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Articles: Aerospace
Continuous improvements in on-board systems are required for military vehicles, because the types of threats they face are always changing. Enemies keep adapting their high-tech...
Application Briefs: Defense
Rugged Power Supply Protects Aircraft Carrier’s Voice-Data-Video Network Node
Earl Integrated Power & Controls, a division of Earl Industries (Portsmouth, VA), was enlisted by the U.S. Navy to create an...
Application Briefs: Defense
NATO Special Forces Taps Mutualink for Global Cross Coalition Communications
NATO Special Operations Forces Headquarters (NSHQ) recently selected Mutualink as its official interoperable communications...
Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Fastener Inserts Designed for Lightweight Aerospace Materials Reduce Risks, Costs
Ongoing efforts to increase fuel efficiency, tactical mobility, and payload capacity in aerospace design have driven engineers to find numerous...
Articles: RF & Microwave Electronics
Imagine an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit on a routine scouting patrol deep in the notorious “Triangle of Death” south of Baghdad, where marines, sailors, and soldiers...
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
During the Apollo Program, astronauts on the Moon encountered a small menace that created big problems: lunar dust. Similar to how tiny bits of Styrofoam behave on Earth — adhering to...
Articles: Electronics & Computers
A wide range of devices are designed to handle, convey and store sensitive information that requires varying degrees of security from protecting low level...
Articles: Electronics & Computers
From the first computers of the 1940s through the machines of the 1990s, all computer systems were CPUbound. In other words, the I/O interfaces could...
Application Briefs: Motion Control
Manufacturers often need to test their products to verify that they meet customer specifications, and provide the data that verifies specification compliance. This is particularly true...
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Actuators are critical to all the robotic and manipulation mechanisms that are used in current and future NASA missions, and are also needed for many other industrial, aeronautical, and space...
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Ultra-Compact Motor Controller
This invention is an electronically commutated brushless motor controller that incorporates Hall-array sensing in a small, 42-gram package that provides 4096 absolute counts per motor revolution position sensing. The unit is the size of a miniature hockey puck, and is a 44-pin male connector that provides many I/O...
Articles: Imaging
3D imaging technology has come a long way from its roots in academic research labs, and thanks to innovations in sensors, decreasing cost of components, and the emergence of 3D functions in software...
Articles: Research Lab
Over the course of its history, NASA has nurtured partnerships with the private sector to facilitate the transfer of NASA-developed technologies. The benefits of these partnerships have reached...
Application Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) has completed delivery of hardware subsystems for NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission. The delivery...
Application Briefs: Physical Sciences
A combustion experiment jointly designed by scientists and engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center (Cleveland, OH) and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is...
Articles: Automotive
Having your car’s air conditioner lose its cool on a hot day can make for an uncomfortable ride. A breakdown in thermal control in space is far more than a matter of comfort; on the...
Products: RF & Microwave Electronics
AR Modular RF (Bothell, WA) has received JITC certification for its KMW2030 tactical radio amplifier system when used with the Harris PRC-117G tactical radio. It has been previously certified for use with the PRC 117F and the...
Products: RF & Microwave Electronics
Times Microwave (Wallingford, CT) offers the Times-Protect® LPGPX- 05-T high-performance lightning protector for RF communications networks. The DC pass design enables protection of GPS receivers requiring up to 5Vdc power to be...
Products: RF & Microwave Electronics
Hittite Microwave Corp. (Chelms ford, MA) has introduced three power amplifier die products for microwave and millimeterwave radios, Ka-band VSAT, and military and space applications from 27.5 to 46.5 GHz. The HMC1014 is a...
Products: RF & Microwave Electronics
Integrated Microwave Technologies (Mt. Olive, NJ) offers the PSRX6-D Portable Surveillance Receiver, a portable ruggedized, six-way COFDM (DVB-T compliant) diversity receiver/monitor. The unit displays COFDM video transmissions...
Products: RF & Microwave Electronics
TDK Corporation of America (Irving, TX) has introduced the DEA102450BT-1278A1 multilayer bandpass filter in size 1005 with dimensions of 1.0 x 0.5 x 0.37 mm. The filter is designed for the 2.4 GHz band, and is...
Products: RF & Microwave Electronics
Narda Microwave-East, an L-3 Communications company (Hauppauge, NY), has introduced the Model 769A family of bidirectional coaxial fixed attenuators for general-purpose and test and measurement applications. They operate from DC to...
Products: RF & Microwave Electronics
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (St. Augustine, FL) has announced the TMP® and WMP® series push-on connectors. The TMP family is designed to provide higher power handling capacity, similar to an SMA connector, for use in...
Products
WinSystems (Arlington, TX) has introduced two new isolated digital signal conditioning and termination boards for applications requiring signal isolation between a computer and its monitoring/control...
Products
TECA Corporation (Chicago, IL) has introduced the AHP-4250 family of thermoelectric air conditioners that feature a cooling capacity of 3,600 BTU/HR. All configurations include either a coolonly TC-4F or a...
Products
M.S. Kennedy Corp. (Liverpool, NY) has introduced the MSK 5055RH, a radiation-hardened, high-input voltage range step-down synchronous switching regulator controller. The controllers are...
Products
General Micro Systems (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) has introduced the “Zeus” (SCZ91X), a “super-server” that uses a hypervisor to concurrently run numerous, fully independent operating systems (guests). Using a...
Products
Aitech Defense Systems (Chatsworth, CA) has released a compact RediBuilt rugged COTS computer that boots and executes a real-time operating system right out of the box. The computer, measuring less than 0.22 ft3, accommodates...
Products
GE Intelligent Platforms (Huntsville, AL) has announced the IVD2010 and IVD2015 Rugged Intelligent Vehicle Displays. The 10.4"-screen IVD2010 and 15"-screen IVD2015 XGA (1024 × 768) resolution smart displays both...
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John Chandler on Achieving Quality Motion Control
FAULHABER MICROMO brings together the highest quality motion technologies and value-added services, together with global engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing, to deliver top quality micro motion solutions. With 34 years’ experience, John Chandler injects a key engineering perspective into all new projects and enjoys working closely with OEM customers to bring exciting new technologies to market.
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Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.