BAE SYSTEMS order S3DR-E

BAE SYSTEMS (Marine) Ltd. has ordered a solid state data recording unit to incorporate in its development of a new submarine installed ‘real time’ radiation surveying system. The system offers the capability for monitoring radiation levels in applications such as nuclear power plant installations, material reprocessing and medical health physics plus the ability, through analysis, to determine dose to individuals in ‘real-time’

As an expert in the field, BAE SYSTEMS (Marine) Ltd has developed the sensor technology and combined it with the SES unit to create a real time monitoring, data collection and recording system with a networked array of new sensors. Once installed the system will operate independently collecting and storing data. Recorded data can be downloaded from the installed system for remote analysis or physically transferred on removable media. Trials of the first system will commence in the fourth quarter of 2002. Later versions of the system will also implement ‘real-time’ analysis and display of survey data, using either the S3DR-E in-built processing capacity or an alternative BAE SYSTEMS solution.

The S3DR-E provided by SES is a version of its own off the shelf product used in other recording and simulation systems, tailored to meet the specific needs of BAE SYSTEMS. The unit is PC compatible, running Windows XP Professional and offering standard display and keyboard connections, a 700MHz Pentium III processor, 100MHz Ethernet and a 2GB removable PCMIA disk drive. It can operate from 230V/115V ac and 28V dc supplies. An RS-485 interface is provided for communication with sensors and also provides a 7.5V dc output for supply of sensor unit power. The unit is packaged to meet the physical shock and vibration standards for a military environment, and is compatible with CE Marking Directive 93/68/EEC and Defence Standard 59-41 EMC requirements.