LOAM V2
New Laser Obstacle Avoidance and Monitoring System
LOAM-V2 is the Leonardo new generation Obstacle Warning System, it belongs to the product family of active obstacle warning systems, as the previous generation Laser Obstacle Avoidance and Monitoring (LOAM™).
Its design took advantage of the know-how and experience gained with the operational feedback of the LOAM™ operating on NH90, EH-101, and CH-47 helicopters.
Particularly compact in size at only 13 kg, the LOAM-V2 provides a lighter and reduced form factor (50% less volume, 30% less weight) to allow for the installation on smaller helicopters while featuring a number of brand new capabilities.
During flights at low altitudes, obstacles even of small dimensions, such as wires, are a real threat to the safety of flight, so LOAM-V2 supports operations under good and degraded visual environmental (GVE and DVE) conditions along the flight path by providing obstacle warning to enhance the situational awareness. LOAM-V2 can be seamlessly integrated with active and passive sensors such as radar, video cameras, fixed or steerable, visual or infra-red, as well as with systems based on obstacle static databases such as HTAWS and GPWS and digital maps DTED, DSM, DVOF.
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- Key Features
- Technical Specifications
- Smaller SWaP
- Eye-safe IEC Class 1 laser system
- Wider Field of Regard to provide look-into-turn
and anticipated warning generation - Capable to provide detailed features – terrain and obstacles – recognition (3D Points Cloud) enabling advanced processing
- Flight condition optimized behavior
- Cruise mode is meant to protect the flight trajectory with warning generation against obstacles or safety line but both data available at the same time for display
- Hover Mode is meant to protect the entire helicopter against unintended strikes with terrain features or obstacles
- Digital output, after each scan, of:
- the entire list of the detected obstacles (3D geo-referenced coordinates)
- safety line points
- warning details
- sector(s) of concern in Hover mode
- 3D Points Cloud
- Aural Warnings
- Analog (3 levels)
- Digital trigger
General
- Dimensions 220 x 250 x 290 mm
- Weight 13.3 Kg
- Power 120 W @ +28 VDC
- Eye Safety Class 1 i.a.w IEC 60825-1:2014
Performance
- Scanning Pattern Palmer Scan
- Scanning Rate 2 Hz
- Field of View 40° x 30°
- Field of Regard 70° x 60°
- Detection Range 450 m (5 mm wire @90⁰, 1,000 m visibility)
Features
- Operative Modes Cruise, Hover
- Warning Generation
- Cruise, against obstacles or safety line
- Hover against terrain and obstacles
- Design Assurance
- Software i.a.w RTCA DO-178C DAL C
- Complex Hardware i.a.w RTCA DO 254 DAL C
- ENV, EMI/EMC qualification i.a.w RTCA DO-160G
- Anti-Icing protection
Interfaces
- Control RS-422 (preferred) or ARINC 429, Ethernet
- Navigation and Attitude data from H/C ARINC 429 (preferred) or RS-422
- Output Data Ethernet (preferred) or ARINC 429
- Input / Output Discretes including Weight on Wheels and Digital Audio Trigger
- Analog Audio Output
- Optional Video I/O
Applicable Standards
- IEC 60825-1:2014
- RTCA DO-160G
- RTCA DO-178C
- RTCA DO-254