Sparton will launch the advanced-generation navigation sensor called ‘AHRS-8’ during the AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America symposium taking place from August 6 to 9, 2012 at Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rochester Institute of Technology received $1.2 M worth grant from the NSF for design, development and testing of a new family of detectors constructed based on Raytheon Visions Systems’ silicon wafer substrates.
By Kalwinder Kaur
30 Jul 2012
Northrop Grumman’s new AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system has been supplied to the Eastern Virginia-based Surface Combat Systems Center (SCSC) Wallops Island. Based on this novel system, the Wallops Island government will start its phase I and II of Developmental Test (DT). Yuma, Ariz will accommodate the Operational Assessment for G/ATOR and the final phase of DT.
An airborne measurement campaign conducted by the research team from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association (AWI) along with those at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences has been accomplished successfully. This achievement has led to the measurement of large-scale methane emissions generating from the vast Arctic permafrost landscapes.
By Kalwinder Kaur
30 Jul 2012
EPFL scientists have synthesized a highly accurate and fast opto-mechanical measurement system which can be integrated within a silicon chip. The domain of sensors and atomic force microscopy will advance through this new technology.
By Will Soutter
27 Jul 2012
Flexpoint Sensor Systems has signed a Joint Development Agreement for a new modification of Bend Sensor technology that can be incorporated within a narrow tube. Flexpoint's colonoscope project could possibly adopt this novel design. In addition, it can be ideally used in other small diameter applications.
Inventek Systems has introducedits latest compact global positioning system (GPS) receiver module. This novel high sensitivity module features a unique size, delivering low-power and rapid location-fix performance.
By Kalwinder Kaur
27 Jul 2012
Implant Sciences, a high tech provider of systems and sensors for defense and homeland security markets, recently declared that an additional of 11 Quantum Sniffer QS-H150 handheld explosives trace detectors were sold to China’s varied bomb squads and police departments.
Trimble recently declared that GPS machine guidance of high precision is now available in Trimble GCSFlex Grade Control System for Excavators, which can be accessed via Wi-Fi.
A manufacturer of high-performance displacement sensors, Lion Precision has expanded to Japan and inaugurated an office in Yokohama. The Japan Technical Centre of Lion Precision offers local support on the service and application of the company’s portfolio of products.
By Kalwinder Kaur
27 Jul 2012
Ohio State University researchers have come up with a novel method of using GPS for measuring temporary alterations in the rate of ice loss in Greenland. In addition, a link has been found to exist between the ice and the atmosphere over it.
By Kalwinder Kaur
26 Jul 2012
Element Six declared that its extremely pure synthetic diamond forms a major part of the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid), CERN LHC (Large Hadron Collider) and ATLAS Beam Condition Monitoring Systems which were employed in the recent Higgs boson experiments that resulted in the discovery of a new particle.
By Will Soutter
26 Jul 2012
Led by electrical engineer, Nongjian Tao, Arizona State University researchers have formulated a new sensor technology for improving the health of those individuals suffering from asthma.
By Will Soutter
26 Jul 2012
VectorNav Technologies has released VN-200, a GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) on a chip. Claimed to be the first such system on a stamp-sized chip, it consists of an advanced GPS module featuring sophisticated MEMS inertial and pressure sensor technology.
A novel vision sensor has been developed by DENSO which is nearly half the size of its predecessors. The novel sensor that finds applications in active safety systems having Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Systems and Automatic High Beam (AHB) Control Systems is very compact. Furthermore, the sensor can function at a high operating temperature when compared to its predecessors, which is believed to be one of the highest operating temperatures of a vision sensor.
By Kalwinder Kaur
26 Jul 2012