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> Products

AERO 4000™ Motion Controller

1583 Series Table System

PTS-3500B Weather Radar Test System

> Customers

Agcam for the International Space Station

> Support

Extend the life of your Contraves®
57CD Motion Table

Motion Table Service and Support

> Our Company

Ideal presents technical papers in April

Welcome to our first 2007 edition of the Ideal Aerosmith's newsletter, Ideal Precision. Ideal Precision is published twice a year to provide updates on what is happening at Ideal Aerosmith, for you our customer.

Spring is always an exciting time of year and this year is no exception! The month of April brings a number of trade shows where Ideal Aerosmith will be featuring our newest motion controller, the AERO 4000™, sharing original research through technical presentations, and enjoying the opportunity to interact with customers and colleagues. If you happen to make it out to any of these shows, please stop by our booth and say hello. We'd love to hear about what's happening at your company and assist you in any of your motion simulation, testing, or contract manufacturing needs!

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Mike Brooks
Vice President - Business Development

Upcoming Events

Products

Visit the Ideal Aerosmith booth at these upcoming events:

> 2007 Joint Navigation Conference
   April 2, 3 & 4, 2007
   Orlando, FL

> SPIE Defense & Security
   April 9-13, 2007
   Orlando, FL

AERO 4000™ Motion Controller

The summer of 2006 marked the launch of Ideal Aerosmith's 4th generation of controller, the AERO 4000™, the most advanced and capable digital servo controller on the market today. The AERO 4000™ is used with Ideal's high-precision rate table and centrifuge systems, particularly for HWIL applications. It can also be used for upgrading aging motion table systems by replacing obsolete or unsupported controllers.

The AERO 4000™ provides the user with the fastest servo update rate, best design for support life, and the most convenient remote host interface capabilities. The AERO 4000™ can interface with Inductosyn®, synchro/resolver, and optical encoder feedback systems, control brush-type or brushless motors as well as hydraulic actuators, and uses current PCI architecture, not the obsolete ISA or PC/104 buses that you'll find in other controllers. Refer to the AERO 4000 Advantages Sheet for more information, or contact Ideal Aerosmith to get much more detailed information.

 Download AERO 4000™ Advantages Sheet

1583 Series Table System

The 1583 Series is a Three-Axis Table System primarily used for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) testing of "smart" munitions or projectiles, particularly those with high roll velocity requirements. It is a cost-effective alternative to using larger electric or hydraulic three-axis systems that were designed for much larger missile payloads. There are two 1583 Series designs. On the Model 1583, the tabletop is located slightly in front of the pitch axis. The Model 1583F incorporates an offset to allow for rotation about a point above the tabletop and base of the test package. The system is available with the AERO 832 Controller, or for high performance applications, our AERO 4000.

 Download 1583 Datasheet

PTS-3500B Weather Radar Test System

The Ideal Aerosmith PTS-3500B is our latest generation test system for automated return-to-service testing of Rockwell Collins digital Weather Radar Systems. The PTS-3500B is a PC based test system that controls rack mounted GPIB instrumentation and uses Rockwell Collins ADAT test programs to significantly reduce Weather Radar test times.

In addition to the automated Weather Radar R/T tests, the PTS-3500 facilitates manual testing of the Weather Radar Indicators, Antenna Pedestals, and Control Panels per the CMM test procedures.

The following table provides a list of Rockwell Collins LRU part numbers that the PTS-3500B supports.

TYPE	Rockwell Collins Part Number	Test Type
WRT-700X Standard R/T	622-5132-0XX/1XX	Automatic Rockwell Collins ADATE test
WRT-701X FLW R/T	622-5132-6XX	Automatic Rockwell Collins ADATE test
WRT-701X (2100 Multi-scan R/T)	822-1710-XXX	Automatic Rockwell Collins ADATE test
IND-701/711 Indicators	622-5128-XXX 622-6514-XXX	Semi-automatic ("manual mode") software facilitates CMM test procedure
WMA-701X, -702X Antenna Pedestals	622-5135-XXX 622-5136-XXX	Semi-automatic ("manual mode") software facilitates CMM test procedure
WCP-701/702 Radar Control Panels	622-5129-XXX 622-5130-XXX	Semi-automatic ("manual mode") software facilitates CMM test procedure

Test program software available only from Rockwell Collins Inc.

 Download PTS-3500B Technical Summary

Customers

Agcam for the International Space Station

The Center for People and the Environment (CP&E) at the University of North Dakota (www.umac.org) took delivery of an Ideal Aerosmith single-axis precision rate table to enable optical performance testing of its Agricultural Camera (AgCam). AgCam, a multi-spectral imaging system being built by students and faculty on the campus of UND, will be installed onboard the International Space Station and used in precision agriculture research and other remote sensing applications. The system uses a line-scan camera that relies on relative motion between the imager and its target. Testing of AgCam required the precise rate control capabilities of the Ideal Aerosmith table to accurately simulate orbital rates and determine imager spatial performance capabilities.

Support

Extend the life of your Contraves® 57CD Motion Table

Relying on an aging Model 57CD Dual-Axis Test Table System?
Support for these systems has become increasingly difficult because of aging and obsolescence issues related to the electronic components. This often makes the servicing of the controller difficult and sometimes impossible. The mechanical components however; including the structure, motors, and bearings still have a useful life.

Does this sound familiar? Looking for an alternative? Now there is one...
Upgrade your Contraves® Model 57CD with an Ideal Aerosmith AERO 4000™ Motion Controller.

Why should this upgrade option be considered?
Ideal has developed a leading edge controller that is helping customers avoid the costs of full system replacement. The AERO 4000™ Motion Controller can breathe new life into a tired machine by improving performance, providing new features, increasing reliability and extending the support life cycle. All of these add up to a better test solution with reduced downtime and operating costs. Need more than a controller upgrade? Ideal can also service or replace other major components of your system including the amplifiers, motors and sliprings. Ideal is also committed to reducing downtime during the upgrade process and can perform the upgrade at the customer's facility if requested.

For more information on upgrading your Model 57CD, 57CD-2, and/or 57CD-X built by Contraves or Carco please contact us at 218-773-2455, or email at sales@idealaero.com.

 Download 57CD Upgrade Datasheet

Ideal Services & Supports Contraves® / Carco / Benton / Goerz / Genisco / Trio-Tech Motion Table Systems

We know that down-time is a critical issue for many of our customers and Ideal has focused attention on our Service and Support staff. We have the capability to service and upgrade many systems previously manufactured by Contraves®, Carco, Benton, Goerz, Genisco Technology and Trio-Tech International.

Ideal Aerosmith can perform the following services, either at your site, or at one of our facilities:

• Table calibration
• Controller / Servo amplifier upgrade and replacement
• Controller repair
• Slip ring replacement
• Hydraulic actuator repair
• Controller adjustment and table tuning
• Motor, bearing, encoder, and Inductosyn® replacement

We are typically able to dispatch a field service technician or engineer anywhere in the world on short notice to solve your flight motion table or rate table problem.

Controller upgrades are cost-effective options for table systems with well-functioning mechanical components, but with electronics that are aging and facing obsolescence issues. We can replace these controllers with our AERO 8x2 or AERO 4000™ Motion Controller. Contact Ideal for more information.

Our Company

Ideal presents technical papers in April

Ideal is dedicated to supporting industry and advancing the knowledge base in motion simulation and testing fields. Remaining up to date on the most current and relevant information and providing leadership are top priorities in a dynamic industry. Ideal's experts will be presenting the following technical papers in the next month:

Dr. Mark Avory and Rudy Schnieder will be presenting, "Improving Fidelity of Hydraulic Flight Motion Simulator" at The International Society of Optical Engineering (SPIE) Defense and Security Symposium. This event is being held from April 9 to 13 at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL. For complete information, please visit: http://www.spie.org/

At the SAE 2007 World Congress, Barb Schultz and Robert Mitchell will be presenting, "A Case Study: Improvements in Automotive Motion Simulators Using Six Sigma Methodologies." This event is being held at Cobo Center in Detroit, MI from April 16 to 19. For complete information, please visit: http://www.sae.org/congress/

Robert Mitchell will be presenting Laboratory Motion Testing of MEMS Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) at the Institute of Navigation (ION) Annual Meeting in Cambridge, Mass. April 23 - 25, 2007. For complete information, please visit: http://www.ion.org/

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