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BALTIMORE, MD - April 23, 2003
- Quantum3D®, Inc., a leading provider of open architecture
realtime 3D visual computing solutions for the Visual Simulation
and Training (VST) and Embedded Visual Computing (EVC) markets,
today announced at COTSCon that the Display Systems Division of
L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) has selected Quantum3D's Sentiris™
PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) to support the Display and Control System
(DCS) of its new Landing Signal Officer (LSO) Workstation. L-3
Communications is developing the LSO workstation as part of the
Visual Imaging System for Approach and Landing (VISUAL) program
under contract to DRS Technologies for the U.S. Navy. For more
information on L-3 Communications, please see www.l-3com.com.
Demonstrations of Sentiris are on display at the Quantum3D COTSCon
booth (No. 406) in Baltimore, April 23 - 24.
The VISUAL program represents a major system
upgrade to the aircraft recovery monitoring and display systems
aboard U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships.
The L-3 ruggedized LSO Workstation is designed to provide LSOs
with enhanced technology to improve their ability to effect safe
and efficient recovery of aircraft.
"Being selected for the LSO Workstation
DCS by L-3 is another strong endorsement for Sentiris and the
power of its underlying NVIDIA® Quadro® GPU technology,"
said Ross Q. Smith, Quantum3D executive vice president of business
development and marketing. "Sentiris continues to find application
in a wide range of COTS embedded visual computing applications
- from embedded training to aircraft, ground vehicle and now shipboard
displays. All of us at Quantum3D are pleased to be working with
L-3 Communications on this mission critical US Navy program."
The DCS employs Sentiris embedded graphics subsystems
to combine RS-170 video from infrared, television, centerline
television, and carrier air traffic control including Stabilized
Image and Tracking Unit (SITU) video sources with realtime graphics
overlays of approaching aircraft position and attitude data derived
from Mil-Std-1553 and Ethernet based telemetry data-- which is
then displayed at the four AMLCD displays in the LSO workstation.
These displays provide LSOs with realtime, graphically enhanced
video that enables them to conduct safe and efficient aircraft
launch and recovery activities. The Sentiris PMCs within the DCS
drive three additional RS170 outputs including one Integrated
Launch and Recovery Television Systems (ILARTS) operator display
and two VCRs. Output from the DCS is distributed throughout the
ship via Fibrechannel. The DCS, including Sentiris, employs the
VxWorks® realtime operating system from Wind River®, Inc.
"The LSO workstation is a very important
opportunity for L-3, opening the door to a new market," said
Keith Doerrer, director, Advanced Programs, L-3 Display Systems
Division. "Quantum3D provides a key role for us in this effort
by fulfilling the demanding graphics and video I/O requirements
of the LSO workstation. We look forward to collaborating with
Quantum3D on future programs."
About Quantum3D
Quantum3D develops and markets realtime, open architecture IG
solutions, embedded graphics subsystems, development software
and support services for the VST and EVC markets. Quantum3D is
the exclusive supplier of NVIDIA graphics technology for the embedded
military and aerospace visual computing market and is a privately
held, venture-backed company headquartered in San Jose, CA. For
more information, please see www.quantum3d.com.
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Quantum3D is a registered trademark and Sentiris
is a trademark of Quantum3D, Inc. NVIDIA and Quadro are registered
trademarks of NVIDIA, Inc. Wind River and VxWorks are registered
trademarks of Wind River, Inc. All other trademarks are the property
of their respective owners.
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