SubscribeIn 2001 Aish was approached by NG Sperry Marine to quote for the design and manufacture of the Navy Operator Console for the Platform Management System for the T45 Destroyer.
In 2001 Aish was approached by NG Sperry Marine to quote for the design and manufacture of the Operator Consoles for the Platform Management System for the T45 Destroyer.
After several visits to our facility in Poole, NG Sperry were convinced of our pedigree within the Naval environment and our ability to carry out the required task.
Our customer was experienced in platform management systems on commercial vessels but had no previous history on RN ships and specifically the harsh operating environment that protection would be required to guard against.
The system required was to be self-contained so that our customer had only to install the consoles on board ship and then load their software operating system.
There were to be two basic types of console, a dual screen (side by side) and single screen (with remotely mounted screen).
Aish engineers decided that a "building block system" should be adopted as the method of achieving the design, hence the name "Morpheus".
This was to consist of a standalone Processor Crate, Flat Panel displays and input devices.
All these items would be environmentally proven individually, the idea being that any style of carcass could be used to mount the equipment and theoretically meet the environmental requirements.
Aish were successful in their bid and received an order for six ship sets of equipment in 2002. Subsequently after design reviews, prototyping and testing, ship set production commenced.
What has evolved is technically an excellent console set and a very satisfied customer.
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