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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Nonlinear, High-Fidelity, Aeroelastic Analysis for Novel Configurations

Efforts to develop morphing air vehicles with multiple mission capabilities have recently been undertaken by several research teams, including NASA’s Aircraft Morphing program and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Morphing Aircraft Structures program....

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Shape Memory Polymer Process Development

This work introduces a simple technique of separately fabricating electrospun short fibers. This technique employs a paper mesh, which is placed between the needle tip and counter electrode of the...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Surface-Plasmon-Enhanced Organic Thin-Film Solar Cells

Fabrication of two-dimensional metal nanoparticle arrays was achieved both by thermal annealing and nanosphere lithography techniques, which are both very fast and economic. The surface plasmon resonance of the fabricated nanostructure was analyzed experimentally by optical absorption...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

RF Vector Network Analyzer

National Instruments (Austin, TX) has introduced the NI PXIe-5630 6 GHz two-port vector network analyzer (VNA), available in a compact, modular two-slot PXI architecture that allows engineers to perform parallel...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Radio Telemetry System

Datapaq (Wilmington, MA) offers the Datapaq®TM21 radio telemetry system that uses radio-frequency technology to monitor and analyze thermal processes and temperature data in industrial-heating applications. Product and...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Cable Connectors

The Times Advantage™ connector line from Times Microwave Systems (Wallingford, CT) has been extended to include four new type-716 DIN straight and right-angle EZ no-solder connectors for LMR-400 and LMR-600 cables. None of...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Microwave Switch Platform

The EX71HD microwave switching platform from VTI Instruments (Irvine, CA) addresses applications that require non-latching relays and an operating range of up to 26.5 GHz. The switch can house up to 12 building blocks,...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Dual-Band Antenna

Spectrum Advanced Specialty Products (Fairview, PA) introduces the Wi-FI Pro Dual Band Antenna, designed to provide full bandwidth across the ISM band and withstand noisy or electronically sensitive environments. Able to...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

RF Diagnostic Chamber

The R&S DST200 RF diagnostic chamber from Rohde and Schwarz (Columbia, MD) allows wireless device developers to perform reproducible, radiated RF measurements, including tests for self-interference, radiated emissions,...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Electric Field Probe

The FL740 electric field probe from AR (Souderton, PA) uses an internal microprocessor to offer linearization, control, and communication functions. The FL7040 communicates through glass fiber optic cables, up to 100 meters...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

RF Antenna Switches

California Eastern Laboratories (Santa Clara, CA) offers two RF antenna switches based on the same chip die: the uPG2413T6M and the uPG2413T6Z. The small, single pole triple throw, SP3T switches, designed by Renesas...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

RF/IF Digitizer

ZTEC Instruments (Albuquerque, NM) and Astronics DME Corp. (East Aurora, NY) have developed the ZR8441 RF/IF digitizer. The digitizer comes standard with a full-featured, on-instrument spectrum analyzer. Technical specifications...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Dipole Antennas

Antenna Factor (Merlin, OR) has announced 2.4 GHz models of its HW and HWR Series antennas. While the HW has a fixed base, the HWR option features an articulating base that allows the antenna to tilt 90° and rotate 360°. Both...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

AC-to-DC Converter

BC Systems (Setauket, NY) has launched the BC-751, an eight-output, 800W AC-to-DC converter, designed to power solid-state RF amplifiers in airborne Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) applications. The BC-751 accepts a...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

ISM Band Transceiver

RF Micro Devices (Greensboro, NC) introduces the ML2730, a single-chip integrated Frequency Shift Keyed (FSK) transceiver with integrated power amplifier (PA) and low noise amplifier (LNA). The ML2730 covers 900 MHz, 2.4...

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USB Interface Device

Data Device Corp. (Bohemia, NY) has introduced a portable USB synchro/resolver interface device for military position feedback, and control and test systems. The input unit features two independent synchro/resolver-to-digital conversion channels configurable for 2V to 90V inputs, and operate at carrier frequencies in the range...

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Tracking Application

MobileRecon from Navagis (Jackson, MS) is a mobile device application that brings video, audio, and other data onto a Google Earth Enterprise (GEE) globe from the field. User-generated maps and live asset tracking can be...

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Silicone Tape

Simrit (Plymouth, MI) has introduced self-fusing silicone sinusoidal tape that incorporates fiberglass strands into the tape to control the amount of stretch for consistent thickness and dielectrics, while providing tear and...

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Rugged Tablet Computer

The xTablet® T7000 mini tablet computer from MobileDemand (Hiawatha, IA) provides the functionality of a notebook computer, the Windows operating system of a tablet PC, and the portability of a handheld device. The...

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High-Voltage Amplifiers

The 2200 series of 40W high-voltage amplifiers from TREK (Medina, NY) is available in three models - the Model 2205, 2210, and 2220. The 2205 controls output voltages from 0 to ±500V DC or peak AC, with an output...

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Thin-Film Chip Resistors

TT electronics IRC (Corpus Christi, TX) offers the PFC Series thin-film chip resistors that includes a 0402 package size qualified to MIL-PRF-55342 specifications. The chips are constructed using Tantalum Nitride...

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Sight Glass

Precision Hermetic Technology (Redlands, CA) offers Precise-glass™ low-profile sight glass that meets airborne and undersea requirements. The crack-free, stress- and shatter-resistant units are used in airborne oxygen and refrigeration systems, undersea valves and bulkheads, cryogenic containers, flow meters, liquid level gauges,...

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Aerospace

UAV Airframes and Missions Drive Embedded Computing Choices

Every branch of the armed forces has a need for capabilities delivered from unmanned aerial vehicle/ unmanned aerial system (UAV/UAS) platforms. These unmanned vehicles have proved...

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Aerospace

Integrating Formal Methods into Software Toolsets for Avionics Certification

Current practice in certification of avionics systems (e.g. DO-178B1) is centered on testing. The testing process has been prescribed to incorporate a semi-formal...

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Tech Transfer Reports

Projection System and Nanomaterials Create New Driving Aids

Drivers with poor eyesight may soon have technology in automobiles that will help them see a road’s edges or possible hazards more clearly, and shop owners may be able to display...

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Tech Transfer Reports

Cryogenic Technology Improves Infrared Imaging

Night-vision goggles, building security access devices, and law-enforcement reconnaissance systems could become smaller and lighter thanks to a cryogenic technology for infrared imaging. To reduce the size and weight of infrared imaging components, Virtual Aero-Surface Technologies (VAST, Atlanta, GA)...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Microwave Energy Transmission for Aircraft

Unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, are used in many applications to gather intelligence without risking human lives. These aircraft, however, have limited flight time because of their reconnaissance...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Frequency Synthesizer

Phase Matrix (San Jose, CA) offers the 20 GHz QuickSynTM microwave synthesizer that covers the 0.5- to 20-GHz frequency range (extendable down to 0.2 GHz) with 0.001-Hz resolution. The product provides major modulation...

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