Ploughshare Innovations Ltd.
Unit 2, Nine Mile Water Business Park, Nether Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 8DR United Kingdom
T: +44 (0) 1794 301602
© Ploughshare Innovations Ltd 2010
With Dstl’s impressive technology innovation record, its reputation in this space is well deserved.
Electronics and Communications
Electronics & Communications – Fitting Technology for Industry
With RADAR, LCD screens and brain/body scanners to name but a few of the successes in Dstl’s impressive technology background, its reputation in this space is well deserved.
Brief summaries of our specialist solutions are given below, and you can also download information sheets in pdf format (just enter your email address when prompted to initiate the required document download).
IP currently available ranges from accuracy enhancements in satellite navigation to new antenna technology that present significant advances and market opportunities for licensees. The development and testing facilities available to Dstl are world-class, and are supported by a £350+ Million research budget.
GPS Tropospheric Error Correction
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) suffer from positional errors (> 30m) due to ‘bending’ (refraction) of the radio beams through the troposphere from moisture/temperature/pressure. The Dstl system can further reduce the errors using numerical weather predictions (NWPs), provided by the Met Office (on a World-wide basis), which can be transmitted over a very low data rate to users. For more details contact us directly: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
GPS3 Galileo High Accuracy Solutions using a Multiplex Binary Offset Carrier (MBOC)
Significant improvements to the performance of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) can be achieved by advances in the modulation techniques of the satellites transmitted baseline signal. Interoperability is also a key benefit between the GPSIII and Galileo networks.
Hybrid RF Reflection Measurement System
An RF signal measurement system capable of measuring forward and reverse signal parameters of RF components including antennas and Electrically Small Antennas (ESA) in particular and also as an RF measurement system capable of being integrated within a communications system to aid the automatic retuning of antennas.
Non Linear Optical Device
This invention relates to a nonlinear optical device and more particularly to an optically addressed light valve (see below) suitable for selectively limiting the transmission of radiation from high intensity light sources.
Optically Addressed Light Valve
An optically addressed light valve suitable for selectively limiting the transmission of radiation from high intensity light sources independent of wavelength using a liquid crystal cell and a photoconductive material (vanadium doped silicone carbide). Originally designed to prevent ‘dazzle’ of light sensors its applications now include protection from sources such as sunlight, arc welding, head lights; or lasers.
Population Monitoring
A system for monitoring a live population e.g. for outbreaks of disease and data reporting to a remote station for analysis. For more details: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) Antenna
Operations across greater radio frequency spectrums are ever increasing, whether for civil or defence communications. The use of multiple antennas can be reduced to a single unit with the compact, conformal, lightweight and robust UWB antenna.