HARSH ENVIRONMENT ELECTRONICS Harsh Environment Electronics are the unique electronic systems that operate our flights, factories and autonomous vehicles in a safe and reliable manner. As these systems manage the safety of persons and/or vehicles that cost millions of dollars, strict hardware and software system standards have been developed to operate in their harsh … [Read more...]
Thermal Challenges in Today’s Commercial and Military Aviation
For aviation platforms, the goal is to design the most high performance and lightweight systems that exceed the required reliability standards. Military aircraft often emphasize mission capability as the key objective, while commercial aircraft emphasize Specific Fuel Consumption (SFC) and overall life-cycle costs. Traditionally mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic drive … [Read more...]
