Spectron Engineering - Solutions for the A-10

Solutions for the A-10

Project Specifications:

●Started development in 2003

●Delivered first systems in 2003

●Total of two systems delivered

●Systems are currently in use in the field

►Customer Requirements:

→Utilize automation to reduce the costs of display testing by minimizing dependency on human input

→Test precision and accuracy of the position, line width and brightness of images projected

on the following display:

→Single-Combiner / Flat Glass HUD [A-10 HUD]

Spectron's Solution:

Core DASH System:

DASH Fixturing:


	→The Camera, Transport and Controller


→The Boresight Bench was designed as the

are the main components in the Core DASH

the base for the A-10 DASH system, as it has

	System

the capacity to hold the Camera / Transport

→The Camera is mounted in the Transport

module, the Boresight Reference Tool and


	→The Camera / Transport module is

the A-10 HUD

connected to the Controller with the

	DASH Cable

→The Core DASH System uses electronics,

robotics and optics to test displays


	Additional info on the Core DASH System


Additional info on the DASH Fixturing

DASH Self-Alignment Systems:

DASH Accessories:


	→The Boresight Reference Tool mounts on


→Each DASH Accessory was designed to

the Boresight Bench over the A-10 HUD

either complement the design of the DASH

	insertion point

System or to fulfill specific auxiliary

→The Luminance Transfer Standard

customer requirements

mounts on top of the Boresight Reference

	Tool where it is secured by hand-screws

→This form of internal metrology helps

reduce the costs of display testing by

minimizing dependency on human input


	Additional info on the Self-Alignment Systems

Additional info on the DASH Accessories