4D Insights

Scantrol, an independent supplier of monitoring and control systems for the marine industry, partnered with 4D Systems to equip its mTrack AHC Controller with an OLED display module. The selection of the display was guided by considerations like size, shape, interface, and temperature. According to Øystein Aase, Senior Developer, AHC & Autonomous Systems, the display was critical for operators, offering key information. The OLED display was particularly necessary for providing operators with unique IP addresses to connect with other equipment and for remote support, even while at sea. The display was designed to operate reliably under challenging sea conditions.

Técnico Solar Boat are a competitive team of 33 university students from a range of engineering disciplines based at Instituto Superior Técnico from Lisbon, Portugal. With a mission to promote the use of renewable energy and electric mobility, they develop vessels from scratch, compete internationally at competitions held in Netherlands & Monaco each year and contribute to the broader industry’s knowledge by sharing their work as an open-source project. With two prototypes & 2 years of competing under their belt, the team wanted to build a new boat – the São Rafael 02. The objective was to be lighter, faster & more efficient than its predecessor, the São Rafael 01. Being a manned vessel, they knew they needed a custom display in the cockpit for the pilot to use to drive the boat in a safe manner.