONCEPTUAL SYSTEM DIAGRAM / NO MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT DEPICTEDALL SYSTEMS SHARE POWER, MASS, THERMAL & VERIFICATION DEPENDENCIES
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01 / PROPULSION

Research question: electric propulsion performance and integration limits. Evidence: field-topology literature review. Constraints: power, mass and thermal budget. Stage: exploratory research.

02 / AVIONICS

Research question: how interchangeable subsystems maintain coherent interfaces. Evidence: architecture work; no integrated hardware test. Constraints: power, protocol compatibility and fault handling. Stage: architecture research.

03 / GUIDANCE & CONTROL

Research question: how modeling assumptions affect feasible motion and feedback. Evidence: analytical X-drive control manuscript and numerical integration. Stage: analytical model.

04 / SYSTEMS INTEGRATION

Research question: how power, mass, data, control and verification requirements propagate across subsystems. Evidence: early architecture concepts. Stage: conceptual architecture.

EXODUS / INTEROPERABILITY STUDY

NO SYSTEM
EXISTS ALONE.

Interfaces are constraints: sensing, estimation, computing and physical response belong to one engineering conversation.

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CORE TECHNOLOGIES

ENGINEERING
THE SYSTEM.

Four interconnected disciplines. One integrated engineering philosophy.

Research into electric propulsion, high-energy systems, and the integration of propulsion architectures with aerospace platforms.

ELECTRIC PROPULSIONPLASMA PHYSICSPROPULSION INTEGRATION

Exploration of interoperable electronic architectures, sensing, communications, and electronic-warfare-resilient system design.

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMSRF ENGINEERINGMODULAR ARCHITECTURE

Research into geometric control, state estimation, sensor fusion, and reliable operation under uncertain conditions.

GNCSENSOR FUSIONCONTROL THEORY

Developing system-level architectures that connect propulsion, electronics, sensing, control, and aircraft design.

SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGARCHITECTUREINTEGRATION
A SYSTEMS-FIRST APPROACH

THE INTERFACE
IS THE SYSTEM.

Electronics, sensing, control, and propulsion meet at interfaces where assumptions must be specified and tested. Exodus studies those interfaces as an integrated architecture problem.

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RESEARCH / TECHNICAL FOUNDATIONS

DOCUMENT THE
ASSUMPTIONS.

Read the underlying mathematical and physics research manuscripts.

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