U.S. Air Force researchers are looking to image-processing expert MotionDSP Inc. in Burlingame, California, to use graphics processing unit (GPU) technology to enhance persistent-surveillance imagery gathered from sensors aboard unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Category Archives: Electronic Sub-Systems
Space Computer Gets $2M US Air Force Contract for Hyperspectral Sensors for MQ-1 Predator
U.S. Air Force researchers are choosing embedded computing experts at Space Computer Corp. in Los Angeles to upgrade sensor processing in the Air Force Airborne Cueing and Exploitation System Hyperspectral (ACES Hy) side-mounted persistent-surveillance sensor for the MQ-1 Predator. Continue reading
MicroStrain’s New Sensing Solution for Remote Environmental Monitoring
MicroStrain has introduced ENV-Link -Mini, which simplifies and streamlines remote environmental monitoring, alerting & reporting. Continue reading
TE Connectivity Nanominiature Connectors Offer Critical Size and Weight Savings for Rugged Environments
Nano-miniature connectors from TE Connectivity combine appealing size and weight with desired performance attributes such as high reliability, low contact resistance and wide operation temperature range, making them among the smallest and toughest connectors available to designers. Continue reading
Gill Sensors Blade360 Rotary Position Sensor
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Gill Sensors has produced a video animation detailing how the Blade360 rotary position sensor works. The video covers the fundamentals of induction technology and shows how the sensor uses this principle to detect absolute position. Continue reading
OxTS Launches Lightweight GPS-aided Inertial Navigation System
OxTS has launched its smallest and lightest inertial navigation system – the newly developed xNAV200, a very compact, small and lightweight INS, perfectly suited for all applications where size and weight as well as performance matter. Continue reading
ITT Exelis Unveils Sense-and-Avoid Radar for Navy’s MQ-4C
ITT Exelis unveiled its airborne sense-and-avoid (ABSAA) radar under development for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aircraft system. Continue reading
Gill Sensors Announces Next-Generation Miniature Position Sensors
Gill Sensors, a developer of specialist non-contact inductive position sensors, has announced the availability of its next-generation micro position sensor technology for robotics and unmanned systems applications. Continue reading