Fresh Ideas XNUMXth Anniversary
The history of OBRUM today is primarily armored vehicles and engineering equipment, but in recent years simulators and simulators have become increasingly important in the work of Osrodek. In the photo, accompanying bridges MS-20 Daglezya.
This year, the Scientific Research Center for Mechanical Equipment "OBRUM" Sp. z oo celebrated half a century of its activity. It is marked by a wealth of experience, as well as a look into the future, both in relation to the research center itself, and in relation to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland.
Since its foundation, the statutory activities of Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowe Urządzeń Mechanicznych “OBRUM” Sp. z oo from Gliwice (although the name did not accompany the current plant from the very beginning) was associated with armored vehicles: their design, development, adaptation of licensed documentation, implementation in production, modernization, documentation of various levels and production of auxiliary devices such as simulators, simulators, etc. Over the years, a number of successful OBRUM solutions have emerged, including a family of tank-derived vehicles produced by the closely related Zakłady Mechaniczne “Bumar-Łabędy” SA under a Soviet license, such as the VZT-2 technical support vehicle (based T-55), technical support vehicles VZT-3 (based on the T-72) and -4 (based on the PT-91M), the road engineering vehicle of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (based on the T-72) and the PT-91 tank. Several T-72 modernization projects were also developed, some of which went into series as part of the PT-91 family. Also today, projects related to heavy vehicles play an important role in the life of the plant, which is reflected in its portfolio - we can mention, for example, the accompanying axles on the MS-20 Daglezia wheeled chassis (which are currently produced not only for the Polish army, but also for the Polish Armed Forces) also as part of a small export order) or the larger MS-40 which is still being developed.
OBRUM is not only an armored unit, but also a dynamic developer and manufacturer of training and training systems. Work on them has been carried out since 1992, the fruit of which is, among other things, a family of simulators, simulators and training machines for the T-72 and PT-91 tanks, i.e. from SJ-01 to SJ-09. The role of this area of OBRUM activity is constantly growing, and an important turning point was the creation in 2013 of the Office of Simulators, which is a specialized unit capable of carrying out work on programs implemented by all enterprises of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA and preparing solutions for example Rosomak, Borsuk, Krab, etc. .d. For the wheeled infantry fighting vehicle "Rosomak" a training system SK-1 "Pluton" was created, consisting of several training sets corresponding to single combat vehicles (consisting of training positions corresponding to the SKMK and the fighting compartment of the SKMB; in addition, they are supplemented by the position of an instructor of the SKMI), which may be assigned to a unit and trained together as a platoon. Despite the demand from the military back in 2010, these simulators have not yet been purchased. Nevertheless, the Simulator Department is one of the most important divisions of the modern OBRUM - proof of this is the delivery of more than 300 simulators of various types.
Coaches
The training of tankers is a costly task, and at the same time it requires a lot of space and organizational efforts - the main thing is that it be carried out on real vehicles. Therefore, in addition to the above-mentioned SJ family, OBRUM created simulators from the Beskid family, designed to train crews of T-72 and PT-91 vehicles (Beskid-2 M / K - together with WCBKT SA;
Beskyd-3 - together with ETC-PZL Aerospace Industries Sp. z oo, designed to train crews of Twardy tanks). Both simulators are stationary devices and consist of three modules that simulate the workplaces of all crew members: commander, gunner and driver. The equipment of each station is the same as in the real vehicle. The instructor kit also includes an instructor station. Each crew member's seat is associated with a set of devices that mimic the operation of a real tank's systems. The student visors provide access to a virtual image that simulates the space around the vehicle, covering various terrain or objects that the crew may have encountered on the battlefield. Similar to the simulators that are part of the SK-1 "Pluton" system, several combined sets "Beskid-2 M / K" can be used for joint training of several crews. In the latest version of 2017, Beskyd-2 received updated graphics (high-quality 3D visualization) along with an expanded database of object and terrain models. The capabilities of the instructor position have been expanded (for example, by improving the exercise script editor). Accordingly, the software of individual stations, including interfaces, was also upgraded. The representation of the tank's action on the battlefield has been improved, including the mathematical model of weapon ballistics. The electrical systems of the simulator have also been improved.
The youngest in the family is the modern training tank Leopard 2, developed jointly with the German company Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH. The kit includes a basic simulator with a driver's seat (placed on a mobile platform with six degrees of freedom, which allows you to realistically imagine the real movement of the car in the field) and an instructor / operator's seat. As in the case of older studies, so in their younger "child", the engineers from Gliwice took care of every detail of the driver's working environment so that the training conditions were as close as possible to real combat operations. The realism of the exercise is achieved both through accurate display of the car interior and omnidirectional display of the image, the design of which offers not only a high-quality, detailed environment (implemented scenarios also include changing weather conditions), the ability to edit at the request of the instructor, as well as simulating driving with an open hatch. The visual simulation is complemented by an omnidirectional audio system that reflects the acoustic background associated with the operation of the tank, and its design allows you to determine the direction from which the sound is coming. You can combine several complexes into one system in order to train the entire subgroup at the same time, for example, in the ranks. Currently, the user is provided with three sets of such simulators.
