PAR80 UPGRADE

On request of the German Air Force, Intersoft Electronics developed an upgrade of the Precision Approach Radar PAR80. The PAR Display Upgrade or PDU830 was designed to overcome the drawbacks of old PAR80 installations: the degradation of visibility on the old CRT displays, obsolescence of components and increased maintenance. The PDU830 replaces the displays and video processor, while controlling the PAR80 via software. A PAR80-Display, which is a display solution on standard and modern COTS pc’s and LCD’s, is now used by military approach controllers. The software uses adaptive clutter maps which improve visibility; and it has different color regions in the elevation screen marking the glide slope within a tolerance. Moreover, the target in the azimuth screen is colored according to its height. Further on, the PDU830 has the full capability for recording and replay, both for training purposes as well as for legal recordings. From 2008 till 2011, 31 PDU830’s will be installed at different German military airports by Selex Gematronik.



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