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Rackmount Computer
The Trenton TMS4703 4U rackmount MIL-STD military computer from Trenton Systems (Gainesville, GA) is designed for mounting in a 19" component rack or a transit case. The TMS4703 has flexible MIL-DTL-38999 and MIL-STD-1553...
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Laser Encoders
HS10/HS20 laser encoders from Renishaw (Hoffman Estates, IL) allow Flow International Corporation’s Composite Machining Center (CMC) to machine 40-meter-long composite parts. With the precision of a laser interferometer, the...
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Tube Heaters
Birk Manufacturing (East Lyme, CT) has announced RAPT°R (Rigid and Pliable Tube of Resistance), a heated delivery system that ensures that any liquids or gases transported will remain at the same temperature or arrive at an...
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Avionics Digital Panel Meter
Specifically designed to replace “needle” meters in military aircraft, the new APM model from OTEK Corp. (Tucson, AZ) conforms to military and commercial 1"-diameter standards, as well as a variety of...
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Integrated Circuits Support
Rochester Electronics (Newburyport, MA) has expanded manufacturing and support services of obsolete and active MIL-STD-883 and MIL-PRF-38535 integrated circuits. Through its Extension-of-Life® products, Rochester...
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Using Forensic Lasers in Modern Warfare
In the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the enemy’s guerilla tactics have muddled the distinction between terrorism and warfare. To deal with the challenges of this new type of combat, the military...
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Open Generic Avionics Architectures and Distributed Processing Using Ethernet and VPX
The backplane and hardware module standards help to increase part commonality and the reuse of components in different system architectures and applications,...
Articles Aerospace
Comparing Blade-Element Momentum Modeling to 3-D CFD
Many small unmanned aerial vehicles (SUAVs) are driven by small-scale fixed-blade propellers, and the flow produced by the propeller can have a significant impact on the aerodynamics of the...
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Europe's Aerospace Industry Looking Confident
Talk of further consolidation within Europe’s dynamic aerospace sector has been on the lips of industry watchers for several years, but although the major European-based global players have not...
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Advances and Challenges in Developing Radar Applications
Radar is used to detect and/or track target objects and their attributes, such as range, speed, and other information obtained through signals at RF and microwave frequencies. The broad...
Articles Aerospace
Hybrid-electric distributed propulsion explored
A turboelectric distributed propulsion (TeDP) system is a powertrain consisting of a turboshaft engine used solely to provide electrical power through a generator to electric motors driving...
Articles Aerospace
Simulation Tools Prevent Signal Interference on Spacecraft
Launching a satellite into space requires painstaking preparation, not only to make sure that a multitude of technologies are functioning, but also to ensure that critical components...
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Transparent Display Technology
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Aberdeen, MD 410-436-7118 www.ecbc.army.mil The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) has partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Institute...
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Spatial Disorientation Flight Simulator
Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC) Southampton, PA 215-355-9100 www.etcusa.com Aircrew Training Systems (ATS), a division of Environmental Tectonics Corporation, has been selected by the U.S. Army...
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Multi-Role Close Air Support Weapon
MBDA Arlington, VA 703-387-7136 www.mbda-systems.com MBDA recently demonstrated its Dual Mode Brimstone (DMB) missile on an MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), scoring nine direct hits against a...
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Lighter, Stronger Chassis
The Counter Pressure Casting (CPC) process is particularly suited for the production of aluminum suspension components such as wheel carriers and steering knuckles. Using a typical AlSi7Mg alloy such as A356 or EN...
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Achates Aims at 2025 Light-truck Power
It’s autumn 2024, and you’re at the local auto mall shopping for a new pickup truck — one that delivers the 32-mpg fuel economy required of full-size trucks for the upcoming model year. As the...
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Systems-engineering a New 4x4 Benchmark
"We set a high target for this program: Create the industry’s most fuel-efficient four-wheel-drive system, with the greatest off-road capability and functionality,” said Mike Kirk, Chrysler’s...
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BMW Shows Plug-In Hybrid Electric Based on X5 Sports Activity Vehicle
BMW's forthcoming plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), based on the X5, reflects a combination of high performance and sophistication in its approach to controls and...
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Manufacturing Robotic Tools for Piping Inspection and Repair
Fleet piping systems are complex, space-constrained systems that are difficult to inspect using standard external inspection techniques. Pipe lagging, as well as limited space, makes...
Briefs Materials
Fabricating Porous Systems for Super-Dense Memories and Sensors
This project was dedicated to solving basic scientific issues and developing the scientific basis that underlies the improvement of super-dense memories, towards the terabit-per-square-inch goal and the engineering of chemical and biological sensors. Both applications rely on porous...
Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Design and Fabrication of a Radio Frequency Grin Lens Using 3D Printing
Engineered electromagnetic materials and meta-materials have been researched to explore devices that enable access to electromagnetic properties that are not available in nature. This new class of devices can not only open the door to new functionality, but also be effectively...
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Preparing Carbon-Coated Current Collectors for High-Power Lithium-Ion Secondary Batteries
Achieving high-power capability of a battery requires minimizing the overall resistance of the electrochemical system. For lithium-ion batteries, much...
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VW’s New E-Golf May Lead the Way to Lithium-Air Power
Herbert Ruholl, Volkswagen’s Head of Technical Projects Management, e-Vehicles, has an answer for critics of the hitherto slow progress of battery development: “We expect the next...
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Creating Chrysler 200's Interior Identity
The 2015 Chrysler 200 midsize sedan’s floating center console design with a pass-through storage area may have staying power beyond this Chrysler Group-first application.
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Watching for Ways to Stand ABOVE THE CROWD
Whether design teams are responding to the demand for more features and functions or meeting regulatory requirements, they’re using sensors to link digital controls to the analog world. Sensor...
Product Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Silicon Carbide 1200-V MOSFET
The C2M0025120D from Cree is the industry’s first commercially available silicon carbide (SiC) 1200-v MOSFET with an RDS(ON) of 25 mO in an industry-standard TO-247-3 package. According to the company, the new...
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Novel Nanocatalysts for Fuel Cells
One of the biggest obstacles to widespread adoption of clean hydrogen fuel cell-powered cars and trucks is the high price and rarity of the platinum and platinum-family catalysts that the stacks need to...
Product Briefs Electronics & Computers
Low-Dropout Regulators for Body and Powertrain
ROHM Semiconductor's new 16-model lineup of low-dropout regulators (LDOs) are optimized for MCU power supplies in automotive body and powertrain systems. The BD4xxMx series uses state-of-the-art...
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