Barco - Rugged Displays and Network-Centric Visualisation

Barco designs and manufactures high-performance displays, display systems, compact workstations and graphics controllers for highly demanding military environments, typically found within combat vehicles, tactical vehicles and (mobile) ground stations. The company also markets a full range of rear-projected video wall displays and LCD monitors for networked, collaborative decision-making in Command and Control (C&C) centres.
Rugged small displays

Based on its long-term experience in image processing for highly demanding applications, Barco has designed a series of ruggedised small-format flat-panel display solutions, from 10in to 15in with some models supporting user programmable features for in vehicle applications.
Thin and lightweight extreme displays

Barco's TX-243 (17in, SXGA resolution) is an extremely rugged display for highly demanding environments such as ground army vehicles. The TX-243 offers an ideal solution for battlefield management, fire control, driver's view enhancement, reconnaissance or local situational awareness inside today's army vehicles.

Barco's TX-243 display offers proven technologies, such as rugged touch screen, NVIS capability and sunlight readability. The TX-243 features a unique thermal management system that supports operation within the harshest temperature environments. The combination of low-risk, proven display technology with Barco's innovative display concepts makes the TX-243 the most trusted mission-critical display for vehicle operations on the market.
Deployable rugged workstation

The MicroVista is an advanced compact deployable workstation for operation in mission-critical environments. The multi-functional MicroVista workstation combines high-end, embedded computing power with rugged display technology into a functional, single person transportable operator station.

Depending on the application, users can opt for a rugged display, ranging from 17in to 20in and with resolutions up to 1600px x 1200px, all from Barco's extensive range of field-proven display units. The MicroVista is available in tabletop or bulkhead configuration.
DLP video wall displays

Barco's video wall displays, including dedicated controllers, streaming video cards and management software, integrate cutting-edge DLP™ technology and are designed and optimised for use in a 24/7 mission critical environment.

The use of Barco's display wall results in clear operational benefits as the video wall allows the simultaneous viewing of selected data, combined with custom-designed layouts, and easy and fast switching between these layouts. Barco's collaborative visualisation solutions enable effective dissemination of commands and status information as well as rapid feedback from deployed operators. Situational awareness is delivered wherever it is needed, as soon as it is needed, and distributed across echelons and functions.

The display controller series (for intelligent information fusion) features unique archiving, redundancy, dynamic-adaptive bandwidth and content redistribution options. Barco's display management software is ideally suited for common-operational-picture and scenario building and content sharing, thus enabling optimum shared situational awareness.
Local situational awareness (LSA)

Instead of operating in a traditional open battlefield environment, today's military operations are now moving into increasingly volatile, urban areas. This brings new threats and challenges for vehicle operators and the crew. Rapid deployment of ground troops heavily depends on ease of mobility, generally provided via lighter personnel carriers. Although so-called thin-skin vehicles are more agile and versatile, they are also considerably more vulnerable.

In addition, traditional weapon systems are designed, not for close-in sighting, but for longer-range sighting. Prior to deploying troops in an urban environment, close in, 360° of visualisation would provide a means of knowing if any close-in threats are present. In order to improve survivability, a higher degree of local situational awareness is therefore necessary.

Barco's local situational awareness solutions provide the ability to gather information in real-time, by means of indirect camera visualisation and present this to the operator. Visual tools and programmable human machine interfaces make it easier for the operator to focus on the big picture or on a specific area of interest. User-friendly screen layouts and technologies like image fusion of thermal and day cameras provide additional operational information, and high-definition imaging allows for rapid and ergonomic recognition of information in the blink of an eye.
Imaging and network-centric solutions

Barco's network-centric visualisation solutions provide the operator with the most agile solutions today to ensure that what they see is fast, accurate and reliable. Our families of PCI and VME video imaging solutions provide the highest performance in the industry. Coupled with our advanced solutions for RGB recording and networked distribution of radar images, image management is at an operator's fingertips. Products include:

* Video windowing and processing products
* Radar visualisation and distribution
* Archiving and display recording





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Pres. Kennedypark 35
8500 Kortrijk
Belgium
Tel: +32 56 233 412
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Email: sales.defense@barco.com
URL: www.barco.com/defense