Aerospace & Defence
HEMP protection filters dedicated to commercial use
With a history of providing the aerospace and defence sector with HEMP and IEMI filters, MPE was well placed to introduce what the company claims to be the world’s first range of HEMP protection filters designed and developed specifically for the commercial marketplace - launched at the EuroEM 2016 event which ran at Imperial College, South Kensington, London SW7, from July 11th-14th. Image left shows a burnt out PCB following a HEMP attack...
Streaming live footage of Earth from space
LabVIEW and the PXI platform from National Instruments have been used to help develop earth observation cameras that can stream live footage from the International Space Station (ISS).
Reducing risk in the aerospace supply chain
Jean-Louis Evans, Managing Director at TÜV SÜD Product Service, explains how those supplying airline manufacturers should approach qualification and compliance testing.
Autonomous interplanetary travel is closer than you think
An accurate method for spacecraft navigation takes a leap forward today as the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the University of Leicester publish a paper that reveals a spacecraft’s position in space in the direction of a particular pulsar can be calculated autonomously, using a small X-ray telescope on board the craft, to an accuracy of 2km.
Next stop ‘Robocop’?
The recent shootings in Dallas saw US police forces utilise a robot in a show of lethal force for the first time in history. Could this be a watershed moment in the development and deployment of autonomous policing? Electronic Specifier Editor Joe Bush investigates.
Supporting vehicle mounted comms and ISTAR objectives
The battlefield broadband, ground-based communications system from BAE Systems (used on the Falcon mobile shelter programme), is protected by EMC, EMP and TEMPEST specification filters from MPE.
Lattice structure can absorb wide range of vibrations
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a lattice structure capable of absorbing a wide range of vibrations while also being useful as a load-bearing component – for example, in propellers, rotors and rockets. It can absorb vibrations in the audible range, which are the most undesirable in engineering applications. Vibrations from a bus engine can sometimes be felt uncomfortably strongly through the seats.
Accurate testing for advanced aerospace projects
Two AccuDyne AC motoring dynamometers from SAKOR Technologies have been provided to Lockhead Martin to be used in the research, development, quality control and design validation of a variety of technologies for Lockheed Martin’s advanced aerospace projects.
MIL-DTL-38999 connectors QPL certified for more than 30 years
MIL-DTL-38999 and MIL-DTL-26482 aluminum, composite and stainless steel (class K) connectors from Esterline Connection Technologies – Souriau are QPL certified. The group and its 12 value-added distributors (VAD) based in the USA are able to meet sudden surges in demand whilst maintaining the same high level of service, quality, and on-time delivery.
Connectors with integrated backshell offer flexibility and versatility
All-in-one range of 38999 Series III connectors with integrated backshell from Esterline Connection Technologies. This range offers flexibility, versatility and higher performance, and has been available for purchase via SOURIAU's international distribution network since early 2016.