BARCO Selected to Supply Vetronics Equipment for Multi Role Armored Vehicle (MRAV) Project
LE BOURGET, 19 June, 2000 -- BARCO Display Systems has been selected by MAK, Kiel, Germany, to become the display supplier for the Multi Role Armored Vehicle (MRAV) program, the largest collaborative armored vehicle program in the history of NATO. BARCO has started the design of a completely dedicated version of its BARCO Vector Flat Panel Display System, to be integrated into the MRAV vehicle's chassis
MAK System, which is part of the European leading armored vehicles manufacturers consortium ARTEC, has chosen BARCO as the supplier for its state-of-the-art Vetronics observation and visualization equipment that will be integrated into the MRAV vehicle's chassis. The BARCO Vector system that will be supplied to MAK System, consists of two 7" display modules DM118, which allow to show video and thermal images on screen. Furthermore, all data retrieved from the ring-redundant CAN-Bus is displayed via the On-Screen Display (OSD) and a powerful Symbol Generator (SG), which creates full graphics overlay and inserts information and essential data from the Vehicle Management System in the observation pictures.
For the design phase of the project, a first series of 24 BARCO Vector Display systems will be delivered in the first quarter of 2001.
About BarcoView:
BarcoView with operation facilities in Kortrijk (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Atlanta, Georgia and Portland, Oregon (USA) designs and manufactures high-resolution display systems, displays, graphics controllers and display subsystems for highly demanding niche markets such as C4I, avionics, vessel and air traffic control, vehicle electronics, and medical imaging applications.
Alongside Barco Projection Systems and BarcoVision, BarcoView is one of the three strategic activities of the BARCO Group, which are all active in Image Processing. Barco Projection is in various markets of large screen visualization, whereas BarcoVision develops systems for visual inspection and quality control. In 2000, the entire BARCO group delivered a turnover of euro 751 million. BARCO has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in 97 countries throughout the world. BARCO has been quoted on the Brussels Stock Exchange since 1986, and is now quoted on Brussels/Euronext. BARCO is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company and is member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.
For more information, please contact
Inge
Govaerts
Public Relations Manager
Barco Security & Monitoring
Telephone
+32 56 36 8052
inge.govaerts@barco.com
