CSIO team awarded for cockpit test technology
Chandigarh, September 27
A team from the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), Chandigarh, has been awarded the Certificate of Merit Technology Award for Physical Sciences including Engineering – 2018 for the Aviation Cockpit Display Validation Platform developed by it.
The award was presented by Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science and Technology, Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Earth Sciences, during the CSIR Foundation Day function in New Delhi.
The CSIO team comprised Vinod Karar, Ravinder K Sinha, Harry Garg, Divya Agrawal, Surender S Saini, Sanjay Sharma and Prabhat K Bhagel.
The Aviation Cockpit Display Validation Platform is the first-of-its-kind state-of-the-art technology solution that enables “optical harmonisation, mechanical and electronic functionality testing and error correction through a single package for defence and strategic application.”
The comprehensive technology package comprises two major technology components, bore sighting system and military avionics head-up display test platform. It provides a complete end-to-end solution to perform testing, validation and error correction on line replacement units (LRUs) such as the head-up display and multifunction display panels in the cockpit for error correction, testing, pre-flight clearance as well as post-flight analytics and validation.
It is also used for calibration and pre-installation checks on gun sights, bore sighting tool for laser ranger and marked target seeker payloads, optical sights and holographic optical sights employed in aircraft, tanks, ships, helicopters and military surface vehicles as well as ground surveillance equipment like binoculars, thermal imagers, field telescopes and other optical or mechanical instruments being used for application in strategic sectors.
The system is now being manufactured by Bharat Electronics Limited, Panchkula, after the transfer of technology. — TNS
