Aircraft Ship Integrated Secure and Traverse

The Aircraft Ship Integrated Secure and Traverse (ASIST) system is a shipboard helicopter landing system developed by Canadian company Indal Technologies (now part of US conglomerate Curtiss-Wright).

The system tracks the helicopter and provide real time helicopter position simultaneously via visual cues to the pilot.

[1] A computer-controlled rapid securing device will also be driven by the position data to track the helicopter at low hover.

[2] The securing device and traversing system are then used to align the helicopter with the deck tracks and manoeuvre it into a hangar, all without the need for manned intervention.

[3] All ASIST electrical and mechanical systems are modular and are housed in the hangar or below deck level to minimize space and weight requirements.