Spectron Engineering - Solutions for the T-50

Solutions for the T-50, FA-50

Project Specifications:

●Started development in 2003

●Delivered first system in 2003

●Delivered most recent system in 2013

●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 three displays associated with the T-50:

→Electronic Display Unit (EDU) [T-50 HUD]

→Electronic Flight Indicator (EFI) [T-50 LCD Display]

→Color Multi-Function Display (CMFD) [T-50 LCD Display]

Spectron's Solution:

Core DASH System:

DASH Fixturing:


	→The Camera, Transport, Controller and


→Fixtures were developed to hold all three

Stroke Generator are the main components

of the customer's displays

	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 all of the Fixtures

connected to the Controller with the

→All Fixtures are 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 of each Fixture


	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 T-50 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