Spectron Engineering - Solutions for the F-16

Solutions for the F-16

Project Specifications:

●Started development in 2002

●Delivered first systems in 2002

●Total of three 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 associated with the F-16:

→Block 60 HUD [F-16 HUD]

Spectron's Solution:

Core DASH System:

DASH Fixturing:


	→The Camera, Transport, Controller and


→The HUD Fixture was developed to hold

Stroke Generator are the main components

the customer's Block 60 HUD

	in the Core DASH System

→An Optical Breadboard was developed

→The Camera is mounted in the Transport

as a base on which to mount the Camera /


	→The Camera / Transport module is

Transport module and the HUD Fixture

connected to the Controller with the

→The HUD Fixture is equipped with three

	DASH Cable

bushings that easily mount on corresponding

→The Core DASH System uses electronics,

bushings in the Optical Breadboard, allowing

robotics and optics to test displays

for precise positioning


	Additional info on the Core DASH System


Additional info on the DASH Fixturing

DASH Self-Alignment Systems:

DASH Accessories:


	→The HUD Simulator mounts in the HUD


→Each DASH Accessory was designed to

Fixture, in the same position as the HUD

either complement the design of the DASH


	→The HUD Simulator is equipped with

System or to fulfill specific auxiliary

three collimator tubes that the Core DASH

customer requirements

System uses to determine exactly where the

	HUD Fixture is holding the F-16 HUD

→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