CHATSWORTH, Calif. - Aitech Defense Systems Inc. in Chatsworth, Calif., is introducing the A178-AV small rugged general-purpose graphics processing (GPGPU) artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer for deep learning and video and signal processing for next-generation avionics.

The A178-AV uses NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier system-on-module. Its Volta GPU with 512 CUDA cores and 64 Tensor cores reaches 32 tera-operations per second INT8 and 11 trilling floating point operations per second FP16 with energy efficiency.

This provides all the power necessary for AI-based local processing where necessary, next to the sensors. The A178-AV also features two dedicated NVIDIA Deep-Learning Accelerator (NVDLA) engines for deep-learning applications.

The A178-AV GPGPU supercomputer is an upgrade of Aitech's A178 COTS system, and offers CoaXPress (CXP); MIL-STD 1553; ARINC 429; and the RedHawk real-time operating system.

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The CoaXPress video input provides high-bandwidth and low-latency for avionics transmitting video data for navigation, surveillance, pilot assistance, and situational awareness.

MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429 protocols offer deterministic communications for avionics. RedHawk guarantees real-time performance in mission-critical applications.

The A178-AV provides the same large storage capacity, variety of I/O interfaces and high-speed 10-gigabit Ethernet connectivity as the base A178. More information is online at https://aitechsystems.com/product/a178-av-gpgpu/.