BARCO’s 29” Rugged Displays Chosen for U.S. Navy’s Carrier Air Traffic Control Center (CATCC)
SINGAPORE, May 6th, 1997 -- BARCO Chromatics has been awarded a contract, worth half a million dollars, to supply the U.S. Navy with BARCO’s 29 inch rugged displays for the Carrier Air Traffic Control Center (CATCC) program. Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, located in St. Inigoes, Maryland, will integrate the BARCO MPRD 9874 display into the CATCC console.
The Navy selected the NDI MPRD 9874 monitor because of its extremely large viewing area, which is ideal for air traffic control applications requiring the large scale display for viewing air tracks under close control. The 29 inch large viewing area also allows for the clear display of multiple windows, which would be somewhat restricted on a 19 inch display. Another important factor for the selection of the BARCO display is a Magnetic Immunity System (MIS) feature which enables the monitor to operate in changing magnetic fields such as those found in a shipboard environment. The special MIS bezel surrounds and protects the display from image distortion.
The MPRD 9874 also has an ambient light control (ALC) feature with two sensors on the front of the monitor that automatically adjust the brightness of the display to the surrounding lighting conditions. The MPRD 9874 will automatically adjust the contrast ratio to adapt to white, blue, or low blue light levels.
Furthermore, the ALC function increases the monitor screen life thus reducing the overall display life-cycle cost.
BARCO’s exclusive orbiting capability on the MPRD 9874 minimizes the burn-in of phosphors by constantly rotating permanently displayed data. However, this image movement is unnoticeable to the display user. The long term effect of the orbiting feature results in an extended lifetime of the tube.
The Navy is expected to receive first deliveries of the BARCO MPRD 9874 in May of 1997. The CATCC system will be installed on all U.S. Navy aircraft and helicopter carriers.
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
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Barco Security & Monitoring
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