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GA-ASI - Advanced Cockpit Ground Control Station (GCS)
GA-ASI`s Advanced Cockpit Ground Control Station (GCS) is designed for use with Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems such as the Predator and Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper and offers significantly improved situational awareness and reduced pilot workload. Innovations include intuitive interfaces that are designed to make potentially hazardous situations easier to identify and to improve the decision-making process generally.
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- Human-centered display technology
- Improved synthetic video with 3D graphics and moving maps
- 270° horizon Field-of-View (FOV) on multiple wide-screen graphical overlays
- High-definition (HD) video
- Enhanced Situational Awareness (SA)
- Fused, multi-source data (Link 16, Blue Force Tracking) into a Common Operational Picture (COP) on a single display
- Data link integration and collision avoidance
- Terrain avoidance and threats/special use overlays
- Easy to switch between automated "point and click" or manual "hands on" flight operations
- Ergonometric design
- Touch-screen technology
- F-35/F-16 inspired Hands on Throttle and Stick (HOTAS) mechanization for greater ease of aircraft/sensor control
- Ergonomic seating for increased comfort and design
- Increases manning efficiency with intuitive controls and data displays
- Design validated by U.S. Air Force and anthropometric/ergonomic expert National Institute for Aviation Research
- Compliance with MIL-STD-1472 and other human factor standards
- Use of a STANAG 4586 architecture to facilitate interoperability across various types of RPA systems
The Advanced Cockpit GCS may be retrofitted into existing U.S. Air Force, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Royal Air Force, Italian Air Force, French Air Force, and NASA fixed-site facilities and fielded mobile GCS shelters.