Orbit Communications Systems Ltd. (TASE: ORBI) has debuted their Aero Data Link (ADL) self-contained antenna tracking system.
Orbit’s ADL consists of an elevation-over-azimuth positioner unit with a built-in tracking controller and a mounted directional antenna and data-link unit. The combined result is reduced SWaP (size, weight and power), optimized for mobile ground stations.
Orbit’s ADL benefits:
- Controller inside the positioning unit, connected by a single LAN cable
- 28V DC, instead of AC, eliminating safety issues
- Slip ring accommodating 70 simultaneous circuits (double the previous version)
- Full duplex, for full tracking and control capabilities
- Sophisticated tracking algorithms
- Compliance with MIL-standard 810F (mechanical/environmental) and 461F (electro-magnetic interference)
- Whole system — including C-band directional antenna — mounted on base riser or tripod (during emergencies)
The Aero Data Link may be seen ISDEF 2017 at Orbit booth 9010 at ISDEF 2017, in Tel Aviv, Israel, from June 6 to 8.
Orbit CEO, Eitan Livneh stated that the company's Aero Data Link is the industry’s first fully self-contained antenna tracking system. With it, Orbit is meeting the growing demand for aerial target tracking and control head on.