The Total Ship Automation System (TSAS) integrates state-of-the-art ship automation and control products, technology, and services from several Lockheed Martin Systems Integration companies to create a powerful yet affordable system. Key commercial products and technology have been seamlessly integrated to complement military capabilities.

TSAS is an elegant yet reliable solution that combines the world’s most advanced ship automation solutions with world class navigation and machinery control systems, to dramatically decrease manning levels, operating costs, and life cycle costs for new or refitted naval ships. Features of the Lockheed Martin Total Ship Automation System include:

• LM Smartbridge® IBS with Expert System technology and world class electronic chart display information system
  
  
• Client-Server processing network architecture that is hardware independent
  
  
• Machinery control system with Universal Engine Controller (UEC)
  
  
• Damage control, condition-based maintenance and security systems with LM's Component Level Intelligent Distributed Control System (CLIDCS) technology
  
  
• System Engineering expertise that incorporates pre-planned technology refresh and technology insertion for Life Cycle Support from design through disposal
  
  
• Modular open-system architecture that allows future implementation of new monitoring and control systems (such as chemical and biological warfare) Our expertise is derived from the combined efforts of seven companies that bring more than 140 years of cumulative work experience on systems such as:
  
  
• Machinery Control Systems for 18 naval warship classes, 9 different navies and 15 shipyards all featuring gas turbine-powered destroyers, cruisers, frigates, auxiliary and MCM ships
  
  
• Full scale, land-based Integrated Power System (IPS) and electric drive development and demonstration work for the U.S. Navy
  
  
• Integrated bridges and propulsion systems for innovative ships such as DD(X), Sea Shadow, Sea SLICE and the R/V KILO MOANA (AGOR 26) oceanographic research vessel
  
  
• Commercial ship control and navigation technology from leading-edge international companies
  
  
• AN/UYK-70 advanced processing and Display Computer System

Lockheed Martin's Total Ship Automation System offers an innovative solution for improving naval ship performance while decreasing costs. Our open-system, Client-Server approach is characterized by a modular building block architecture that provides the foundation for a true Integrated Ship Control System. The TSAS design results in the customers' total control over the hardware installed, while also allowing them to direct any technology refresh and technology insertions desired over the life of the system.

In 2000, the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated the Lockheed Martin Client-Server architecture on the USS CORONADO using the AN/UYQ-70 Technology Insertion Mission Essential Variant (MEV) / Mission Critical Variant (MCV), with high-resolution thin panel displays and thin client workstations and servers. The TSAS approach allows a common family of workstations for all applications including the machinery control, damage control, condition assessment & monitoring, and bridge systems.