The state-of-art
technology center for design & development of world class Advance
Navigation systems & Real-time Embedded computing products was inaugurated
by Dr. APJ. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India on 9th December
2011 (Friday), at RESEARCH CENTER IMARAT (RCI), the brain child of Dr. Kalam
and the premier defence Avionic systems laboratory situated in the DRDO’ s Missile
complex in Hyderabad.
The ‘NAVIGATION
& EMBEDDED COMPUTERS COMPLEX’ which has been built over 14.5 acres within
the premises of RCI, houses the most advanced design, fabrication &
performance evaluation facilities required for the development of all classes
of Navigation sensors & systems and real-time embedded systems. The
Inertial Navigation group of RCI, which will be relocating to this complex, has
been involved in the design & development of highly critical inertial
sensors like Ring Laser Gyroscopes (RLGs), Fiber Optic Gyroscopes (FOGs),
Quartz Accelerometers, Hemispherical Resonating gyros (HRGs), etc which go into
the Navigation systems of missiles, combat aircraft, torpedoes, ships &
submarines.
The Real-time
Embedded computing Group of RCI has been developing the real-time computer
systems for all DRDO products and is an expert group in state-of-art VLSI &
System-on-Chip (SoC) technologies. The DRDO scientists confirm that this new advanced
Navigation complex is on par with the best in the world and possesses all
relevant infrastructures required for the system development and performance
evaluation of the present & future Navigation requirements.
Dr. Kalam, the
founder of RCI, also inaugurated the museum within the complex, which showcases
the birth and evolution of the navigation & computing technologies of the
world & DRDO, from ancient times to the present day. Dr. Kalam, during his
address, expressed that his dream of RCI heading towards the Number 1 position
in the field of Inertial sensors, Navigation systems & algorithms, etc is
becoming a reality and emphasized the need to develop the Single chip
Navigation, Guidance & control solution based on the System-on-chip
technology.
Scientific Advisor
to Raksha Mantri & the Chief of DRDO Dr. V.K. Saraswat, congratulated the
scientists on establishing the world class facility and wished RCI to emerge as
the world leader in avionics. The Chief Controller R&D (Missiles &
Stategic Systems) Shri. Avinash Chander, Director of RCI Shri. SK. Ray and many
other Chief Controllers & top scientists of DRDO were present during the
occasion.
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