August 1, 2011

Defense Tech Briefs - August 2011

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Supplements

Features

Feature Articles

Making Unmanned Ground Vehicles Operate More Autonomously

Using Java in Avionics and UAV Applications

Surveillance Technology Offers 3D Security Monitoring

Tech Transfer Reports

Deformable Mirrors Improve High-Energy Laser Accuracy

Application Briefs

Hybrid Energy Storage System Designed for Tanks and Stryker Vehicles

Test Systems Simulate Several Impact Scenarios

Tech Briefs

Electronics & Computers

Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) Switch Test

Test and Evaluation Uses of Heterogeneous Computing

Gallium Nitride High-Power Electronics

Photonics

Room-Temperature Sub-Diffraction-Limited Plasmon Laser

Rare-Earth-Doped Soft Glass Optical Fibers for Coherent Wavelength Sources Above 2 Microns

Information Sciences

Data Fusion of Geographically Dispersed Information for Test and Evaluation

Physical Sciences

Process for Testing Aeromedical Equipment

Ultrasonic Guided Wave Analysis for Detecting and Classifying Damage in a Thin Metallic Plate

Embedded Technology

Products

PCI Filter and Amplifier Module

Processing Platform

Single Board Computers

DC-DC Switching Regulator

FPGA-Based Prototyping Platform

PCI Express Serial Communication Cards

Articles

Adapting ATCA Technology to Mil/Aero Applications

The Evolution of CompactPCI From Parallel to Serial I/O

RF & Microwave Technology

Applications

High-Reliability MEMS Switches for Radio Frequency Applications

Articles

Ultra-Wide-Band Radar Imaging for Activity Detection