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AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEMS
Agat State Research and Production Association
Yuri Mossienko,
Chief Designer of the Automated Control Systems
of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus,
Director General of the Agat State Research and
Production Association»
The Agat State Research and Production Association with its major component, the Order of Red Banner of Labor Republican Research Institute of Automated Systems, has long been the head USSR enterprise involved in the development of front (military district) level mobile integrated control systems. Since 1999, Agat has become the head organization of the Belarusian defense industry in the development and production of integrated stationary and mobile automated systems for the control of troops, weapons, reconnaissance and electronic warfare systems, including communications, radiolocation, data display equipment, secure computers, and organizational test equipment.
The enterprise has developed and supplied to the Armed Forces many automated control systems for various command levels and diverse applications. The most important of them are:
- the Vozdukh-1M automated control system (ACS) for the air army’s formations and units;
- the Kochkar automated control system for the command post of a tactical group of the national air defense;
- the Udar automated control system for attack aircraft of the air army;
- the Etalon automated control system for front (military district) aviation;
- an automated control system for tactical level (division, regiment, and battalion);
- the Trassa automated control system for air traffic control;
- an integrated automated control system for a theater level air force/air defense group;
- the PASUV field automated control system for tactical (battalion, artillery battalion, regiment, brigade) and operations (corps, army, front) levels;
- automated complexes for command and control posts of the Far Eastern and Leningrad military districts;
- automated complexes for airborne alternate control posts of division, army and front levels;
- automated command and control posts for Russian-made surface-to-air missile systems, such as the S-300V and its versions, Buk-M1, Tor-M1, Tunguska-M1, and Strela-10M;
- dozens of automated command and control posts of combined-arms, missile and artillery, reconnaissance, electronic warfare, air force and air defense units and formations; such posts are capable of controlling all types of Russian-made aircraft, the Tochka theater missile system and the Smerch multiple launch rocket system;
- field powerplants and personnel life support systems.
Owing to its vast experience, Agat was able to create a unique technique for developing large integrated control systems based on its own know-how and advanced technologies of designing automated systems. Similar technologies are regarded as the cutting-edge ones in Europe and the United States.
Besides, the enterprise used its research and engineering potential to assimilate the world’s latest IT achieve-ments. They are successfully employed, together with own cutting-edge technologies, for the development of automated control systems for the computer industry; transport platforms; power generation and supply systems; railway, air and motor transport; subways; the gas industry; geology; cartography; forestry; and numerous other sectors.
Since 1993, Agat has fulfilled over 60 contracts for foreign (beyond the ex-USSR) clients for the development of hi-tech products and supply of control systems and complexes. Its customer list included several world’s industrial and military leaders. Over these years, the enterprise has received many awards and diplomas from various European and international organizations for its business activities, perfect services, impeccable reputation and lasting traditions.
Agat’s know-how guarantees its progress. Over the last three decades, all its automated control systems have been developed to a fairly new ‘open-system’ concept. Such an approach stipulates free integration of software and hardware and a flexible buildup of computing and functional capacities of computer systems. Agat’s open systems are compatible with all foreign-made products built to international (including military) standards.
Owing to the systemic approach, which is paramount for its projects, Agat has become a trendsetter in automated control systems design, with its models virtually being standard products in the industry. Unique proprietary software/hardware solutions ensure optimal adaptation of its systems to changing customer requirements. Components of the systems and subsystems are fully compatible. These solutions also provide for the incorporation of functional subsystems and help optimize them during the design stage. As a result, Agat’s automated control systems are capable of operating in any environment. They can be global or local, stationary or mobile, distributed or independent, military or civilian, information, computation and reference, single-level or hierarchic, intended for network or individual usage, for controlling air traffic, air defense and ground forces, traffic flows, etc. In other words, these systems cover many challenging areas of human activities.
Agat’s systemic approach is based, first of all, on Soviet standards that regulate the composition and organization of design work and design documentation (State Standard GOST 34, for example) and incorporate the underlying definitions and principles, descriptions of design stages, phases and individual operations. Secondly, it incorporates international standards of a new generation, which meet basic modern requirements. Thirdly, it complies with NATO standards, primarily those regulating the compatibility of automated systems for control of troops and armaments.
Each Agat’s project in automated control systems has been focused on solving communications problems. The communications segment - the system’s main component ensuring requisite volumes and quality of data exchange - is designed simultaneously with its other components. Telecommunications networks are based on data transmission technologies supported by the Frame Relay, IP, IPX, Ethernet, PPP, ML PPP, ISDN (BRI), X25, X28, and ATM protocols. Distributed networks make use of fiber optics and digital communications technologies. Wireless mobile communications networks are available for users in any place, even when they are on the move. Agat has developed and introduced automatic switching systems, broadband communications systems, adaptive radio stations with frequency hopping, etc.
The enterprise offers its customers an entire range of major service support equipment, including integrated simulation centers, trainer complexes, and test and repair stations. It additionally provides, as regards communications systems, software packages for simulating electromagnetic compatibility and assigning frequencies to radio facilities, as well as software for automated communications planning and management. Agat also supplies support equipment and communications hardware.
Agat’s huge design experience makes it possible to follow the entire life cycle of a designed system. This implies a thoroughly regulated process of designing all system components by all project participants. Documents that formulate the methodological principles of Agat’s systemic design include the underlying standards, which specify the subject of such operations and the basic requirements for their implementation, methods of organization, and due quality assurance. These regulating documents, standards and agreements of the general designer in charge of automated control systems and information technologies are intended to ensure organizational and informational integrity of automated control systems under design. All participants in the project must strictly adhere to these documents so that the technology of integrated design of automated control systems be implemented. At the same time, Agat is developing new information technologies and new standards, which comply with the modern ISO/IR, ISOFTR, GOST R ISO/MEK, EIA, and ANSI standards.
The transition to modern hardware and software (Windows-NT, Oracle, ARC/Info, MAP/Info, SUN, Solaris, Case) has enabled Agat to achieve high probability and time characteristics of data processing, which are on a par with or, by some parameters, superior to their best foreign counterparts.
A problem of transition from paper charts to electronic imagery has been solved in Agat’s automated control systems, in which the visual analysis of the data is executed with the use of electronic maps. It helps significantly enhance combat readiness of troops. Agat’s products feature operational stability and reliability owing to a comprehensive examination of design solutions with the use of the enterprise’s CAD facilities and system tests accomplished in real conditions with simulated external effects.
The methodology of reliability assessment of the entire system and its components developed by Agat makes it possible to specify and evaluate the pattern and data control transition through the entire chain of automation facilities, communications, and functional support subsystems. If necessary, the systems are provided with three- to four-fold power supply redundancy: AC mains, mobile power plants, mounted power supply units, power takeoff generators, portable power supplies, and storage batteries. Every new component developed by the enterprise or purchased from a supplier is subject to mechanical and climatic tests for conformity with a specific group of automated control systems. Distributed databases, standby control and communications loops, and power supply redundancy provide survivability as required by the customer.
Much is done to ensure that information is duly protected in a single universe of automated control systems created by Agat. A package of appropriate protection measures and engineering solutions is provided in order to:
- prevent adverse influence on information, warning and control links, remote database loading, communications equipment, and system and application software;
- eliminate attempts of unauthorized access, including use of the network resources; disruption of network integrity and information leakage; and changes in the network functions;
- prevent the disabling of built-in information security devices;
- develop specialized secure computers, LCNs, and corporate network segments;
- protect hardware and service rooms from information leakage via side lines and through bug implantation.
Virtually every automated control system incorporates organizational and
technological infrastructure to control the information security system
in a single information environment.
Being a responsible partner, Agat makes every effort to provide its customers with systems, which enhance the effectiveness of management due to the continuous monitoring of dynamic changes in the data, introduction of intuitive elements, and unbiased criteria assessment. In other words, an automated control system, which enables a prompt solution to this range of problems, works strictly to the principle of a prime manager. Possible controversy is eliminated due to the openness of the design process; opponent assessment; thorough examination of design solutions; and distribution of the functions of the customer, the developer, and the user of the system.
Warranty service is Agat’s prime responsibility, in fact, an indisputable law. Every product is supported by a team of specialists who promptly fix, recondition and deliver repaired devices and parts. Agat has established its offices in CIS and other countries, which help ensure prompt warranty services. These offices also represent the head enterprise in joint R&D projects and in purposeful search for new customers.
Package delivery of automated control systems together with repair and test stations, complete SPTA sets, simulators and trainers also adds to customers’ trust in Agat.
Due to its structure, the enterprise’s R&D section is capable of constantly monitoring innovations in all control systems, such as changes in the composition of control objects, improvement of parameters and characteristics of data processing, expansion of a system’s functional capabilities, etc.
Under agreed technical assignments and specifica-tions, the Agat State Research and Production Association is always ready to develop new modern automated control systems or update the existing ones.
Published in the 3-rd edition of
PRODUCTS OF THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY
OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS by order of the
BelTechExport Company
Last Update 6 Apr 2007
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