BAE SYSTEMS Selects Wind River Technology for Infrared Camera Cores.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Photo Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4525871 ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2003 Wind River and BAE SYSTEMS' Long-Standing Relationship Produces Latest in Series of Infrared Camera Cores for the Commercial and Defense Industries Synopsis: -- Wind River's VxWorks Real-Time Operating System (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. (RTOS (1) (RealTime Operating System) An operating system designed for use in a real time computer system. See real time system, embedded system, process control and OS-9. ) serves as the foundation for BAE SYSTEMS' SCC SCC - strongly connected component 500(TM) Series of infrared (IR) camera cores. The cores are integrated into IR cameras used by fire fighters, military personnel and more. -- For more than 10 years, Wind River and BAE SYSTEMS BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. have collaborated in the development of safe, secure and reliable products for the commercial, defense and aerospace marketplace. Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:WIND), the worldwide market leader in embedded software Instructions that permanently reside in a ROM or flash memory chip. Embedded software may be immediately available to the CPU or, for faster execution, may be transferred to RAM first and then executed. and services, today announced that BAE SYSTEMS has chosen Wind River's VxWorks(R) Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) as the foundation for its SCC500(TM) Series of infrared (IR) camera cores. The camera cores are designed to convert infrared energy (heat) emitted from objects in the field of view into a viewable image The actual diagonal image on a monitor screen. For a long time, CRT measurements have been overstated; for example, a 17" CRT is generally between 15" and 15.8" diagonal. On the other hand, flat panel monitors on laptops, and later on desktops, have always provided accurate measurements, , providing enhanced vision independent of darkness, smoke and other common obscurants. This capability makes the camera cores an applicable tool for applications such as fire fighting fire fighting, the use of strategy, personnel, and apparatus to extinguish, to confine, or to escape from fire. Fire-Fighting Strategy Fire fighting strategy involves the following basic procedures: arriving at the scene of the fire as rapidly as , border surveillance and military night vision enhancement. The camera is the latest in a ten-year collaboration between Wind River and BAE SYSTEMS to produce safe, secure and reliable products for the aerospace and defense industry. "Wind River offers highly capable toolsets, standard embedded modules, and processor portability that enable BAE SYSTEMS to efficiently implement unique features for different customers within our standard products," said Roy Rumbaugh, IR Imaging Systems (IRIS) SCC500(TM) Series program manager for BAE SYSTEMS. "Wind River's technology provides a key building block in our revolutionary, architectural foundation to provide reconfigurable, interchangeable camera cores with variable features, performance and image resolutions." The SCC500(TM) Series IR camera uses custom, high-efficiency, IR-specific video processing Video processing techniques are used in video codecs, video players and other devices. For example—commonly only design and video processing is different in TV sets of different manufactures. hardware coupled with a commercial processor which runs Wind River's commercial RTOS. The IR camera is designed for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that are developing systems to serve the fire fighting, surveillance, unattended sensors, unmanned vehicles, machine vision, robotics, process monitoring and thermography thermography (thûr'mŏg`rəfē), contact photocopying process that produces a direct positive image and in which infrared rays are used to expose the copy paper. markets. "Wind River has a long history of providing reliable and secure solutions to the aerospace and defense market, and continues to sharpen its focus on this market," said Steve Blackman Steve Blackman (born September 28, 1963 in Annville, Pennsylvania) is a former professional wrestler who most notably worked for the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) as "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman. , director of market development for Wind River's aerospace and defense business unit. "We see this new camera from BAE SYSTEMS as a critical tool in securing the safety of fire fighters, military personnel and regular citizens both domestically and around the world, and we are proud that Wind River's technology could play such an important part in bringing this product to the market." In addition to the SCC500(TM) camera, Wind River and BAE SYSTEMS have also collaborated on projects including BAE SYSTEMS' JCAD JCAD Joint Chemical Agent Detector JCAD Joint Committee on Agricultural Research and Development ChemSentry(TM) chemical detection system which provides local detection and early warning of chemical agents and toxic industrial chemicals for military and first responder first responder First response personnel Emergency medicine A person employed in the public sector–EMT, fire fighter, police, volunteer EMS–whose duties include provision of immediate medical care in the event of an emergency; FRs have basic emergency personnel. The JCAD ChemSentry was developed using Wind River's Tornado(R) development environment and runs the VxWorks real-time operating system (RTOS) and Wind River's network management software. About Wind River Wind River is the worldwide leader in embedded software and services. It provides market-specific embedded platforms that integrate real-time operating systems, development tools and technologies. Wind River's products and professional services are used in multiple markets including aerospace and defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial, and network infrastructure. Wind River provides high-integrity technology and expertise that enables its customers to create superior products more efficiently. Companies from around the world turn to Wind River to create the most reliable products and to accelerate their time to market. Founded in 1981, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Wind River at http://www.windriver.com or call Wind River at 800-872-4977. Wind River Systems and the Wind River Systems logo are trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc., and VxWorks is a registered trademark of Wind River Systems, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies. MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4525871 |
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