NR500 on Helicopter

Overview

Customer from Australia, which develop innovative geophysical systems that collect high quality data to provide a new window into the Earth. They provide mobile gravimeters and associated expertise to those wishing to undertake airborne or marine gravity surveys. Their gravimeters can be easily installed in a wide variety of aircraft and can be operated remotely from their head office in Perth, Western Australia. 

Challenge

Customer want to remote access the gravimeter which is installed in the aircraft (helicopter or airplane). But the gravimeter has specialized software that runs in MS-DOS, they cannot use/install any RDP/VNC software on it. Also, there is no wired line connection from ground after helicopter take off, it is a big challenge that remote access to the gravimeter and data collection in real time during the flight.

Key needs for Helicopter Application:

• Robust Design: Work stable in harsh environment with strong humidity, high / low working temperature range. 

• More Function: IPSEC, GRE.

• Better Service: Provide a reliable and trustable secure Tunnel for the data transmission without any data lost or damage.

Solution

The gravimeter is installed in the aircraft (helicopter or airplane) and connect to NR500. Customer are using a KVM-IP box that is also connected to the NR500 to enable full screen and keyboard access for gravimeter system. NR500 establish VPN tunnel with office VPN server. Office computers, or anywhere in the world customer can remote access the gravimeter system through the VPN network. Customer can access Windows, which then allows uploading of data to their office and any other configuration of the sensor required. They can also access our GPS, thermal stabilization and all other devices required that can be easily plugged in by local technicians on the ground. 

Solution Advantage

- Saving Costs

NavigateWorx’s NR500 helps engineers monitor real-time operation of the machines, response to faults with shortened time, and plan for preventive maintenance, saving both manpower and costs significantly.

- Reliable Network Communication

NR500 Router provides reliable low latency communications between machines and the center. Dual SIMs capabilities for redundancy mobile operator, switch cellular link between different 4G mobile data carriers.

- Working In Harsh Environment

With NR500 Router, now it’s flexible enough with its strong and high EMC level design, it could get all equipment connected and have internet access to be online for remote visitors all the time.

- Multiple Industrial Interface for Machines

NR500 Router has 2 x Ethernet ports, 1 x RS232 and 1 x RS485 interfaces supports Serial to IP communication. 2 x Digital Input and 2 x Digital Output for the connection of Sensors and Actuators.

Customer_Feedback

Overall it is working well. Our newly updated website also talks about us having remote access to our instruments world-wide and the NR500 is a key component is being able to achieve this.