Vajra — Synthesise and Facilitate
Synthesise and Facilitate
The Vajra's mission computer fuses multi-sensor data and presents a single coherent tactical picture to the pilot.
Vajra — Synthesise and Facilitate
The Vajra's mission computer fuses multi-sensor data and presents a single coherent tactical picture to the pilot.
Information fusion and human-machine interface design are central to the Vajra's advantage in complex operational environments. The aircraft's integrated avionics architecture eliminates information overload and allows the single pilot to manage all mission functions with low workload.
The Akash mission computer is a quad-redundant, federated processing architecture based on PowerPC processor blades operating at 2.4 GHz with a total computational throughput of 48 GFLOPS. It aggregates data from the radar, IRST, EW suite, datalink, navigation system and onboard intelligence databases to generate a single fused tactical picture refreshed 10 times per second.
The wide-angle holographic head-up display presents flight and weapons data within the pilot's forward field of view. Three 8×10 inch active-matrix LCD multi-function displays allow flexible allocation of sensor imagery, moving maps, weapon status, and systems health data. A JHMCS-compatible helmet-mounted cueing system allows off-boresight targeting to 90° and provides cueing for short-range missiles.
An Indian-English optimised direct voice input system allows the pilot to control selected avionics functions — radio, navigation, display configuration — without removing hands from the HOTAS controls. Recognition accuracy exceeds 98% in high-noise cockpit environments.