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Coherix’s Laser-Based Computer-Vision Improves Electronics Manufacturing
An industry-first 3D laser-based, computer-vision system can monitor and control the application of adhesive beads as tiny in width as two human hairs. This unique...
Editorial Manufacturing & Prototyping
The Ford We Didn’t Know
Ford CEO Jim Farley exposed significant product-development lapses during his company’s fourth-quarter-2022 earnings call on February 2. Ford’s 4Q profit performance was no-excuses dismal. Its causes, he...
Technical Innovation Photonics/Optics
SKF Employs Digital Tools to Enhance Bearing Design, Performance
It began with spherical roller bearings more than 100 years ago and now SKF finds itself amid a digital transformation. Over the years the bearing company has expanded beyond...
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Orbex Debuts Innovative Smallsat Launch Vehicle
Orbex, a developer of small satellite (smallsat) launch vehicles based in Forres, Scotland, has unveiled its “Prime” launch vehicle. The rocket is the second stage of a two-stage vehicle...
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Fokker Uses ZwickRoell Creep Testing Machines to Test for Hydrogen Embrittlement on Landing Gear Components
Aerospace manufacturers walk a metaphorical balance beam to continually develop and produce stronger, more efficient materials and...
Articles Defense
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...
News Software
Software for Additive Design, Manufacturing Evolves Quickly
The aerospace industry has taken a leadership position in the adoption of additive manufacturing processes, prompting major changes in both design and manufacturing. That’s...
Articles Communications
First Air-Worthy Metal-Printed RF Filter Ready for Takeoff
Within the aerospace industry, 2016 and onwards could be looked upon as the tipping point for direct metal printing (DMP), as the technology increasingly made the jump beyond...
Articles Aerospace
Scaling LiDAR Optical Payloads from Drones to Miniature UAVs
The recent surge in demand for adaptive cruise control (ACC) and commercial autonomous vehicles has drawn a lot of attention to these innovative applications. Based on pulsed laser...
Articles Aerospace
Quality and Validation of Digital Designs for Aerospace and Defense
As aerospace and defense manufacturing becomes increasingly digitized—from the earliest design stages to the factory floor and beyond—data accuracy is fundamental to...
Articles Aerospace
The Ins and Outs of Spaceflight Passive Components and Assemblies
RF and microwave components deployed in spaceflight applications can experience hundreds of degrees of temperature variation, massive amounts of radiation, and can be expected to...
Articles Materials
Managing the Impact of Nanomaterials in Aerospace Manufacturing
As the aerospace industry continues to make improvements to safety, comfort and affordability of aircraft, nanomaterials are making their way into more elements of aircraft...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Sensing Suspicious Powders Using Noncontact Optical Methods
Suspicious powder incidents continue to be a disruptive and costly problem. In-situ assessment of suspicious powders within inorganic matrices, particularly with powders of biological...
Technology Update Manufacturing & Prototyping
EOS and MTU Advance Quality Measures for Metal-Based Additive Manufacturing
EOS and MTU Aero Engines have partnered to develop quality-assurance measures for metal engine components using additive manufacturing (AM), signing a framework...
Articles Data Acquisition
Mil-Aero Design Embraces Intelligent Application-Ready ATCA Platforms
Cohesive Hardware/Software Solutions Accelerate Development of High Performance Data and Video Applications Telecommunications design continues its evolution toward higher...
Application Briefs Test & Measurement
Software-Designed System Improves Wireless Test Speed and Coverage
As wireless standards become more complex, the number of operational modes for these devices increases exponentially. As progression continues to the latest WiFi standard, new...
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Impact of Materials on Microwave Cable Performance
The environments in which microwave cable assemblies are being used today are becoming more challenging with exposure to such conditions as extreme temperatures, chemicals, abrasion, and...
Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Fabrication of Transparent Carbon Nanotube Films for OLED Applications
The process to prepare single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) solutions with a good degree of dispersion of individually isolated SWCNTs and very thin SWCNT bundles was...
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Analysis of Voltage and Current Signal Processing in a Li-ion Battery Management System
A Battery Management System (BMS) manages Li-ion batteries in a storage system for pulsed power weapons aboard Naval vessels. The system charges the...
Briefs Information Technology
Flexible Computing Architecture for Real-Time Skin Detection
In both the Air Force and search and rescue (SAR) communities, there is a need to detect and characterize persons. Existing methods use red-green-blue (RGB) imagery, but produce high false alarm rates. New technology in multispectral skin detection is better than the existing RGB methods,...
Articles Data Acquisition
2D Laser Profiling Scanner for Detecting Targets
The Radiometric Sensor Development and Applications Team of the Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate (SEDD) at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has developed a 2D laser profiling...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Digital Light Control Simplifies Focal Plane Array Testing and Image Sensor Production
Characterization of the performance of image sensors and image sensor systems is critical to success in many defense and security applications. From image...
Briefs Physical Sciences
Solid-State Viscosity Sensors For Military and Aerospace Applications
Embedded OEM application markets such as the military and aerospace industries are experiencing a growing demand for sensors that provide instantaneous and continuous process...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Surface-Emitting Laser Arrays Bring Light to the Top
Laser diodes are an integral part of everyday life, incorporated into commonplace items as diverse in function as laser pointers, fiber-optic communications systems, and DVD players....
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