Secure Networked Control Center

To address the Army’s need for a networked real-time test chamber monitoring and control system that interfaces with various environmental chamber controllers and complies with Army Cyber requirements, Intellisense Systems, Inc. (ISI) proposes to develop a new Secure Networked Control Center (SENCOC). The proposed system is based on a novel integration of Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) hardware and Open Platform Communications (OPC) software interface standard. The PLC hardware provides a unified physical interface to multiple controllers and communication interfaces in a rugged, cost effective format, while the OPC software interface provides secure networked access and implements real-time, multi-channel, remote centralized control of test chambers. As a result, SENCOC provides a networked real-time test chamber monitoring and control system for multiple facilities. In Phase I, ISI will demonstrate the feasibility of the SENCOC system by developing the system concept - and component-level design, and integrating its major hardware and software components. In Phase II, ISI will fabricate and integrate a fully functional SENCOC prototype as a networked, real-time remote control center for multiple environmental test chambers, demonstrate it at an Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) test center, and conduct testing to prove its feasibility over extended operating conditions.