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NASA, Boeing Test Synthetic Vision
NASA and Boeing are working together under a new Space Act Agreement to improve flight training and aviation safety using NASA’s synthetic vision technologies and Boeing’s 787 simulators. Synthetic...
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Lock-In Imaging System for Detecting Disturbances in Fluid
NASA's Langley Research Center has developed an aircraft-based turbulence and vortex detection system. Turbulence and vortices in the front-flight path are very dangerous for airplanes....
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Flight Deck “Ouija Boards” Go Digital
To make the jobs of aircraft handlers easier, the Navy developed the Deployable Ship Integration Multi-touch System (DSIMS), a mobile software package that features a digital touchscreen image of a...
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Eye Tracking Technology Improves Imposter Detection Training
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) screens nearly one million people every day and secures and manages 328 ports of entry all over the country, including in remote areas....
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Robot’s Speed-of-Light Communication Could Protect You From Danger
Cornell University researchers are developing a system to enable teams of robots to share information as they move around, and if necessary, interpret what they see. This...
Briefs Aerospace
Terahertz (THz) Radar: A Solution For Degraded Visibility Environments (DVE)
An accurate view of the physical world is frequently vital. For example, rotary wing aircraft pilots must have knowledge of the terrain in order to safely fly their...
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Redundant Transmitting System in Aircraft (RTSA)
In air navigation, a flight transponder (transmitter-responder) is a device that emits an identifying signal in response to an interrogating received signal. Transponders are used as...
Briefs Aerospace
Imaging Detonations of Explosives
An effort has been made within the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) to extract quantitative information on explosive performance from high-speed imaging of explosions. Explosive fireball surface temperatures...
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Creating the Future: A Better Way to Map Terrain
Mark Skoog, an aerospace engineer at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, led the development of new software that stores terrain data in a more efficient and accurate way. The achievement,...
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How NASA Tracks the Asteroids Flying by Earth
On Wednesday, April 19, an asteroid missed Earth by 1.1 million miles – a distance closer than you might think. This week, Tech Briefs spoke with NASA’s Planetary Defense Officer about the...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Heated Concrete Could Pave the Way for Ice-Free Runways
Iowa State University tested slabs of electrically conductive concrete at Des Moines International Airport. The test slabs are made up of 1 percent carbon fiber and a special mix of...
INSIDER Defense
Fragment Tracking Gives Insights Into What Happens In Explosions
A bang and a swirl of dust from detonating 9 pounds of plastic explosive in the desert signaled the beginning of tests that — thanks to advances in high-speed cameras,...
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA Shines Lasers on Future Aircraft Concept
As NASA aeronautics engineers prepare to develop a series of greener, quieter, faster X-planes, they are already testing concepts that could be candidates. One of those is a Boeing blended wing...
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Researcher Creates System to Control Robots With the Brain
A researcher at Arizona State University has discovered how to control multiple robotic drones using the human brain. A controller wears a skull cap outfitted with 128 electrodes...
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Advances in Vision-Aided Navigation Keep Soldiers on Track
The Army Materiel Command’s Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, or CERDEC, is using miniature cameras to create vision-aided navigation...
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New Technique Could Improve Detection of Concealed Nuclear Materials
Researchers have demonstrated proof of concept for a novel low-energy nuclear reaction imaging technique designed to detect the presence of “special nuclear materials”...
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Next Generation FPGAs for Electronic Warfare Systems
Designers of virtually all electronic warfare system applications exploit CPUs and FPGAs, each offering unique strengths and advantages for handling a wide range of tasks. This diversity...
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Fighting for Life in Military Markets
Visits to the Seville headquarters of Airbus Defence & Space (Airbus DS) have often reflected stormy prospects for the company’s large-capacity A400M Atlas transport, which has suffered cost...
INSIDER Materials
New Methods Detect and Predict Fatigue-Related Aircraft Cracks
Researchers are developing tools and technology to detect the formation of cracks in aircraft components and monitor their progression. The team is conducting comprehensive...
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA Takes First Steps Toward Drone Traffic Management
NASA recently successfully demonstrated rural operations of its unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) traffic management (UTM) concept, integrating operator platforms, vehicle performance, and ground infrastructure. The next steps involve further validation through Federal Aviation Administration...
Articles Aerospace
Developing Secondary Surveillance Radar Automated Test Equipment
Unlike primary radars, Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) calculates the range and azimuth of a target, such as an aircraft, using a bidirectional communication link to gather...
INSIDER Aerospace
"Fused Reality" Combines Simulation and Flying to Train Pilots
There are two ways for pilots to gain proficiency in an airplane and evaluate its handling qualities: climb into the cockpit and take off, or practice in a ground-based simulator....
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NASA Tests New Green Propellants for Satellites
To stay in the proper orbit, many satellites have thrusters – small rocket engines – that fire to change altitude or orientation in space. On Earth, where gravity dominates, five pounds of...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA System Would Enable Unmanned Aircraft to Fly in US Airspace
NASA, working with government and industry partners, is testing a system that would make it possible for unmanned aircraft to fly routine operations in United States airspace. The...
Articles Aerospace
Controlling the Seas: Introducing a New Concept in Autonomous Surface/Underwater Vehicles
The boundary between the sea and sky is an important place to be. It’s the critical connecting layer for commercial and military information exchange...
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Interview with Jim Odom, Hubble Project Manager 1983-1986
Jim Odom served as project manager on the Hubble Space Telescope from 1983 to 1986. As the world celebrates Hubble’s 25th anniversary, Mr. Odom shared some of his experiences on the project.
News Test & Measurement
Magnetic Field Lines Made Visible in 3-D and Real Time
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute have developed a high-resolution magnetic line camera to measure magnetic fields in real time, which is particularly useful for quality assurance...
Application Briefs Imaging
Integrated Underwater Security System
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK Winfrith Newburgh, Dorchester, UK +44-1305-212400 www.uk.atlas-elektronik.com SIGNALIS SAS Bezons, France +33-1-39-96-44-44 www.signalis.com Effective surveillance of coastal border...
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New Serenity Payload Detects Hostile Fire
Two government-developed sensors are working together to increase the security of deployed soldiers. The Firefly and Serenity sensors employ government developed algorithms, software, and hardware to...
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