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Products: Test & Measurement
Instron, Norwood, MA, introduced the AVE 2 strain measurement system that conforms to testing standards such as ISO 527, ASTM D3039, and ASTM D638. The video extensometer utilizes patented measurement technology, and adapts...
Articles: Materials
Rice University scientists have developed a two-dimensional, atom-thick, light-sensitive material called CIS, a single-layer matrix of copper, indium, and...
Articles: Aerospace
Visual Flight Rules (VFR) define a minimum of clear weather conditions under which a pilot can operate an aircraft using visual cues, such as the horizon and buildings. Under VFR, a...
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Audi completed a long-distance test drive of its Audi A7 Sportback semi-autonomous concept vehicle, finishing the journey at the International CES 2015 consumer electronics show in Las Vegas. The...
Products: Imaging
VC F series intelligent cameras from Vision Components (Ettlingen, Germany) provide a 4 x 1 GHz computing power. Equipped with a programmable GPU, the systems use the VC Linux operating system. The cameras feature either one...
Products: Imaging
FLIR Systems (Wilsonville, OR) has announced the release of the GF343 optical gas imaging camera. The device detects and visualizes carbon dioxide (CO2) leaks, while equipment is still online in the course of normal operations....
Products: Imaging
Allied Vision Technologies (Stadtroda, Germany) offers three new Mako camera models. The Mako G-030, featuring the CMOSIS CMV300 CMOS sensor, delivers VGA resolution at frame rates up to 300 fps. The Mako G-050 contains Sony’s...
Products: Imaging
New 10 MP industrial cameras from The Imaging Source (Charlotte, NC/Bremen, Germany) ship with the Aptina MT9J003 sensor and a USB 3.0 interface. The industrial housing includes a C/CS lens mount and I/Os. More than 10 image...
Products: Imaging
Thunderbolt™ technology cameras from Ximea (Münster, Germany) feature sensors from Sony (IMX174) and CMOSIS (CMV20000). The cameras provide direct access to computer memory at 10 and 20 Gbit/s respectively.
Products: Imaging
Vision Research (Wayne, NJ) has introduced the Phantom® Miro® C-Series. The 73 × 73 × 72 mm cameras withstand shocks of 170G and vibration of 17 grms. Comprising two models, the Phantom Miro C210J and C210, the Miro...
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Baumer (Southington, CT) has expanded its VeriSens XC series vision sensor portfolio to include models capable of color identification and inspection. Color FEX, a new, intelligent feature for setup of 3D color identification and...
Products: Imaging
Sierra-Olympic Technologies (Hood River, OR) has introduced the Viento 640 thermal imaging camera. The imager features a 640 × 480 × 17 μm uncooled vanadium oxide FPA in a 30 Hz or 9 Hz version. Customers are not required to...
Articles: Imaging
On April 24, 1990, something happened that forever altered mankind’s view of the universe. It was on that day that the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was launched into space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery.
Articles: Semiconductors & ICs
Over the last 25 years, some of the sophisticated technology developed for the HST has been successfully spun off and commercialized to improve life on Earth.
Articles: Photonics/Optics
There are many ways to coat an optic and optimize the coating for a specific application, some more interesting than others. But any thin film coating process requires raw materials, coating capabilities,...
Application Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The United States government spends a lot of money on its defense programs, investing in the training and technology necessary to arm and prepare the most advanced fighting force on the planet. The price tag for...
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
In the past, controlling the indoor climate in homes consisted of a thermostat regulating the heat, and ventilating the homes by opening the windows. New energy performance regulations...
Articles: Test & Measurement
Do you see product testing and checking as a necessary evil? Then take some time to change your mind. In the long process from vision to reality of a product, intelligent and efficient testing is indispensable. The latest...
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Method for Performing GPS L1 C/A Measurements in Wideband Jamming and Interference
For effective range safety, global positioning system (GPS) metric tracking must be robust to interference with, and jamming of, GPS signals. The conventional approach to mitigating interference and jamming is to use a Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA)....
Briefs: Information Technology
JWST IV&V Simulation and Test (JIST) RT Logic T501 Emulator
In order to develop a software-only test environment for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mission, a solution was needed to send commands and receive telemetry between the TCTS (Telemetry and Command Test Set) and CMM-S card. The as-is solution requires the utilization of commercial...
Briefs: Test & Measurement
In this innovation, a team successfully developed and implemented a combined convective and conductive cooling system that permits rapid cooling. Using...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Guarded Two-Dimensional Flat Plate Insulation Test Calorimeter with Attach Points
Insulation systems usually do not operate on their own; they must work together with a structural system that is designed to support the article being insulated. Typically this structure penetrates the insulation, degrading it in some manner, and gives a pathway for...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Test, Calibration, and Training Target for a Microwave Sensor
Human subjects are unsuitable for objective performance testing of victim detection radar because their heart and respiration rates are not controllable or repeatable. There are limitations on human targets from a safety standpoint as well. It is difficult to relate the ground truth to...
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Touch screens are slowly but surely creeping into every aspect of our day-to-day lives. It’s not unlikely that you wake up to a cellphone alarm, adjust the room temperature on a thermostat, change the radio station...
Articles: Test & Measurement
Many aspects of the test and measurement business are different from the way they were relatively few years ago. Perhaps the most obvious example is the people who are using test and measurement instrumentation. A...
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
JG&A Metrology Center (Detroit, MI) introduced increased flat panel sizes for computed tomography (CT) systems. Cone beam systems now utilize flat panel technology and scan parts up to 14" (350 mm) in diameter....
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Dataforth Corp. (Tucson, AZ) introduced the MAQ20® industrial data acquisition and control system that features an analog resistance input module for channel protection. It interfaces to three types of 3-wire...
Products: Test & Measurement
The New Technology Meter (NTM) digital meter from OTEK Corp. (Tucson, AZ) measures and controls processes while operating with less than 50mW of power. It features a full tricolor bargraph with 2% resolution and four alarm set...
Products: Test & Measurement
The models 702902 and 702906 from Yokogawa Corporation of America (Newnan, GA) are 10:1 passive oscilloscope probes that operate over a temperature range from -40 to + 85 °C. They are suited for accelerated testing...
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