Defense Tech Briefs - February 2012

February 1, 2012

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Features

Application Briefs

Target Location System Performs in Rain, Smoke, Haze, and Combat Scenarios

Rocket Launcher Tubes Protect Troops

Holographic Radar Pinpoints Rapid Shell Fire

Articles

Using Standardized Test Methods to Develop Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Minimizing Thermal Resistance with Direct Attach Heat Spreaders

Tech Briefs

Electronics & Computers

Prognostic Health Management for Avionics System Power Supplies

Energy-Scalable Protocols for Battery Operated Micro Sensor Networks

Wide-Field Imaging System and Rapid Direction of Optical Zoom

Manufacturing & Prototyping

Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube Channels on Three- Dimensional Building Blocks

Materials

High-Temperature Silicon Carbide Power Module for Military Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Mechanics & Machinery

Reactive Structure and Smart Armor for Future Ground Vehicles

Physical Sciences

Distributed, Collaborative Human- Robotic Networks for Search, Identify, and Track

Products

OpenVPX Reference Platform

MIL-DTL 38999 Series III Connectors

3D Modeling Software

Navigation Sensors

FPGA Sensor Development Kit

MEMS Gyroscope

3D Video Tracking System

Embedded Technology

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Articles

Designing High-Speed, Rugged Data Recorders

Improving Software Reliability in Satellite and Spacecraft Applications

RF & Microwave Technology

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Applications

Jamming-Resistant Adaptive Radio System

Articles

Using Software Defined Instruments to Address the Mixed-Signal Test Challenges of Today’s Software Defined Radios