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Propulsion

Low-Cost Ground Sensor Network for Intrusion Detection

Perimeter surveillance of forward operating locations, such as Forward Arming and Refueling Points (FARPs), is crucial to ensure the survivability of personnel and materiel. FARPs are...

Briefs

Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Co-Prime Frequency and Aperture Design for HF Surveillance, Wideband Radar Imaging, and Nonstationary Array Processing

A co-prime array uses two uniform linear subarrays to construct an effective difference coarray with certain desirable...

Articles

Materials

Improving Component Life in Abrasive, Corrosive Aerospace Environments

In industries such as aerospace, characterized by extreme operating environments that push materials and components to the edge of their design capabilities, companies...

Articles

Electronics & Computers

Beyond VMEbus A New Concept

Deployability and life-cycle management of large and disparate collections of weapons, combat and C4ISR computing systems is one of the most critical challenges facing the Department of Defense today. Numerous...

Application Briefs

Electronics & Computers

Digital Radar Warning Receiver

Northrop Grumman Corporation
Falls Church, VA
703-280-2900
www.northropgrumman.com

Northrop Grumman Corporation recently received a $124.7 million award for production of AN/APR-39D(V)2 digital...

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Electronics & Computers

Taming the Thermal Behavior of Solid-State Military Lasers

Laser diodes and laser diode arrays (LDAs) are widely used throughout military systems, for sighting and range finding, but also at high power levels as offensive and defensive...

Briefs

Aerospace

Converting Existing Copper Wire Firing System to a Fiber-Optically Controlled Firing System for Electromagnetic Pulsed Power Experiments

After extensive review from the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Electrical Safety Office, it was...

Application Briefs

Aerospace

Game-Based Training Environment

Charles River Analytics
Cambridge, MA
617-491-3474
www.cra.com

Charles River Analytics Inc., a developer of intelligent systems solutions, has announced a two-year, $2 million Phase III...

Products

Defense

New Products

RF and Microwave Power Amplifier Accessories

Pasternack (Irvine, CA) has released a new series of RF and microwave power amplifier accessories that includes heat sinks, heat sinks with cooling fans, and power control...

Briefs

Software

In-Network Processing on Low-Cost IoT Nodes for Maritime Surveillance

The effective distribution of offensive weapon capabilities to naval units at the tactical edge is a critical focus for Navy leaders. A direct byproduct of this priority...

Articles

Electronics & Computers

Surviving the Challenge of Thermal Design in Aerospace Electronics

The aerospace sector places some uniquely challenging demands on electronics designers. For a start, the environments that the electronics are exposed to are much harsher...

Articles

Sensors/Data Acquisition

Validation of Ubiquitous 2D Radar

Seastema SpA, a company owned by Fincantieri (Genova, Italy), designs, develops, and supplies integrated automation systems for different areas of the marine industry. The company established an Innovation...

Application Briefs

Test & Measurement

Armament Test Set

Marvin Test Solutions, Inc.
Irvine, CA
888-837-8297
www.MarvinTest.com

Marvin Test Solutions, Inc., a company that specializes in globally-deployed test solutions for military, aerospace, and manufacturing...

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Test & Measurement

New Pulse Analysis Techniques for Radar and EW

Pulsed signals are widespread in radar and other electronic warfare (EW) applications, and they must be accurately measured for manufacturing, design of countermeasures, and threat assessment;...

Articles

Aerospace

How Additive Manufacturing is Changing the Aerospace Industry

Additive manufacturing was invented more than 30 years ago and, from small beginnings in prototyping, has developed and grown into a $6 billion industry. While additive...

Articles

Aerospace

CAM Software Technology Keeps Pace with Aerospace Manufacturing Challenges

Aerospace industry component manufacturing is in a large growth cycle. Advancements to materials and engine efficiency have created clear benefits for replacing a...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

MTU Training Facility Helps Keep Complex Engines up and Running

Today’s commercial engines are more reliable, fuel efficient, and powerful than ever. However, capability means complexity.

Original Equipment

Automotive

Bobcat Launches R Series Mini Excavators at Intermat

Bobcat, a division of the Doosan Group, has launched the R Series range of 2-4 tonne mini excavators at the Intermat exhibition in Paris in April. The machines are said to deliver...

News

Design

Schneider Continues Zero-Emission Goal at Nikola

The demand for zero-emission transportation continues to rise around the world as countries like Germany and China begin to examine the prospect of banning internal-combustion-engine...

Technical Innovation

Green Design & Manufacturing

Navistar's Latest SuperTruck Features Emerson's Electric HVAC

An innovative Emerson electric HVAC system provides more cooling capacity than the prior 48-volt system on Navistar’s CatalIST high-efficiency demonstration commercial...

News

Data Acquisition

Big Data Takes to the Skies

Growing up in a small town in Ohio, Rhonda Walthall frequently passed Neil Armstrong’s farm, where he’d retired after his accomplished career as an astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval aviator, test...

News

Regulations/Standards

Recognizing a Distinguished Leader in the Global Aerospace Industry

Respect. Esteem. Distinction. All words that define “honor”—and that demonstrate the significance of SAE International’s prestigious Medal of Honor, an award that...

Executive Viewpoints

Electronics & Computers

Volvo CE Pursues AI for Operator-Assist Functions on Path to Full Automation

While true machine learning employed in fully automated vehicles and equipment—where algorithms trained by data become brain-like, gaining skills such as...

News

Design

Bosch Stresses Need for E/E Architecture Upgrade

Bosch is hardly an unfamiliar name to the heavy truck and off-highway industries—the supplier has been a major player in the diesel and hydraulics spaces for quite some time. But two...

Articles

RF & Microwave Electronics

Mecalac Targets Building Sites in Cities for Fully-Electric E12 Excavator

With a focus on developing and manufacturing construction equipment for urban environments, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Mecalac plans to begin...

News

Manned Systems

Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality Transform Heavy-Vehicle Engineering

Augmented, mixed and virtual reality (AR, MR and VR) are everywhere. Over the past 12-18 months the number of new devices and apps being released has risen...

Articles

Green Design & Manufacturing

Meeting Environmental Objectives and Regulations

Gone are the days when the impact of products on the environment or human health were optional business concerns. Regulatory constraints on materials and chemicals are increasing, and many...

Articles

Manufacturing & Prototyping

Using the Full CAD-CAM-CNC Process Chain in Ultrasonic and Conventional 5-Axis Machining

DMG MORI manufactures a wide variety of conventional chip-cutting and ultrasonic machining centers for OEMs and production job shops serving the...

Technical Innovation

Green Design & Manufacturing

SwRI: CHEDE Consortium Closing in on 55% HD Diesel-Engine Efficiency

A multi-client research-and-development consortium led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to develop heavy-duty diesel engines that demonstrate 55% engine-system...

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Sensors/Data Acquisition

Non-Contact Method Measures Aircraft Internal Stresses

Scientists have developed a non-contact method of internal voltage control in polymer composites, making it possible to assess the degree of internal damage during the operation of...

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Aerospace

Maintenance-Free Engines Power Deep-Space Science

There are no gas stations in deep space, so engines must be reliable for the long haul. NASA has successfully operated a free-piston Stirling engine for more than 110,000 hours of...

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Aerospace

Automated Process Prints Aircraft Parts

Copper cables run through the fuselage of aircrafts. They transmit electrical signals for temperature-measuring sensors, LEDs in ceilings, or electronic connections in seats. During their...

News

Automotive

The EVTOL Disruption Goes Viral

(This article is part two in a series by Richard Gardner. To read part one, please click here).

Even at the early stages of this new era of urban air mobility, there is already a scramble amongst...

News

Software

AFRL Demos Advanced Multipurpose Robotics for Aerospace

Engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL’s) Manufacturing Technologies Division successfully demonstrated the capabilities of a new multi-purpose maintenance...

Articles

Connectivity

Daimler Shows It's Serious About Electric and Automated Truck Development

The recent flurry of electric truck reveals continues, this time in the Pacific Northwest at Daimler Trucks North America's (DTNA) headquarters in Portland,...

News

Power

Porsche Names First-Ever Electric Car: ‘Taycan’

In a somehow-ironic decision on a day Porsche chose to celebrate the 70^th anniversary of its 911 sports car, Porsche also announced the official name of its first-ever...

News

Robotics, Automation & Control

As Early Autonomy Questions Roil the Industry, Toyota Hews to Driver-Enhancement Philosophy

At a recent industry conference, Toyota’s lead for autonomous driving research said the company will continue to focus on a strategy of driver...

News

Power

2018 Porsche 718 Boxster

For enthusiast users of high performance sports cars, cylinders count. But when the counting stops at four, it can be a figure of disappointment for many who have become accustomed to the sound of six or...

News

Power

Martinrea's New Tech Center Focuses on Subframe Innovation

A new North American technical center is the product development centerpiece for Martinrea’s new mixed-material vehicle subframes currently under development.

News

Manned Systems

Ford Gives 2019 Raptor Smarter Shocks, New Trail Control Electronics

Electronically controlled shocks and a new Trail Control system that automatically adjusts power and braking at each wheel lead the 2019 Ford F-150 Raptor’s...

News

Materials

OEM Sourcing Trends Show More Program Discipline Needed

The drive by OEMs to get the best parts price is always in play, yet an industry study finds no correlation between an automaker’s pricing pressure and good OEM-supplier working...

News

Manufacturing & Prototyping

A State-Of-The-Art Coordinate Measurement Instrument

The next generation of civil aircraft are intended to achieve greater fuel efficiency, with natural laminar flow wings. They will also have to be built more quickly and at reduced...

News

Connectivity

Equipmake's 'Cool' Motor Technology

There is a subdued hum in the emerging world of the EV: the sound of several types of electric motor vying for top podium position within the industry.

Technology Report

Unmanned Systems

New Osram IREDs Enhance Vehicle Vision, less Harmful to Human Eyes

As a compliment to cameras, LIDAR and radar, a new family of Infrared LEDs (IREDs) can expand the vision of SAE Level 4 and 5 autonomous vehicles without harming human...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

Eaton Goes Internal with Its Next-Generation EGR Solution

Eaton’s Internal Exhaust Gas Recirculation (iEGR) solution production-debuts in the 2020MY as a next-generation technology providing near-instantaneous heating of the selective...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Driver Out, Testing In: AVs Bring New Transmission and Driveline Engineering Challenges, Opportunities

Drawing up a specification for a transmission or driveline may be relatively routine for a conventional vehicle, but for an autonomous...

News

Electronics & Computers

Chassis Brakes International Debuts First NA-Produced Products

One of the world’s largest producers of automotive brakes and calipers debuts its first North American manufactured products in 2018.

News

Manned Systems

SAE International Issues First Technical Standards for Aerospace Additive Manufacturing

The Aerospace Material Specification committee on Additive Manufacturing (AMS-AM) at SAE International in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, has released its...

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Defense

Army Develops Dual Pulse Rocket Motor to Support Warfighter

A team at the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Center, Aviation and Missile, has been working to develop a new dual pulse rocket motor incorporating insensitive...

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Sensors/Data Acquisition

New Device Detects Damage to Body Armor

Cardiff University’s School of Engineering joined forces with California-headquartered Microsemi to develop A-Ultra – a lightweight handheld system that uses ultrasound to spot damage to...

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Defense

Scientists Join Effort to 3D Print Parts for U.S. Navy

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) are lending their expertise in metal additive manufacturing to a new collaboration aimed at 3D printing critical...

News

Manned Systems

Additive Manufacturing Adoption Up, Growing Rapidly in Aerospace

The 3D printing materials market will experience high double-digit growth in the aerospace industry through 2024, as manufacturers of aircraft and spacecraft vehicles and...

News

Test & Measurement

ONERA and DLR Shake up the Airbus BelugaXL Cargo Aircraft

The first five Airbus BelugaXL aircraft are slated to enter service in 2019. But, to reach that milestone, an exhaustive schedule of test and certification work must be...

News

RF & Microwave Electronics

Insitu ScanEagle SUAS Boosts Coast Guard Mission Effectiveness

U.S. Coast Guard officials are expanding their deployment of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations,...

News

Manned Systems

A New ‘Works’ Is in the Works

This week, Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (UTC), announced the establishment of GatorWorks, a newly formed prototyping arm that will focus on the rapid and agile...

News

Power

FAA, SAE International Focus on Engine Fire Protection System Standards for Aerospace

Aerospace systems, subsystems, and components must continue to operate as intended when exposed to fire, rather than going up in flames and ceasing to...

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Aerospace

Aircraft Scheduling Models Ease Traveler Frustration

Flight schedules that allow for a little carefully designed wiggle room could prevent the frustration of cascading airport delays and cancellations. By focusing on the early phases...

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Communications

NASA CubeSats Head to Mars

NASA has achieved a first for the class of tiny spacecraft known as CubeSats. The MarCO-A and MarCO-B CubeSats are designed to trail InSight on the way to Mars, aiming to relay back data about InSight as it...

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Electronics & Computers

Equispheres Accelerates Additive Manufacturing Innovation with $5M from Lockheed Martin

Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin in Bethesda, Md., is investing $5 million in Ottawa-based materials science company Equispheres to help accelerate...

News

Defense

Boeing Virtualizes, Secures Additive Manufacturing Across Supply Chain with Assembrix

Boeing officials in Chicago are collaborating with Tel Aviv-based Assembrix to manage and protect intellectual property (IP) shared with vendors across...

News

Automotive

Paterson Composites to Build Components for Astro Aerospace Autonomous Passenger Drone

Astro Aerospace, in Carpinteria, Calif., is partnering with carbon composite manufacturer Paterson Composites in Toronto to build components for its...

News

Software

Engineering, Simulation, Test Tools Help Bombardier Business Jet Achieve Milestones, Exceed Expectations

The Global 7500 business jet from BombardierInc. in Montreal appears to be on the fast track to entering service, thanks in large part...

News

Lighting

All-New, Unibody 2019 Chevy Blazer Aims for Stylish On-Road Capability

Chevrolet took the wraps off its all-new 2019 Blazer in mid-June, as the front-engine, FWD/AWD D-segment midsze SUV is charged with filling a gap in the Chevy lineup,...

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Regulations/Standards

Aerospace Suppliers Harness PLM, Centralize Data for Collaborative System Design and Development

As the complexity of aircraft rises, it’s becoming more difficult to ensure that all the mechanical and electrical elements work together...

Road Ready

Propulsion

Nissan Kicks Entry-Level CUV Makes Its U.S. Debut

Two years after debuting in Brazil, Nissan’s smallest utility vehicle, the Kicks, arrives in the U.S. market with alterations to the suspension and a quieter interior.

News

Weapons Systems

Northrop Grumman Acquires Orbital ATK, Adds Solid Rocket Motors to Space Portfolio

Northrop Grumman Corp., an aerospace and defense technology company in Falls Church, Va., has acquired Orbital ATK Inc., one of only two leading U.S....

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RF & Microwave Electronics

AI Closes the Loop for Composites Manufacturing

Composite manufacturing, although state of the art in terms of product performance, remains something of a craft in terms of manufacturing. Even when processes are physically automated,...

News

Regulations/Standards

General Atomics Plans First Trans-Atlantic Flight of Medium-Altitude, Long-Range Remotely Piloted Aircraft

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) in San Diego plans to make the first-ever, trans-Atlantic flight of a...

News

Software

Boeing Debuts First Hypersonic Passenger Aircraft Concept

Officials and engineers at Boeing in Seattle are offering a glimpse into their vision for hypersonic air travel. They have released, for the first time, images of one of the...

News

Manufacturing & Prototyping

First Airbus BelugaXL Oversize Cargo Airlifter Emerges from Paint Shop with Employee-Selected, Whale-Inspired Livery

The first BelugaXL transport aircraft from Airbus has rolled out of the paint shop, unveiling a special livery emulating a...

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Aerospace

NASA UAV Flies Alone in Public Airspace

NASA’s remotely piloted Ikhana aircraft successfully flew its first mission in the National Airspace System without a safety chase aircraft on Tuesday. Flying these large remotely piloted...