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Evaluating the FPGA Selection Process in Military System Design
As technologies such as digital signal processors (DSPs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and general-purpose processors (GPPs) advance, product and feature differentiation...
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Fiber Interferometry for Testing Military Avionics
Fiber-optic networks have benefited from nearly 20 years of continuous expansion (notwithstanding the brief, yet surprisingly quiet period from 2002 to 2005). For terrestrial networking, this...
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Electrically Driven General Systems for UAVs
General systems are defined as all of the flight safety critical systems of an aircraft, excluding the engine and flight control computing. Usually, the main subsystems in a general system include...
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Tactical Lab Trains Warfighters in Space Hardware and Software Control Tasks
A Training and Tactical ORS Operations (TATOO) Laboratory is being developed by Star Technologies Corp. under the direction of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)...
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Demodulating Over-the-Air Communications
Today, modern radio designs have made a predominant shift to the software-defined radio architecture. From cellular handsets to military communications devices, the flexibility to use multiple wireless...
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Middleware Offers Integration Framework for Dynamic UAV Applications
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) like the MQ-1 Predator have excelled in the theaters of war in which they have been deployed. However, the ability of those controlling the UAV...
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Interaction Methods for Virtual Reality Applications
The potential of Virtual Reality (VR) technology has not been fully realized because the user interfaces are not designed to effectively support the user. One of the most critical interface...
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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 Aerospace
Active Thermal Management for Cooler Body Armor
The military places greater demands on its equipment — electronic and otherwise — than any other market segment. It is also true that it places its greatest thermal demands on the men and...
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Detecting Improvised Explosive Devices in Urban Areas
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are rudimentary bombs that generally consist of commonly found non-military materials. Although common IED threats include roadside bombs, suicide bombers...
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Weapon and Armor System Power in Future Combat Vehicles
Future combat vehicles will require unconventional weapons and armor systems such as electromagnetic (EM) or electrothermal chemical (ETC) guns, electromagnetic (EM) armor, and directed-...
Articles Aerospace
Today’s Gigabit Ethernet Modules: Realizing the Netcentric Vision
To realize the Depart ment of Defense's (DoD) vision of a ubiquitous, netcentric battlefield — connecting the warfighter with critical data in real time — embedded...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Man-Wearable Control Units for Military Robotics
It is no secret that robots are rapidly asserting themselves in today's military applications. For the duration of the Iraq War, robots have roamed the streets of Baghdad, Fallujah, and other...
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...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Applying Reconfigurable Computing to Acoustic Sensors
There is growing interest in the U.S. Armed Forces in the development of microsensor systems that are easily deployed and that support reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition...
Articles Electronics & Computers
On-Board Vehicle Power for Mobile Forces
Current threats on our military forces have created a tremendous requirement for mobility as it relates to mission specifications. The objectives of onboard vehicle power (OBVP) are to develop,...
Articles Aerospace
The Future of Space Propulsion
Significant challenges and advances in space propulsion have occurred over the past ten years. The end of the Cold War had significant impacts, both positive and negative. Operational systems now have to operate...
Articles Unmanned Systems
Multi-Robot Operator Control Unit for Unmanned Systems
The U.S. military has incorporated many robotic systems into battlefield scenarios over the past several years, ranging from a single vehicle or unattended sensor to multiple vehicles and...
Articles Imaging
GigE Vision and Video Transmission in Military Vehicles
Video plays a crucial role in defense and security, and video streams are now used in armored vehicles for target acquisition, Local Situation Awareness, and other military applications....
Articles Communications
Rugged Computing Power for Small Platforms
Sensor-based imaging systems generate invaluable information for modern warfare, but a serious challenge exists to the timely use of that information. Data links that provide the transmission backbone...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Considerations for Thermal Management of Printed Wiring Boards
Remaining at the forefront of technological advancements in the printed wiring industry requires a proven combination of process methodology, state-of-the-art processing equipment,...
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Portable Antenna Helps Hurricane Survivors Communicate
Victims of Hurricane Katrina found peace of mind in the aftermath thanks to an inflatable antenna that enabled emergency satellite communications for displaced Mississippians.
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Microwave RF Amplifier Boosts Communications Power
When you watch TV or use a cell phone, amplifiers make the signal stronger or the voice clearer. A hybrid, high-powered microwave amplifier from Aria Microwave Systems of Teaneck, NJ enables...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Role and Performance of the Global Precipitation Measurement Microwave Imager Instrument
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission will initiate a new era in precipitation measurement in terms of its global extent and frequency of...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Prototyping Advanced Military Radar Systems
Radar receiver design is seeing an increase in the number of digital tuning and digital signal processing (DSP) functions moved from back-end single-board computers into fixed front-end hardware...
Articles Imaging
Data-Based Paradigm for Rapid Development of Advanced Avionics Displays
The database concepts, tools, and runtime software described in this article provide a methodology for creating advanced avionics human-machine interfaces (HMIs), such as...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Thermal Trends and Improvements for Rugged COTS Cards
Thermal management of rugged COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) cards destined for defense applications has always been a challenge due to the high operating temperatures and other harsh...
Articles Defense
Network Keeps Line of Communication Open to Convoys
An airman riding as part of a convoy escort team in Iraq keys his radio microphone to check in with his base, and hears nothing but dead air. The U.S. Air Force is leading a joint...
Articles Aerospace
Micro Air Vehicles Serve as Eyes in the Sky for Ground Troops
Honeywell Aerospace has developed the Micro Air Vehicle (MAV), an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on ducted-fan technology that recently was deployed in Iraq to identify...
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