VEDAS is a real-time vehicle sensory system which continuously monitors the health of combat vehicles (such as armoured vehicles and battle tanks) in a battalion.

The data acquisition system (DAS) acquires the sensor data (digital and analog) from all the sub-systems of the combat vehicle. The DAS part-processes the data and transfers it (on RS485) to the embedded system controller (ESC), which is the master and heart of the VEDAS system. This diagnostic data received by the ESC describes the health status of all the sub-systems of the combat vehicle.

The data is then transmitted over a radio frequency link to a mobile station, which is another combat vehicle. The mobile station, in turn, radios the data to a remote station, which continuously monitors the health of all the combat vehicles in the battalion.

Technical architecture, hardware and software platforms
The design is based on cPCI architecture with MIL grade, conforming to JSS 55555 and STD-461c standards.

Experience
The VEDAS team has experience in hardware design, software design, implementing GUI for the simulator module and ESC in LabVIEW, covering the whole lifecycle of the project in the Rational Unified Process (RUP).

Contact
Head - Defence
CMC House
C-18, Bandra-Kurla Complex
Bandra (East)
Mumbai - 400 051
Tel: 022-26591000-2
Fax: 022-26591046
Email: defence@cmcltd.com