Ballistic Meteorological Sensor (BMS)

The Ballistic Meteorological Sensor (BMS) is a meteorological sensing unit that measures local wind, temperature, barometric pressure, and relative humidity for use in improving ballistics fire control accuracy and for support of network data sharing while mounted to the exterior of a ground vehicle. The BMS sensor also features built-in diagnostics and fault reporting in less than 10 seconds from power-up with continuous diagnostics and fault checking while operating.

The sensing unit has no moving parts, requires no special tools, and needs little to zero field maintenance due to a complete solid-state design and manufacturing process. It is designed to minimize equipment damage, degradation of efficiency, or mission failure due to operator-induced errors, improper cabling, power failure or electrical overstress of components, and improper installation, storage operation, handling, maintenance, and transportation. To operate the system, a single shielded cable (not included with the BMS) can connect to the unit to deliver standard vehicle power and provide RS-422 data to support sensor communication with local users.

The BMS was designed, tested, and qualified to work in the harshest of environmental conditions, including humidity, salt, fog, sand, dust, altitude, solar radiation, snow, ice, wind, rain, shock, and vibration, all while meeting military ground vehicle EMI requirements.