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Air Data Computer
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (Ashburn, VA) has introduced the Air Data Computer Module (ADCM). Designed and manufactured by Defense Solutions’ Avionics & Electronics business unit, the ADCM provides aircraft avionics...
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Compact Active Vibration Control System
This innovation consists of an analog controller, diamond-shaped patch actuator, and point sensors (such as accelerometers). The actuator is designed to couple to the flexural response of the structure in the same manner as a group of point sensors. This results in a co-located transducer pair. The signals...
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Noncontact Laser Scanner
Hexagon Metrology’s Leica T-Scan 5 handheld system for laser trackers is said to operate more than 15 times faster than the previous model. The unit is ideal for noncontact laser scanning for CAD-to-part inspections...
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Strut Integrated Isolator
For fuselage-mounted equipment, ITT’s strut integrated isolator technology incorporates a fail-safe elastomeric cartridge directly in a strut, eliminating the need for separate elastomeric mounts. The isolator...
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Cornell Wins Iron Team Award as Baja SAE Series Concludes (Video)
Each year, SAE International sponsors the Collegiate Design Series (CDS), a series of competitions around the country where teams of student engineers are given a chance to...
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Using CAE to Assess Whining Noise of Electric Powertrains
Engine sound is a characteristic feature of passenger cars, and the well-balanced adaption to vehicle design and driving dynamics is a must for premium cars. The noise and sound of...
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No Shortcuts for Verifying, Validating Aerospace System Designs
Product designs are increasingly being tested multiple times as they move forward, not just when versions are completed. Verifying the integrity of designs and ensuring that...
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Pratt & Whitney Enlists IBM to Capture Value of Big Data
Pratt & Whitney is teaming with IBM to enhance the engine fleet management and health solutions Pratt & Whitney offers to customers. Pratt & Whitney, with IBM's help, will...
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Lockheed Martin to Open Space Technology Office in U.K.
Lockheed Martin is opening a space technology office in Great Britain to explore partnership opportunities with U.K. businesses and universities to support the U.K.'s goal of...
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Teams from Kansas and Brazil Top Fields at Dual FSAE Events to Wrap up CDS Season
Student engineers gathered at Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, NE, on June 19-21 to compete at SAE International's Formula SAE–Lincoln/Formula SAE–Electric.
INSIDER Aerospace
Hurricane-Tracking Unmanned Systems Win NASA Challenge
NASA has selected three winning designs solicited to address the technological limitations of the uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) currently used to track and collect data on hurricanes....
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Agile Aperture Antenna Tested on Aircraft to Maintain Satellite Connection
Two of Georgia Tech's software-defined, electronically reconfigurable Agile Aperture Antennas (A3) were demonstrated in an aircraft during flight tests. The low-power...
INSIDER Energy
New Fuel Cells Increase Airplane Efficiency
Washington State University researchers have developed the first fuel cell that can directly convert fuels, such as jet fuel or gasoline, to electricity, providing a dramatically more energy-efficient...
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VPT Adds Radiation Lab and Test Services Facility
VPT Inc. has added a comprehensive radiation laboratory and test services facility to its Chelmsford, MA, facility. The 5000-ft² VPT Rad facility, which will serve the radiation and related...
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Boeing to Design XS-1 Experimental Spaceplane
Boeing plans to design a reusable launch vehicle for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in support of the U.S. government’s efforts to reduce satellite launch costs....
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Rockwell Collins and Elbit Show off F-35 Gen III Helmet at Farnborough
The F-35 Gen III Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS)—developed by Rockwell Collins ESA Vision Systems, LLC, a joint venture between Rockwell Collins and Elbit Systems...
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Production of Satellite with First All-Electric Propulsion System Advances
Boeing is “running on schedule” as it continues to achieve production milestones for the first of its all-electric-propulsion 702SP (small platform) satellites.
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Northrop Grumman Breaks Ground on Maryland Space Assembly and Test Facility
Northrop Grumman Corp. broke ground on a new $20 million Maryland Space Assembly and Test (M-SAT) facility on its Baltimore campus adjacent to Baltimore Washington...
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Boeing Reveals at Farnborough Innovative Method of Building 777 Fuselages
Boeing announced on the opening day of the Farnborough Air Show that it is in the final phases of testing and production readiness of a new method for building 777...
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H-D Advanced Manufacturing Acquires Aerospace Gear Manufacturer Sungear
H-D Advanced Manufacturing Co. (H-D) has acquired San Diego, CA-based Sungear Inc., a manufacturer of complex, high-quality, precision gear components for many of the...
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Sikorsky Awarded Contract to Develop New Combat Rescue Helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract to develop new combat search and rescue helicopters. Sikorsky will develop a derivative of the UH-60M Black Hawk...
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U.S. Army Signs up for GE Aviation Advanced Helicopter Engines
Earlier this year, GE Aviation completed testing its second GE3000 engine in cooperation with the U.S. Army's Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine (AATE) program, which is...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
Scientists Demonstrate Data Teleportation for Secure Communications
Teleportation, a long-standing staple in the world of science fiction, has become a reality for scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in terms of battlefield data and...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Technology Detects Bacterial Pathogens in Soldiers' Combat Wounds
A biological detection technology developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists can detect bacterial pathogens in the wounds of U.S. soldiers that have...
INSIDER Imaging
Synthetic Aperture Sonar Can Help Navy Hunt Sea Mines
Since World War II, sea mines have damaged or sunk four times more U.S. Navy ships than all other means of attack combined, according to a Navy report on mine warfare. New sonar research...
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Will ‘Recalls’ Become ‘Upgrades’?
"The nice thing about the digital world is that, when you enter it, you don't know where you will end up," said Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Research and Development Director, Dr. Wolfgang Epple....
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Planning for a Digital World
Volkswagen Group’s Chairman, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, believes the automotive industry is poised to undergo a huge technological and cultural upheaval: “And digitalization is increasingly redefining the...
News Test & Measurement
Camber to Lead Integration for Lone Star UAS Test Site
Camber Corp. signed an agreement with Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) to be the lead systems and business integrator for the Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center (LSUASC)...
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