Micro Nav Limited receives Queen’s Award from HM Lord Lieutenant of Dorset

Micro Nav Limited, the Bournemouth based provider of air traffic control and airport simulation systems, was today presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of Innovation. The award was presented by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset, Mr Angus Campbell Esq. to Micro Nav’s Managing Director Stephen Williams at the company’s offices in Bournemouth.
 
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset, Mr Angus Campbell Esq., the Worshipful The Mayor & Mayoress of Bournemouth, Councillor & Mrs Edward J Coope and a host of local VIPs joined the company and group board for an afternoon of company presentations and product demonstrations, culminating in the presentation of the prestigious Queen’s Award.
 
Demonstrations were made of some of Micro Nav’s products, including the BEST 3D air traffic control simulator, the Airside Driver Trainer, as well as the Automatic Display Alignment System (ADAS) for which Micro Nav has been awarded the Queen’s Award in the category of Innovation.
 
ADAS is used in 3D air traffic control simulators and training systems. These simulators rely on the use of multiple projectors to present a simulated view that would be seen from a control tower at an airport. Historically, setting up and maintaining the calibration of multiple projector arrays has been achieved manually by skilled specialist engineers. ADAS uses high resolution digital cameras to automatically perform a geometric alignment of each of the projected images. This means that all of the projected images will align with the screen and each other. The system also automatically adjusts the colour and brightness so that all the images appear to be a single large image. Micro Nav has been granted a patent for this display systems innovation by the UK Intellectual Property Office.
 
Managing Director, Stephen Williams said, “It is an honour for Micro Nav and our staff to be presented with the Queen’s Award today. It is a special occasion for everyone who works here and we can feel proud of our achievements. It is recognition of our high-calibre staff and the on-going investment that is made in our products to ensure that our customers are able to deliver high-quality training in the most efficient way.”
 
This is the second Queen’s Award for Micro Nav. In 2010 Micro Nav won the Queen’s Award for International Trade.