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NASA High-Temp Materials, Coatings Enhance Commercial Products
NASA officials are announcing the availability of eight disruptive NASA materials and coatings technologies ready for commercialization.
News Transportation
NASA Highlights Material and Coating Technology Ready for Commercial Applications
Innovations in materials and coatings have enabled countless NASA missions since the agency’s inception. The research that goes into developing these...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Aitech Defense Will Provide Data Interface Technology for Boeing’s Unmanned MQ-25 Refueling Platform
Aitech Defense Systems, Inc. (Aitech Defense), a subsidiary of Aitech Group based in of Chatswick, California, will supply key mission...
News Software
Rolls-Royce Deploys Virtual Reality Training for Maintainers
To meet the aerospace industry’s future demand for maintainers, Rolls-Royce plc (Rolls-Royce) has included virtual reality (VR) technology into its engineering training...
News Imaging
Forward-Looking Lidar Can Revolutionize Driver-Assistance Systems
Part I of this multipart series cast a spotlight on vehicle crashes, a majority of which are forward-facing and result from driver error. Automakers are striving to develop...
News Power
UAV Turbines Designs Purpose-Built Microturbine Engine for Class 3 and 4 UAVs
UAV Turbines, Inc. has developed a new microturbine, turboprop engine designed for defense and commercial Group 3 and 4 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or...
Blog Motion Control
AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019: Helicopter Drones
Three new unmanned helicopters were unveiled at AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL show in Chicago.
Blog Robotics, Automation & Control
AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019: A Flying Sea Glider
A Navy Sea Glider can look for a target in mid-air or underwater.
Blog Software
AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019: Air Force Technology
As always, the Air Force Research Laboratory had a huge presence at AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL show in Chicago.
Articles Robotics, Automation & Control
Autonomous “Wingman” Vehicles
The US Army’s Futures Command is the most important administrative reorganization of the modern Army. Responding to the world’s changing priorities— especially the “near peer” threat of ascendant...
Articles Robotics, Automation & Control
The CAN Bus: Driving the Future of Autonomous Military Vehicles
It’s a crisp November day in Michigan, and a convoy of British and American resupply vehicles are rumbling along at a comfortable 25 miles per hour. In the lead is a British Army...
Application Briefs Materials
Lithium-Ion Batteries
Amprius, Inc.Sunnyvale, CA800-425-8803www.amprius.com Amprius, Inc., a manufacturer and developer of high-energy and high-capacity lithium-ion batteries, announced recently that it is supplying advanced lithium ion cells...
Briefs Imaging
Localization and Mapping of Unknown Locations with Unmanned Ground Vehicles
The main goals of this research are to enhance a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software platform to support unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) exploring the complex...
Application Briefs Defense
Intelligent Parachute Rescue System
Drone Rescue GmbH Graz, Austria+43 660 140 80 55www.dronerescue.com Drone Rescue Systems GmbH has developed a fast, efficient parachute safety solution for drones that can reduce the risk of harming people on...
Products Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New Products
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...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Sound Attenuation of Neoprene Wetsuit Hoods as a Function of Dive Depth and Acoustic Frequency: Hyperbaric Chamber Trials
The U.S. Navy is interested in strategies that divers could employ to protect them from loud underwater sounds. Sonar...
Articles Motion Control
Hydraulic Cylinder Position Sensor Technology
As the demand for greater control and functionality increases, position-sensor-instrumented hydraulic cylinders are becoming more important in the heavy industry, mobile equipment, and subsea...
Briefs Defense
Developing Knowledge and Understanding for Autonomous Systems for Analysis and Assessment Events and Campaigns
There are many challenges in developing complete performance ontologies and test methodologies to define and evaluate the performance...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Surface to Surface Missile
MBDALe Plessis-Robinson, France+33 1 71 54 10 00www.mbda-systems.com At the end of 2018, MBDA successfully demonstrated the use of the Mistral missile against fast boats such as FIACs (Fast Inshore Attack Craft). A...
Articles Defense
Eyes In the Sky
Drones (i.e. quadrotors) are a popular and increasingly widespread product used by consumers as well as in a diversity of industrial, military and other applications. Historically under the control of human operators on the...
Briefs Data Acquisition
Geospatial Accuracy of Small Unmanned Airborne System Data in the Coastal Environment
The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of commonly available COTS software to produce geometrically accurate orthometric mosaics and terrain...
Articles Aerospace
Underwater Drone Technology
Finding ways to overcome physical limitations so that humans can dive deeper and stay underwater longer has been an ongoing quest. Back in the 15th century, Leonardo Da Vinci drew sketches of a submarine and a robot....
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Air Force Facility Dedicated to AI and Automation Opens in Pittsburgh
The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, opened a new facility to qualify...
News Test & Measurement
Maintainers Design a $400 Maintenance Fixture to save the U.S. Air Force $500k per Year
A team of airmen from Robins Air Force Base in Georgia have designed a cowling repair tool for the Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA to Advance Unique 3D Printed Sensor Technology
Mahmooda Sultana recently won funding to advance a potentially revolutionary, nanomaterial-based detector platform. The technology is capable of sensing everything from minute...
INSIDER Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Thermoplastic Drive Shaft System Developed for Aerospace Applications
herone GmbH, (Dresden, Germany) recently won the prestigious 2019 JEC Innovation Awards, in the Aerospace application category. The winning application was the company's...
INSIDER Defense
Bell and Rolls-Royce Collaborate on Advanced Propulsion Systems
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, recently announced a teaming agreement with Rolls-Royce for the development of an optimized propulsion system and continued risk...
News Connectivity
Abaco’s FORCE2 Flight Computer Enables National and International Ground Control Station Certification
Earlier this month, General Atomics Aeronautical System, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed an entire MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft...
News Software
Software Needs Security, and Security Needs Software: A Scientific Overview
Software needs security. That's a consequence of using software to control critical systems. It's difficult because software is inherently a complex artifact, even...
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F-22 Pilot Controls Drone With Tablet
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Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
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SAE Automotive Podcast: Solid-State Batteries
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A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
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Optimizing Production Processes with the Virtual Twin
