3 ADVANCED MOVING MAP SYSTEM AMMS (ABRIS)

PURPOSE

The ABRIS is designed to supplement other onboard navigation systems, like the PVI-800, and to accomplish aerial navigation through: route preparation and planning, map support in all the sortie phases, processing of information from the navigational sensors, output of information to interfaced systems, navigation calculations, tactical situation display, and data link of target coordinates. The ABRIS provides:

 Storage and presentation of electronic, topographic maps on the color display and the ability to electronically update and reload multiple map data-sets.

 Continuous determination of ownship “ACFT” position coordinates and display of the ACFT position on the moving map (on a scale suitable for the operator).

 Creation and display of flight plan information for tasks in different sortie phases.

 Creation of a flight route, the recording of the route in the database, and being able to load a route from the database.

 Ability to quickly modify a route while in-flight.

 The reception and display of information from interfaced systems and the output of information to other interfaced systems.

ABRIS PANEL CONTROLS

The ABRIS controls are arranged along the bottom of the control panel and the controls include:

 Function select keys (FSK). There are five function select buttons that have a variable function according to the system‟s current operation mode or sub-mode.

o Button 1 [1]

o Button 2 [2]

o Button 3 [3]

o Button 4 [4]

o Button 5 [5]

 Brightness control knob. Located to the left of the FSK buttons, this knob may be rotated to adjust the backlighting of the display up [0] and down. [9]

 Cursor manipulator knob. Located in the bottom right corner of the panel, this knob allows the on-screen cursor to be moved horizontally and vertically. A press of the button [6] cycles a function or toggles vertical control and horizontal control. Rotating the knob moves the curser either left [7] and right [8] or up and down depending on movement mode. This knob can also be used to input alphanumeric information, selection of menu items, and input desired track angle. When in Alphanumeric/numeric data input mode, rotate the knob (mouse wheel) to search for the necessary characters and then press and release the knob (mouse right button click) to switch to the next character position. When the cursor manipulator is pressed in the position of the right-most character, it automatically switches to the leftmost (first) character (home).

3-1: The ABRIS panel and controls

For the brightness and cursor manipulator knobs, you can also rotate them by clicking on them and while holding the left mouse button down, moving the mouse either side to side or up and down.

DISPLAY AND INPUT OF INFORMATION IN ABRIS

Digital and graphical information is shown in different colors on the ABRIS display depending on its function:

Data input is possible in all ABRIS operating modes: The ABRIS consists of many menus and these can be navigated through by use of the cursor manipulator (right knob on control panel) or by using the '↑' and '↓' arrow FSK buttons. Rotating the cursor manipulator clockwise moves menu item selection up and rotating it counter-clockwise moves selection of menu items down. When the cursor manipulator is used to select items from a menu, it ensures a smooth transition from one item to the next with a mandatory stop on each item. When two of the function select key (FSK) buttons are set as “Up” and “Down” arrows, these can be used to select items from a menu; one press corresponds to one item step up or down.

Input of alphanumeric values is also provided via the cursor manipulator:

 Clockwise rotation of the cursor manipulator increases the digital value and cycles through the letters of the alphabet, numbers, and special symbols. A counter clockwise rotation reduces/moves backwards through the selections.

 To switch from one character to the next, press the cursor manipulator axially.

TURNING ABRIS ON/OFF

After AC electrical power is supplied (ground power, batteries, or generators) and the ABRIS power switch has to be set to on, the ABRIS will start to function. Using the batteries, the AC/DC converter must set to “АВТ” (Auto position). Once turned on, the ABRIS will start an automatic self-test that can take up to 120 seconds. After the self-test is complete, the self-test page will be replaced by the MENU operating mode page. At start up, the ABRIS will automatically go through an alignment process and NAV ERROR will be displayed at the top of the MENU page in yellow until alignment is complete. To shut down the ABRIS, turn off the ABRIS power switch or remove electrical power. [0 + RSHIFT]

3-2: ABRIS in self-test mode

3-3: ABRIS MENU page after self-test and alignment

DISPLAY OF INFORMATION IN ABRIS

The ABRIS display is divided into the following areas:

 System bar

 Main field

 Chart field

 Flight information area

 Fields for dynamic Function Select Keys

 Pop-up menu

3-4: Main information display areas

System Bar

The system bar is used to display current time, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) sensor status, and the selected ABRIS operating mode. The system bar is displayed along the top of the display regardless of the selected operating mode. The system bar consists of the three main fields.

3-5: System bar fields

For modes that have sub-modes, the current sub-mode is indicated in the top left corner of the screen under the mode field. Navigation and GNSS messages that can be displayed in the system bar field are listed in the table below:

6-2: Navigational sensor operating mode messages Two formats can be used in the current time field: HH:MM:SS Z HH:MM:SS L In this format, НН - for hours, ММ – for minutes, and SS – for seconds. If no time zone value is entered, Greenwich Time is defaulted to; in such a case the “Z” (Zulu time) indicator appears after the time. If a time zone value is entered, the field displays local time, and the time value is followed by an “L” indicator.