Portfolio
Simulators
EThe DFCC-ADC Data Acquisition simulator software was developed by Pinaka for ADA for the Light Combat Aircraft. This acquisition system is a display and logging system for avionics data coming from DFCC and GRU (Gyro Rotation Unit). The software acquires DFCC- GUH RS422 binary data in real time and checks the validity of the incoming data.
ATEs
Avionics components are highly mission critical and demand very stringent testing. During the design, production and maintenance phases, ability to test large numbers of these equipment efficiently and accurately is of paramount importance. Pinaka has developed end-to-end solutions for catering to this requirement, and these are in operational use with our customers. We have also developed and deployed Host and Controller software for controlling the Automatic Test Equipment which consists of diverse set of signal generation and measurement instruments. Pinaka is equally at ease with LabView and .NET solutions. We also have rich experience in calibration of test equipment. The ATEs we have developed can generate sophisticated textual and graphical reports within short turn-around-times.
Weapons & Missile Release Systems
No Volts Cum Pulse Tester (NVCPT)
Pinaka has designed and developed a generic, CRI-certified microcontroller based “No Volts cum Pulse Tester” for fighter aircrafts that detects the presence of stray voltages. It also detects the correctness of amplitude and the duration of the firing pulses. The system is in operational use with ADA and HAL. This product of Pinaka demonstrate our ability to develop products in the realm of embedded hardware and software from design and development to testing and certification.
Test Rigs & Jigs
The Test Rig is used for testing the DR118 System. The rig consists of two racks. One Rack is an LRU Rack and the other Rack is an Instrument Rack. The test rig has a rotating pedestal. One Setup consists of the mounting structure for the antennas and is rotatable one time till 360 deg. The other setup has mounting arrangements for the instruments to replicate a radiation setup.
Software has been developed to interface with the LRUs. Pinaka has developed the DR118 Test Rig and software is used for testing the LRU. The scope of the control software is to define different tests for validating the System. Each test consists of defined set of parameters which are sent to the System. The System processes them, and output is displayed. The output is tapped and compared with the input to find the status which is logged.
Calibration Systems
The Automated Calibration Management System (ACMS) is a requirement projected by 5 BRD, IAF to replace manual methods are laborious, time consuming and error prone. Another reason for automation is to handle Obsolescence. Hybrid architecture was evolved to avail higher frequency range and band width available with box type instruments and retain look and feel of box type instruments with compact PXI modules and User-Friendly GUI. The system carries out complete automation of calibration procedures with option run selected calibration tests manually and execute them.
Space
Field Dynamic Simulator (FDS)
Vast majority of the current Test beds and Health Monitoring Systems pertaining to Cryogenic Engines along with Stages of Rockets, Aircraft Structures, Nuclear Installations, Power Plants, and Industrial Automation systems demand complete automation keeping in view of their hazardous environment that prohibits human intervention. These typical installations are deployed over several square kilometers with field sensors located far away from the Data acquisition and Control systems. Complex Network topologies with redundancies built in for high availability are used to interconnect various nodes involving data acquisition of thousands of channels, data processing and monitoring stations. Such complex field installations required to be up and running continuously without malfunction.
