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Aerospace & Defense Technology: June 2017
- Magazine Issue
- 17AERP06
Sector:
Language:
- English
Topic:
- Small Form Factor Embedded Systems
New Technologies Drive Diverse Solutions - Making Laser Weapons a Reality
- Modelling and Simulation Tools for Systems Integration on Aircraft
- Rotorcraft Anti-Icing Systems
- Redundant Transmitting System in Aircraft (RTSA)
- Cassini Stays in Touch with NASA's Radio Science Subsystem
- Laser Integration on Silicon Photonic Circuits Through Transfer Printing
New fabrication approach allows the massively parallel transfer of III-V coupons to a silicon photonic target wafer. - High Energy Computed Tomographic Inspection of Munitions
Inspection system provides additional level of quality assurance for R&D, reverse engineering, and malfunction investigations. - Terahertz (THz) Radar: A Solution for Degraded Visibility Environments (DVE)
Operating at higher frequencies than other types of radar produces tighter beams and finer resolution. - Imaging Detonations of Explosives
Using high-speed camera pyrometers to measure and map fireball/shock expansion velocities. - Development of Photoacoustic Sensing Platforms
Research focuses on sensor miniaturization and detection of chemical targets both proximally and at range. - Determining Detection and Classification Potential of Munitions Using Advanced EMI Sensors in the Underwater Environment
Electromagnetic induction could be used to locate and characterize potentially dangerous sunken metallic objects.