Research and Production Firm
«МЕRIDIAN»
Research and production firm “Meridian” being an assignee of
Research and production association “Meridian” and central design
bureau “Meridian” was established more than 125 years ago.
1883
1941-1944
1946-1958
1960
Mechanical factory founded by G.M.Peck became a regular
supplier for the Navy. Number of
workers about 120
Factory repaired ship radio equipment and produced articles
for ship system repair
Factory developed production of torsiometers, deflectometers,
inclino and trim indicators, automatic conditioning systems, fire
fighting systems, current regulators, emergency radio stations,
aerials and degaussing systems
Special design bureau Post Box 938 was established on the
basis of the factory
1968
1976
1983
1999
2004
2007
2008
Central design bureau “Meridian” was established
Research and production association “Meridian” was
established, including: CDB “Meridian”, factory “Krizo”, branch
in Kharkov, acceptance base in Sevastopol , test production
and trial station in Luga
Research and production association “Meridian” was awarded
with an order of the Red Banner of Labour for high production
achievements.
CDB “Meridian” was reorganized into Research and Production
firm "Meridian"
OJSC “Meridian” becomes a part of “List of strategic
organizations and corporations of Russian Federation”.
According to Decree of President of Russian Federation and
Decree of Russian Federation Government firm became a part
of holding company “Group company “Morinformsystema Agat”.
JSC “RPF “Maridian” was awarded the special international
prize “Zolotaja Zvezda” for achievement of high production
performance
Research and production firm "Meridian" is a multiprofile enterprise that develops and produces:
- computer-aided action information organizations
(CAIO),
- weapon joint employment systems,
- automatic fire alarm systems,
- magnetic and electric field compensation systems,
- integrated control panel (navigating panels),
- training and diagnostic complexes.
Licenses governing activity of OJSC “RPF “Meridian”
General meeting of shareholders
Company structure
Board of directors
General Director
Saint-Peterburg
19 Blokhina Street
RPF “Meridian” Branch
Special Trial Station,
Luga
50 Vereiskaya Street
Administrative staff
Auxiliary Departments
Planning and economic Department
Ship information-control systems
Research Department
RPF “Meridian” Branch
Children’s recreation
camp, Luga
Ship protection system
Research Department
Design Department
Automatic design and Computers Sector
Production Control Sector
Manufacturing Complex
Quality Control Department
Almost all the vessels built in the former USSR and
Russia are equipped with devices or systems
developed and produced by the firm.
Computer-aided Action
Information Organizations
Firm started to produce computeraided action information organizations
in 1958.
Computer-aided Action Information
Organizations
«Trebovaniye-M»
is
intended for efficiency upgrading of
combat activity of surface ships of small
and medium displacement due to
automation and decision making on
combat employment of ship’s weapons
and radio electronic devices.
CAIO “Trebovaniye-M” solves the following main tasks:
 gathering, processing, displaying and documenting of data about tactical
situation from all data sources of a ship as well as of a ship-based helicopter and
group of ships ;
 gathering, processing and displaying of data about condition, operating
modes, ammunition availability of systems and complexes of a ship ;
 control of air defense facilities of a ship while solving self-defense tasks
and collective defense of group of ships ;
 control of employment of missile, artillery and torpedo weapon complexes of
a ship on naval targets ;
CAIO “Trebovaniye-M” solves the following main tasks:
 control of combat activity of a ship against submarines and anti-submarine
weapon employment
 planning and control of employment of a helicopter while solving tasks of air,
surface and submarine situation enlightening, tasks of anti-submarine warfare;
 navigation and tactical maneuvering, providing of collision avoidance with
surface targets and joint course in a group of ships, control of ship course
holding ;
 training of personnel to control all types of weapons in different tactical
situations ;
 documenting of data about condition and combat operation of weapon
systems, tactical situation and operator actions.
CAIO “Trebovaniye-M” is an open distributed adaptive computer based on stateof-the-art computing means connected in a local network.
Technical characteristics of CAIO “Trebovaniye-M”:
- Devices built in modularity;
- Display devices:
• Flat-panel liquid-crystal indicators with diagonal not less than
19 and resolution not less than 1280x1024 pixels,
• Color electroluminescent indicators with diagonal not less than
10,4 and resolution not less than 640x480 pixels,
- Channel of inter-device exchange – local network Ethernet
100Mbps with backup;
- Processor module of exchange device CPC108 500 мHz;
- Power supplied to system by ship mains 380V 50Hz;
- Power consumption up to 3,5 kW;
- System mass up to 2200 kg.
Nowadays CAIO “Trebovaniye-M”
is installed on ship 11356 project.
Computer-aided
action
information
organization (CAIO)
«Trebovaniye-М» is an open distributed
adaptive computer system based on state-ofthe-art computing means connected in a local
network.
It comprises operators’ work stations (WS),
interfacing devices, central computers.
Number of WS and their particular functions
are defined by organization and establishment
accepted on customer’s ships, as well as list of
tasks to be solved.
Number of interfacing devices with ship weapon system
and support environment is defined by weapon structure of a
ship. Interfacing with weapon systems installed on a ship is
fulfilled:
- through digital channel – by interfacing devices of type
Т-119 and Т-190;
- after reception of primary radar information –by device
Т-181.
Central computers – devices Т-162 provide computing
tasks solving and operation with distributed data base, located
in these devices.
For receiving of cartographic information from card-server a
local area network Ethernet is provided in the system.
Main characteristics of architecture
Adjustable structure of software, providing easy adaptation for
requirements of the customer.
High level of automation and decision support, control of their
execution.
High reliability and survivability of system; possibility of all
functions fulfillment when system is severely damaged.
Fault diagnostics with an accuracy to substitute item.
Advanced documenting of decisions and actions of operator,
state of all systems, progress of the commands, tactical
situation etc.
Training conditions, providing simulation of all interfaced
systems, for training of a staff.
Computer-aided Control System
of search and target indication Radar
RDR CS is a system of ship’s radar
(RDR) complex control. It enables to
using effective ship’s RDR complex
independently as well as in anti-aircraft
fire weapons (AFW). It provides detection,
measuring of coordinates and tracking of
various types of aerodynamic targets:
planes, helicopters, remotely controlled
aircrafts, cruise missiles at small and
medium heights as well as surface
targets.
RDR CS is intended for the following tasks solving:
- RDR complex control;
- target nationality identification means control;
- interfacing with systems and complexes of a ship;
- ship’s anti-aircraft firing weapons control;
- providing of RDR complex with any types of power supply;
- providing of fire protection of RDR complex.
RDR CS provides nationality identification of targets and
generates target destination.
Weapon joint employment system “Blokirovka”
Weapon joint employment system “Blokirovka” is intended for
generation of control signals influencing executive circuits of
weapon in order to provide safety of a ship while joint employing
of weapon. It interfaces with control and ship’s weapon systems.
System «Blokirovka» provides interfacing with control and weapon
systems of a ship.
Beginning from 1958
About 120 systems
of type «Blokirovka»
were produced for the
different ship projects.
Fire alarm system
More than 40 years JSC «RPF «Meridian» produces
high performance systems, providing early fire detection
and fail-safe control of fire protection means.
High level inventions and their competitive ability are
determined by usage of high technologies, state of the
art
achievements
of
microelecrtonics,
computer
technology and by engaging of highly knowledgeable
specialists.
Nowadays RPF «Meridian» offers address analog system of fire
alarm «Kasatka», fire alarm system «Vzryv», automatic switching
on of fire protection facilities «АПЗ-028» and temperature alarm
signalling system «CTC-М».
Temperature-alarm signaling system «СТС-M»
System СТС-M is intended for installing on board of
the vessels and the ships for the current temperature value
control in the points being checked and for signalling on
the temperature falling outside the pre-set upper and lower
limits in these points.
System of automatic switching on the fire
protection means «АПЗ-028»
The system of automatic switching on the fire protection
means АПЗ-028 is intended for the delivery of signals for
automatic switching on the fire protection means (FPM) and
signaling at flame appearance, rising the temperature or the
pressure above the fixed limit.
Fire signaling system “Kasatka”
Fire alarm system «Kasatka» are to be
installed on ships and vessels of mean and
large displacement. System provides situation
control in ship compartments and pre-fire and
fire situation alarm, on vessels.
Automatic fire signaling system
“VZRYV”
Automatic fire signaling system “VZRYV” is intended
for mounting on small and medium ships. The
system provides monitoring of surrounding medium
and the delivery of signaling on the presence of prefire situation and fire aboard.
Complexes of devices and equipment for surface
ship's magnetic field compensation system
Our firm has produced magnetic and electric compensation
field systems since 1963. Since that time such equipment as
degaussing devices control systems, unified control equipment for
compensation of magnetic fields “Kadmiy” and “Kadmiy-Р”, unified
electric field compensation equipments “Kaskad”, “Kaskad-Y” have
been developed, produced and installed on many ships of Soviet
(Russian) Navy and on a number of foreign fleet ships.
«АМК-51»
Complex of devices and equipment
АМК-51
for
ship's
magnetic
field
compensation system (SMFC) is the
newest development which has embodied
the long-term experience in creation of
similar systems based on modern hardware
and new technologies.
Nowadays our firm offers automatic control equipment of
magnetic field compensation system «KMDS».
Automatic control equipment of magnetic field compensation
system “KMDS” provides complete automation of control
processes of currents when compensating of magnetic field in
windings in condition of high resistance of system against
external influences of electromagnetic interference.
Navigating Panels
Nowadays main development activity is integrated section
ensuring ship control on the base of work station and remote devices.
Level of automation is defined while developing of ship project
depending on a type of automation and type of the given ship.
Therefore, quantity and type of sections can vary except computing
core of work station.
Research and production firm “Meridian” has developed
navigating panels since 1965. It is a leading manufacturer of
navigating panels in Russia.
During these years there have been developed 3 generations
of navigating panel sections that were installed on many ships built
in the former USSR and Russia, and on some foreign ships as
well.
19, Blokhina Str., Saint-Petersburg,
197198, Russia
Теl.: (812) 232 39 75
Fax.: (812) 233 94 07
E-mail: npfmeridian@peterlink.ru
www.npfmeridian.ru