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ABSTRACT This paper describes a novel, cost-effective method of adapting existing, non-networked equipment to interoperate with the Vehicular Integration for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4), Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Electronic Warfare (EW) Interoperability (VICTORY) standards. It briefly introduces the VICTORY In-Vehicle Network (IVN) concept, explains why adaptation of existing equipment is necessary, and discusses the different patterns for adapting current-force equipment to VICTORY standards. It introduces a new approach we call the VICTORY Smart Cable, and describes its costs and benefits, including size, weight, and power (SWaP), recurring costs, and flexibility. The conclusion is that the VICTORY Smart Cable is a cost-effective transitional technology that can bridge the gap between several types of current-force, non-networked equipment, and future VICTORY-enabled devices, and that the adaptation does not require modification to
Moore, Michael S.Saylor, Kase J.Klein, Joshua
ABSTRACT Today’s battlefield requires access to information in a multitude of environments with varying terrains (both urban and rural) in either passive or active engagements. Ground vehicles need sensors that can be rapidly deployed to different locations and networked into the family of vehicles in order to effectively share information. Masted sensor systems, in particular, are a potential valuable resource with their ability to perform long-range surveillance over obstructions while minimizing vehicle exposure. To maximize effectiveness these systems must withstand harsh battlefield conditions without undue maintenance. The need for variable mast heights, on-the-move (OTM) sensor performance, the ability to support a wide variety of long-range sensors, internal cabling to better resist battlefield damage, resistance to armored vehicle vibration and shock environments, and rapid mast deployment and stowage have driven Lockheed Martin to a robust mast solution that meets this
Neely, DavidFosen, KeithPoteat, DanielCarmichael, D. Brian
Automotive radar plays a crucial role in object detection and tracking. While a standalone radar possesses ideal characteristics, integrating it within a vehicle introduces challenges. The presence of vehicle body, bumper, chassis, and cables in proximity influences the electromagnetic waves emitted by the radar, thereby impacting its performance. To address these challenges, electromagnetic simulations can guide early-stage design modifications. However, operating at very high frequencies around 77GHz and dealing with the large electrical size of complex structures demand specialized simulation techniques to optimize radar integration scenarios. Thus, the primary challenge lies in achieving an optimal balance between accuracy and computational resources/simulation time. This paper outlines the process of radar vehicle integration from an electromagnetic perspective and demonstrates the derivation of optimal solutions through RF simulation
Rao, SukumaraM K, Yadhu Krishnan
Phased array radar technology has been gaining popularity since its initial introduction in the 1960s and is now being used in a variety of applications, from military and defense to civilian sectors and even space exploration. This cutting-edge technology has revolutionized radar systems by offering unparalleled flexibility, precision, and speed. At the heart of phased array radar lies a sophisticated antenna system composed of numerous individual elements, each capable of independently emitting and receiving radio waves. Unlike traditional radar systems that rely on mechanically rotating antennas, phased array radars electronically steer their beams, enabling rapid and precise target acquisition. This breakthrough is made possible by meticulously controlling the phase of radio waves emitted from each antenna element
The purpose of this SAE Recommended Practice is to provide guides toward standard conditions for operating marine hydraulic transmissions where push-pull cable control is applicable. For control cable information see SAE J917
Marine Technical Steering Committee
For many patients waiting for a donor heart, the only way to live a decent life is with the help of a pump attached directly to their heart. This pump requires about as much power as a TV, which it draws from an external battery via a seven-millimeter-thick cable. The system is handy and reliable, but it has one big flaw: despite medical treatment, the point at which the cable exits the abdomen can be breached by bacteria
The use of electrical contacts in aerospace applications is crucial, particularly in connectors that transmit signal and power. Crimping is a widely preferred method for joining electrical contacts, as it provides a durable connection and can be easily formed. This process involves applying mechanical load to the contact, inducing permanent deformation in the barrel and wire to create a reliable joint with sufficient wire retention force. This study utilizes commercially available Abaqus software to simulate the crimping process using an explicit solver. The methodology developed for this study correlates FEA and testing for critical quality parameters such as structural integrity, mechanical strength, and joint filling percentage. A four-indenter crimping tool CAD model is utilized to form the permanent joint at the barrel-wire contact interfaces, with displacement boundary conditions applied to the jaws of the tool in accordance with MIL-C-22520/1C standard. The study identifies the
Aher, RaviMore, Sandip RaghunathDemarthon, Simon
Modern armed forces require advanced signal transmission systems for mission success. Military operations, including those utilizing aircraft and warships, are reliant on receiving and transmitting high-speed data at RF and millimeter wave (mmWave) frequencies. In today’s battlefield, high-speed cables must perform to specification under any condition, which in turn necessitates innovative test solutions that can conduct accurate and repeatable measurements
Mechanical control cables or Bowden cables are widely used in various applications for push-pull actions of mechanical systems. In mid-segment tractors, the linkage systems are designed along with control cables to actuate controls such as throttle, braking, transmission shift, position control, etc. due to its design flexibility. Output force and travel efficiency are two major performance parameters that depend on the routing, cable design composition, friction material, load transfer, etc. Virtual simulations can be used to predict cable performance and efficiency. There are different methodologies currently used to model the cable. These available methods can accurately predict either performance or travel efficiency. There is no method available in-house to predict both these parameters. In this paper, a new cable modeling method is proposed by authors using multi-body simulation (MBS) software MSC ADAMS. Outer composite cable sheath and translating wire are modeled using flex
Subbaiyan, Prasanna BalajiNizampatnam, BalaramakrishnaRedkar, DineshSathusundarsingh, AnandMuniappan, Balakrishnan
In an embedded world gone SOSA sensational, one might believe that centralized ATR-style OpenVPX systems are the best way to architect your next rugged system. While these chassis are routinely and successfully deployed on airborne, shipboard, and vetronics platforms, they are big, heavy, costly, and a real challenge to cool and connect. An alternate but equivalent rugged, deployable approach uses one or more small form factor chassis modules, distributed into any available space in the vehicle, interconnected via Apple® and Intel’s® 40Gbps Thunderbolt™ 4, a commercial open standard that uses USB Type-C connectors with a single, thin bi-directional copper or fiber cable
The rapid advancement of military avionics technologies is revolutionizing the capabilities of next-generation aircraft. One of the common features of modern military avionics systems is the adoption of high-frequency and millimeter-wave (mmWave) communications to achieve higher data rates and enhanced resistance to interference. However, this introduces several evolving requirements for the RF assemblies that power them compared to the previous generation of systems that worked in lower frequency ranges. First, as military avionics systems transition to higher frequencies, RF coaxial cables, connectors, and assemblies must handle them without introducing excessive losses. Higher frequencies also require more specialized test environments due to the higher sensitivity of signals in these bands
This standard covers ultra-thin wall low voltage primary cable intended for use at a nominal system voltage of 60 VDC (60 VAC rms) or less in surface vehicle electrical systems. The tests are intended to qualify cables for normal applications with limited exposure to fluids and physical abuse. This standard covers SAE conductor sizes which usually differ from ISO conductor sizes
Cable Standards Committee
This specification covers three series of environment resisting, circular, miniature electrical connectors (plugs and receptacles) with removable crimp and/or nonremovable solder contacts, and accessories. The connectors are only recommended for replacement and are not specified for aircraft applications (refer to AS50881
AE-8C1 Connectors Committee
When astronauts begin to build a permanent base on the Moon, as NASA plans to do in the coming years, they’ll need help. Robots could potentially do the heavy lifting by laying cables, deploying solar panels, erecting communications towers, and building habitats. But if each robot is designed for a specific action or task, a Moon base could become overrun by a zoo of machines, each with its own unique parts and protocols
Classic vehicle production had limitations in bringing the driving commands to the actuators for vehicle motion (engine, steering and braking). Steering columns, hydraulic tubes or steel cables needed to be placed between the driver and actuator. Change began with the introduction of e-gas systems. Mechanical cables were replaced by thin, electric signal wires. The technical solutions and legal standardizations for addressing the steering and braking systems, were not defined at this time. Today, OEMs are starting E/E-Architecture transformations for manifold reasons and now have the chance to remove the long hydraulic tubes for braking and the solid metal columns used for steering. X-by-wire is the way forward and allows for higher Autonomous Driving (AD) levels for automated driving vehicles. This offers new opportunities to design the vehicle in-cabin space. This paper will start with the introduction of x-by-wire technologies. It will cover the three aspects of the transformation
Scheibert, KlausKostarigka, ArtemisDannebaum, UdoAmbekar, AbhijitCai, WenlinHeidt, Laurent
An automotive wiring harness is the backbone of the electrical architecture, and it runs throughout the vehicle to transmit electric power. In a virtual simulation, the mechanical properties of individual strands cannot be considered for the harness bundle (or) cable. Predicting the mechanical properties of electrical cables is a challenging task, and it has major setbacks in virtual simulation. This paper proposes an approach to find out the mechanical properties of an electrical cable and explains how the values are used in virtual simulation. Cable modelling is represented as a lumped mass (or) modelled with a 1D element in the conventional FE modelling approach. In the first part of the study, finite element modelling and material modelling procedures of high and low-voltage electrical cables routed through brackets and troughs are discussed. Mechanical properties are developed using an inverse stiffness characterization method from bench level physical testing in static and
Thankaraj, Rajesh JebaMahadule, RoshanArul, KarthikM, Sivaramprasad
This method is used to define the immunity of electric and electronic apparatus and equipment (products) to radiated electromagnetic (EM) energy. This method is based on injecting the calibrated radio frequency currents (voltages) into external conductors and/or internal circuits of the product under test, measuring the strength of the EM field generated by this product and evaluating its immunity to the external EM field on the basis of the data obtained. The method can be utilized only when it is physically possible to connect the injector to the conductors and/or circuits mentioned before. The method allows: Evaluating immunity of the product under test to external EM fields of the strength equal to a normalized one; Calculating the level of external EM field strength at which the given (including maximum permissible) induced currents or voltages are generated in the equipment under test, or solving the “opposite” task; Finding potentially “weak” points of the product design
AE-4 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Committee
This SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) provides design guidelines for aircraft mechanical control systems and components. Topics contained in this document include design requirements, system design and installation guidelines, and component design practices for primary flight controls, secondary flight controls, and utility controls
A-6A3 Flight Control and Vehicle Management Systems Cmt
This SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) contains guidance to assist users by providing a method to install an AS6224/2 repair sleeve
AE-8C2 Terminating Devices and Tooling Committee
This SAE Recommended Practice provides design, test, and performance guidelines on the comfort, fit, and convenience for active restraint systems for heavy trucks and multipurpose passenger vehicle applications over 10000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). The information pertains to the forward facing seating positions
Truck Crashworthiness Committee
Control Cables are used in automobiles to transfer loads and motions as intended and required by the driver. These cables are supported at multiple points by clamps, which are mounted at suitable locations. The Clutch-cable is one of the cables routed through clamps mounted on the engine and the vehicle-chassis. During the vehicle’s travel on the rough road, the powertrain, supported by flexible mounts, tends to swivel, generating relative motion with respect to the chassis. As one end of the clutch-cable is mounted on the chassis and other on the vibrating engine, this relative movement contributes to the additional forces on the clamps. These forces, sometimes, lead to the clamp’s failure. Thus, the knowledge of load behavior is important for failure investigation and further optimization of the clamp design. The failure of the engine-mounted clutch-cable-clamp was observed in the vehicle testing on the rough road. The investigation attributed this failure to cable movement caused by
Patil, DhananjaySingh, BhupinderChoudhary, Ved PrakashKumar, ManishRAINA, SUBIRAJ
This SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) identifies the minimum requirements for the testing of insulated electrical wiring for on-aircraft, aeronautical and aerospace applications. The testing requirements defined herein, ensure that a wire fault can be found safely when using a high potential voltage tester (hipot). This test is intended to aid in finding a breach in the wire insulation, and not for the identification of the resistance of the insulation. The test method defined herein is limited to equipment which ia able to control and limit the DC output to 1500 VDC maximum. This type of wire dielectric tester is typically designed to trip on current leakage and not necessarily on arc detection. This test method is solely designed to identify gross/large wire insulation damage or degradation. For additional related information on this topic and related test methods, refer to the documents cited in Section 2. They are intended to aid the reader in the direction of this ARP and
AE-8A Elec Wiring and Fiber Optic Interconnect Sys Install
For an enterprise, product quality is the foundation of its further development. Therefore, how to detect the quality of the products produced by the assembly line and accurately identify the problematic parts has become an increasingly concerned issue for enterprises. In this paper, we propose a novel quality detection model combining the latest YOLOv5 model and convolutional neural network, which can further improve the recognition precision and accuracy of YOLOv5 on the basis of its lightweight and high recognition efficiency. The proposed model can meet the needs of complex quality problems that are difficult to detect directly in assembly-line products. In the experiment, our model can detect the automotive dashboard and judge whether the cable buckle is connected in place. The accuracy of each buckle in the picture being correctly detected is more than 98%, the classification accuracy is also expected to reach 98
Luo, ErpaiZeng, ZimuDu, JiatongChen,, ZhuoBai,, YulongHuang,, YanjunChen, Hong
This SAE Standard covers general requirements and terminal interface dimensions of various sizes of pin and receptacle type terminals
Connector Systems Standards Committee
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