Problem: A Tanker Remote Vision System needed to be developed to supports the in-flight refuelling operator with adequate stereoscopic view on the refuelling scene below the tanker aircraft, and information concerning the tanker process during air-to- air refuelling operations. The system needed to be designed for the KDC-10 tanker aircrafts of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

Solution: Stereoscopic images were projected on a high-quality screen using high refresh rates. The images were presented in such a way that, by using lightweight glasses in combination with polarized glass, this solution yielded a perfect image for the co-pilot to guide air-to- air refuelling operations.

More information can be found at:

• TRVS specifications.pdf

• Tanker_Remote_Vision_System

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Problem: A broad-band signal recorder was needed to capture multiple hydrophone signals (microphones for underwater use).

Solution: ARVOO developed a wide-range sound recorder for hydrophonic use (10 to 400.000 Hz). This Ultrasound Underwater Audio Recording Kit was placed in a ruggedized waterproof housing for mobile maritime use. Special attention was paid to the coating of the PCB and control panel. As required, the solution was energy efficiently designed and could be used with a small battery pack and still be able to record for a period of more than 8 hours.

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Problem: Specifications for a mobile data logger for military are hard to meet, due to a combination of resolution, accuracy, speed, energy and durability demands. In this project several outputs needed to be logged at high speed: multiple video outputs (two cameras and a computer screen) using different compression techniques and a variety of sensor outputs (e.g. audio, fire signals).

Solution: A dedicated Black Box data recorder/processing platform was developed by ARVOO, to be easily mounted inside the vehicle for mobile application. All cameras and sensor outputs were individually wired to the Black Box where data was compressed in different formats (cameras used H.264 and JPEG2000 for the VGA monitor output) and subsequently stored on a solid state drive.

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Problem: Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) demand light-weight dedicated vision solutions. An UAS was presented to ARVOO requiring wireless encrypted signal transmission of built-in infra-red and a color cameras in combination with meta-data, e.g. GPS position data. The NATO STANAG 4609 standard for data formats was to be used.

Solution: A successful light-weight solution was developed using one of ARVOO’s compact camera processing platform. This platform was responsible for camera and meta-data acquisition including time-stamping for synchronization.

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