DEWESoft®’s video surveillance system

Arianespace’s Ariane 5 is the world reference for heavy-lift launchers, able to carry payloads weighing more than 10 metric tons to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) and over 20 metric tons into low-Earth orbit (LEO) – with a high degree of accuracy mission after mission.

INTRODUCTION

Ariane 5 will be able to launch even the heaviest of spacecrafts either in production or simulation, and enables Arianespace to interface with most telecommunications satellites for highly efficient dual launches – a capability that has been proven by the company in Ariane-series missions since the 1980s.

• Name: Ariane 5
• Height: 54.8m
• Total mass: 780t
• Payload mass: 10,7t
• Thrust at lift-off: 13000kN

More information about Ariane 5 here.

REQUIREMENTS

The customer required us to replace the old video surveillance system in a Booster Test Stand (BEAP) building, which is currently functioning as a launch paid for the Ariane rocket in French Guiana.

REQUEST

• Recording of eight camera video streams. The resolution of the current system is 1920 x 1080 pixels at 300 fps
• Storage of video streams on local drive.
• Visualisation in real time of the video picture on PCE room,(at 100 meter of BEAP room)
• Controlling camera by DI/DO from BEAP controller
• All eight cameras have to be synchronised by universal clock signal IRIG
• Duplication of power and video data recording for respect the security procedure
• By using GigE POE switch, cable connections are reduced to minimum.

• HARDWARE UTILIsED

  SIRIUS®

  • This system distributes the synchronisation signal for the camera and accepts inputs for the clock signal delivered by DS- IRIG-ACDC module
  • The exchanges between the BEAP controller, DEWESoft software and the cameras are provided in real time.

  HARDWARE CONFIGURATION

  • 3 analogue input
  • 3 digital input
  • 9 digital input
  Using SUB-D15 connector for their inputs/output.

  DS-IRIG-ACDC

  • Utilise the international clock for synchronisation with the other measurement units and the rocket launcher.
  • Generate a clock signal for the camera synchronisation with the eight surrounding cameras, organized as two groups of four.

  DS-CAM-600 C

  • Eight cameras are installed around the rocket to visualise and control the mechanical defaults and incidental loss of mechanical parts during the launching.
  • Uses two servers to store the video data.
  • Each servers contain :
    • 2 SATA disc for the perfect Windows running and two SSD disc for the storing data en double (security obligation if one SSD or SATA crash)
    • Two PoE switch for to assure a perfect alimentation of cameras and the data transfer
    • 4 camera are connected by servers
    • For respecting technical requirement the cameras works from 300 pps to 400 pps in Full HD resolution.
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• For further information in Australia & New Zealand, please contact Metromatics on +61 7 3868 4255 or sales@metromatics.com.au

For outside this area, please contact DEWESoft directly sales@dewesoft.com