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Pulse Plasma Nitriding for Aerospace Applications
Aerospace manufacturers who depend on nitriding components can benefit from greater uniformity of results, better-protected materials, and increased throughput.
Briefs Motion Control
Investigation of Flight Dynamics and Controls for a Solar-Tracker-Mounted UAV
A new study explores the dynamics behavior of the parallel mechanism mounted UAV.
Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Calculating Electrical Requirements for Direct Current Electric Actuators
When designing electro-mechanically actuated systems, there are several electrical design requirements that must be determined.
Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Heterogeneous Integration Technology
Integrating different types of devices and materials could increase their functional density, improving the performance of electro-optic systems for sensor applications.
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Toposens 3D Sonar Seeks Objects Overlooked by Lidar
Alexander Rudoy was spending almost every hour of his free time developing a robotic toy fish that could sense its underwater surroundings. At the time he was studying electromechanical...
News Aerospace
Answering Your Questions: How Will the Military Use Motion Control Technology?
A Tech Briefs reader asks: What's next with military motion control?
News Sensors/Data Acquisition
Lightweight Sensing and Control System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Monitoring
A new sensing and control system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) allows for semi-autonomous flight. Pilots need not leave the ground to conduct routine monitoring and surveillance quickly and cost-effectively. Such systems are particularly useful during long flight...
Briefs Test & Measurement
Waveform Synthesis for Shock Response Spectrum Replication, Applied to Ground Vehicle Component Testing
Improved test methods will help alleviate the impact of shock levels on military and commercial ground vehicle components.
INSIDER Defense
Experiments Differentiate Between Underground Nuclear Tests and Earthquakes
Sandia National Laboratories researchers, as part of a group of National Nuclear Security Administration scientists, have wrapped up years of field experiments to...
Articles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Preventing Ice Buildup on Electric Aircraft
Afaq Ahmed Abbasi of Northwestern Polytechnical University explains his innovative approach.
Application Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Hydraulic Thermal Bypass Valve
ThermOmegaTechWarminster, PA877-379-8258www.thermomegatech-adg.com A system supplier to the U.S. Department of Defense recently approached ThermOmegaTech® to obtain a custom thermal bypass valve. Installed into a...
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F-35 and F-16 Ground Collision Avoidance Software Team Takes Collier Trophy
Two members of DCS Corp – Mark Wilkins and Finley Barfield – won the highly distinguished Robert J. Collier Trophy by the National Aeronautic Association for...
News Electronics & Computers
ANSYS Will Help Airbus Develop AI-Enabled Flight Controls for the FCAS Program’s Autonomous Wingmen
Airbus Defence and Space, a division of Airbus SE, is partnering with Pittsburgh-based ANSYS, Inc. to develop software for advanced...
News Robotics, Automation & Control
BAE Systems Will Supply Flight Control and Target Identification Systems for Boeing’s Carrier-Based MQ-25
BAE Systems plc is the latest to join the Boeing Company’s MQ-25 Stingray team. At the 2019 International Paris Air Show, BAE...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
The Rodney Dangerfield of Automated-Driving Sensors?
The emerging era of highly-automated driving comes courtesy of much-vaunted sensor technology—spinning lasers, penetrating radar and sonar blips. But the sensor that gets the least...
News Data Acquisition
Sikorsky’s Autonomous Black Hawk Helicopter Takes Flight
Lockheed Martin Corporation subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation tested a new full-authority, fly-by-wire flight control technology kit for the first time on a Sikorsky UH-60...
Briefs Materials
Electrical Characterization of Crystalline UO2, THO2 and U0.71TH0.29O2
Tracking and identifying radiation sources in the age of nuclear proliferation and well- resourced non-state actors is a national priority. Current neutron detection methods...
Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Matrix-Free Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Using Metal-Organic Frameworks
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) is a soft ionization technique that is widely applied in the characterization of large biomolecules using...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Part Two of the SAE International AutoDrive Challenge Kicks off Today
Mcity – the University of Michigan’s autonomous vehicle proving ground – will be the site of the SAE International AutoDrive Challenge’s college-level Year 2...
News Unmanned Systems
Audi Becomes First Automotive OEM to Join SEMI
German luxury automobile maker, Audi AG has joined SEMI (formerly Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International) as a full member – becoming the first automotive original equipment...
Products Aerospace
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Ultra-Low Temperature Elastomer Greene Tweed’s (Kulpsville, PA) Fusion™ FKM 665, a new generation, ultra-low-temperature and chemical-resistant elastomer, was specifically formulated to meet and exceed the requirements of...
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Volocopter’s All-Electric UAM Vehicle Benefits from Honeywell’s Advanced Navigation and Flight Tech
Honeywell International Inc. will lend its expertise in autonomous sensing and flight technologies to the navigation and automatic...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
General Atomics Moves Toward Global RPA Flight Certification for MQ-9B SkyGuardian
A General Atomics Aeronautical System, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) was controlled – from takeoff to landing – by an...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Modular Biosensor Patch
Researchers are identifying new biomarkers to help monitor cognition and stress in the human body and enhance human performance. Traditional biomarkers like heart rate, temperature, oxygen partial pressure, blood...
News Energy
New R&D Boss Details RoboSense’s LiDAR Strategy
LiDAR technology is one of the busiest areas of engineering for self-driving cars, and some people have been working on the technology for over a decade. Dr. Leilei Shinohara (below), for...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Eye Tracking Technology
Much debate surrounds the skills shortage burdening the manufacturing sector of aerospace and defense (A&D). Industry 4.0, the Baby Boomer retirement wave, and a lack of properly trained workers underpins this issue,...
News Energy
Elevate: Hyundai’s New Four-Wheel Drive, Four-Legged Off-Road Vehicle
As dozens of aerospace and automotive companies converge on the urban air mobility (UAM) revolution, Seoul-based Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is going in a...
Application Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Compression Molding Press
Beckwood Press CompanyFenton, MO636-343-4100www.beckwood.com Beckwood Press Company, a company that specializes in the design and manufacturing of custom hydraulic presses, automation systems, and the Triform line of...
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A Next Generation Helmet System for Navy Pilots
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Accelerating Down the Road to Autonomy
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New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
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CES 2026: Bosch is Ready to Bring AI to Your (Likely ICE-powered) Vehicle
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Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
Unmanned Systems
Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
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Cooling a New Generation of Aerospace and Defense Embedded...
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Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
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