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Soldier-Robot Team Communication: An Investigation of Exogenous Orienting Visual Display Cues and Robot Reporting Preferences
The advancement of robot capabilities and functionality has changed the way in which soldiers perform many of their...
Briefs Motion Control
GPS Enabled Semi-Autonomous Robot
The primary objective of this research is to integrate GPS and local sensory data to allow a robot to operate semi-autonomously outside of a laboratory environment. The Pioneer 3-AT, a robust platform...
Blog Electronics & Computers
Answering Your Questions: Is This the End of VME?
A reader asked our expert: What technology will spell the beginning of the end for the VME embedded computing platform?
News Software
Software for Additive Design, Manufacturing Evolves Quickly
The aerospace industry has taken a leadership position in the adoption of additive manufacturing processes, prompting major changes in both design and manufacturing. That’s...
INSIDER Materials
Air Force Tests 3D Printing for Hypersonic Flight Vehicles
The Air Force is testing materials produced through ceramic additive manufacturing to advance their potential future use in hypersonic flight vehicles. The Air Force and its...
News Connectivity
Avoiding EMI
Aircraft produced and operated today increasingly rely electrical and electronic equipment to perform various functions. If one of these electronic functions were to fail, the impact felt by, say, a passenger jet could be...
INSIDER Defense
Micro-Displays and Augmented Reality Improve Situational Awareness
Several new technologies are being developed that, once combined, will give soldiers an unprecedented overview of the battlefield. Those technologies involve the...
INSIDER Defense
AUVSI Unveils XPONENTIAL 2018 Keynote Speakers
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) announced the keynote speakers who will guide discussions about the benefits and future of unmanned systems at AUVSI...
INSIDER Defense
XPONENTIAL 2018 Heads to Colorado
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is bringing this year's XPONENTIAL 2018 to the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO. The event, which runs from April 30 - May 3,...
News Manned Systems
Rolls-Royce Starts Lean-Burn Combustion Engine Icing Tests
In March, a new demonstrator engine by Rolls-Royce, featuring a cutting-edge lean-burn and low-emissions combustion system for future jet engine programs, began icing tests at...
News Data Acquisition
AeroVironment Releases New Puma 3
Last month, AeroVironment, Inc. began accepting orders for their new Puma 3 unmanned aerial system (UAS). The company, which also manufacturers UASs for commercial applications, developed the Puma 3...
News Energy
The Next Material Disruption
In a recent joint paper by the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) and the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at the University of Manchester, researchers outlined the disruptive impact potential of graphene...
INSIDER Materials
Corrosion Evaluation System Makes "Sense" for Aircraft Coatings
Through a Small Business Innovation Research project with Luna Innovations, the Air Force supported the development of CorRES, an improved system for coating materials...
INSIDER Aerospace
Flight Control System Virtually Eliminates Pilot Error
The L1 adaptive flight control system maintains aircraft performance and maneuverability even in the presence of severe failures - ultimately increasing aircraft safety, resilience...
News Robotics, Automation & Control
Stratasys Unveils High-Production Additive Manufacturing Spin-Off
Traditional manufacturers have long sought to combine the benefits of additive manufacturing with the material, quality, and economics of traditional production processes....
Products Test & Measurement
New Products
RF Cable
PIC Wire & Cable® (Sussex, WI), a Division of The Angelus Corporation, recently announced the launch of its new RFMATES ® ULTRALITE UH25107 cable. UH25107 is a 50 ohm RF aerospace...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
First Air-Worthy Metal-Printed RF Filter Ready for Takeoff
Within the aerospace industry, 2016 and onwards could be looked upon as the tipping point for direct metal printing (DMP), as the technology increasingly made the jump beyond...
Articles Photonics/Optics
Laser Detecting Systems
Whether engaged in an asymmetric fight with an insurgent or a conventional battle with a “near-peer” adversary, today's battlefield presents combatants with significant challenges. Rapidly advancing technology and...
Articles Aerospace
XPONENTIAL 2018 – An AUVSI Experience
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is bringing this year's XPONENTIAL 2018 to the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO. The event, which runs from April 30 – May...
Articles Aerospace
Designing With Plastics for Military Equipment
U.S. soldiers carry loads of equipment and protective gear that can weigh anywhere from 45 to 130 pounds. This is more than enough to quickly tire even the most well-conditioned personnel,...
Articles Aerospace
Engine Air-Brakes
Airplanes, one of humanity's greatest inventions, evoke feelings of awe and amazement for most people, unless you live uncomfortably close to a major airport, in which case the feeling may become annoyance and irritation....
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Communications in Space: A Deep Subject
Transmitting and receiving radio signals between spacecraft in deep space is a snap compared with getting those signals back to Earth, especially when the spacecraft is 120 billion miles away.
Articles Materials
Nett Warrior
Nett Warrior is the US Army's next generation US integrated soldier system that replaces Land Warrior. It is designed to be an integrated dismounted situational awareness and mission command system for use during combat...
Application Briefs Defense
Rugged Server and Display System
General Micro Systems
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
(800) 307-4863
www.gms4sbc.com
General Micro Systems Inc. (GMS) recently announced that the U.S. Army will exclusively deploy powerful rugged server...
Application Briefs Imaging
Control Platform Toolkit
Charles River Analytics
Cambridge, MA
(617) 491-3474
www.cra.com
Charles River Analytics Inc., a developer of intelligent systems solutions, recently partnered with Sensics, Inc., creators of the...
Application Briefs Photonics/Optics
Customizable Rocket Launchers
Arnold Defense
Arnold, MO
(636) 296-5417
www.arnolddefense.com
Arnold Defense, an international manufacturer and supplier of 2.75-inch rocket launchers, has been generating considerable interest...
Application Briefs Defense
Radar Sensor Systems
Kelvin Hughes
London, UK
+44 19 9280 5200
www.kelvinhughes.com
Kelvin Hughes recently announced a number of new coastal surveillance / Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) radar sensor sales references in...
Application Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Counter UAV System
SteekRock UAV
London, UK
+44 (0) 20 7491 8186
www.sruav.co.uk
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is one of the most significant technological developments in the last decade. However, where once...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Phonon Confinement Effect in TiO₂ Nanoparticles as Thermosensor Materials
TiO2 or ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) have a very strong finite-size dependency in their Raman spectra or photoluminescence (PL) spectra due to the phonon...
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