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Electro optical stabilised turret for aircraft
The ATC has provided a Control Systems design and consultancy service to all parts of BAE Systems and MoD for many years. This has been applied to a range of dynamic systems, including stabilised electro-optical sensors, radar and communications antennas.
These have been fitted to aircraft, missiles, helmets, ships, submarines and land vehicles. We have been involved throughout the development of projects, from initial concept studies through to product proving tests using our bespoke in-house test equipment. End-products which benefit from our involvement include:
- Gyro stabilised turrets carrying thermal imagers, lasers, low-light CCTV cameras or other sensors. Usually fitted to aircraft, helicopters, UAV's, ships or armoured vehicles.
- Missile seeker heads which use a small mirror to steer and stabilise the sightline of the missile's sensor precisely, but with high agility.
- Naval sensors such as gyro stabilised radars, communications antennas, sonar arrays and infra-red imaging periscopes.
- Tracking systems for UAVs, anti missile defences and helmet mounted systems.
