When someone says “Simulator” most people immediately think “Flight Simulator”.
However, simulators are now also used to train ‘drivers’ on fire trucks, tanks, military ground vehicles and even conventional and nuclear power plants. Military trainers in particular are basing much of their driver training on very complex and realistic simulators.
The simulator can provide a realistic experience of driving a tank, personnel carrier, or MRAP in a convoy at night while under attack. These are very real conditions that are very difficult to train for in actual vehicles. The combination of small footprint and real-time update speed make the United Electronic Industries (UEI) RACKtangle an ideal ground vehicle simulator solution.
Interestingly, UEI’s wide selection of I/O capabilities is often more critical in ground simulators than flight. In addition to the standard analog and digital I/O, most military ground simulators also require a combination of serial, CAN, ARINC-429 and/or MIL-STD-1553. UEI offer support for all these functions through their range of boards and chassis.
The UEI RACKtangle I/O chassis has been selected by FlightSafety International as the computer-based I/O hardware for future flight simulators. The UEI system provides the interface between the controlling computers and the simulator’s various systems including Avionics Instrument Control (AIC), Control Loading and Motion (CLM) and Flight Deck I/O (FDK). In PowerDNA mode the system can be almost arbitrarily large - UEI have been used on military aircraft flight simulators requiring greater than 7000 I/O points!!
For more information on how UEI can work in your simulator application, please give us a call on +44 1672 511166, or drop us an email with your requirements.
With water bills having increased by approx 7% in April 2012, water
conservation has never been so important. More than half of UK water companies will not be required to reduce their leakages before 2015, and with around 3bn litres of water being leaked every day by our water companies, early detection of pipeline failures is imperative.
Syrinix Ltd, based in Norwich, has developed the Trunkminder, a fully automated data acquisition system designed to continuously monitor water pipelines, in order to detect leaks before they become a major problem. Trunkminder uses an array of sensors attached to pipelines to provide instant alerts if a leak occurs, and to gather data which provides real-time information on what is happening in the pipe. Working at a significantly higher level of sensitivity than traditional pressure/flow-based devices, alerts can identify the site of a leak to within one metre.
The
VersaLogic Tomcat provides the Trunkminder with a CPU boasting 800 MHz
performance and very low power draw, due to its use of the highly integrated
Vortex86DX chip. With no moving parts, full industrial temperature rating and
soldered-on RAM, all on the compact PC/104 form factor, it is ideal for
operation in applications like the Trunkminder, where size and weight are
critical factors. With
a 5 year+ production life guarantee, and a standard 2 year warranty, the
VersaLogic Tomcat is an ideal choice for applications needing exceptional
reliability and long term availability.
About Syrinix Ltd
Based in Norwich,
Syrinix Ltd delivers high tech, continuous, intelligent and fully automated
monitoring and detection services for the water industry. Syrinix’s TrunkMinder service utilises a combination of
sensors permanently attached to pipelines, including a hydrophone, geophone,
pressure sensor and optional flow monitor.
