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AdvantechEmbedded Processing Brings More Functionality to Small UAVs
T he electronics aboard Small UAVs—for flight control, mission control and communications—face some of the most rigorous size, weight and power restrictions. Selecting the rightRead More...
FPGAs Inject New Levels of Flexibility into Military SBCs
Implementing FPGAs on embeddable SBCs provides military OEM system integrators a completely new set of tools for customizing their embedded applications into small, harsh, ruggedRead More...
System-Level Approach Wins for UAV Radar Payload Designs
Over the last decade the use of UAVs has grown from a rarity—strictly in support of high-risk military operations—to virtually commonplace, supporting border security, drug enforcementRead More...
Slot-Card and Box-Level Solutions Jockey to Meet UAV Payload Needs
A trend has been building in the past couple years where traditional embedded board vendors are adding stand-alone rugged box-level systems to their military market offerings. TheseRead More...
COM Express vs. PC/104 for Small UAV Systems
With the growing scope of today's military, UAVs are performing a wider range of functions. Whether designed for reconnaissance, research, armed attacks or search and rescue, theseRead More...
Conduction Cooling Arms Stackable SBCs for Small UAV Duty
A significant challenge facing Ultra-Small UAV and Light Vehicle military system designers is the removal of heat from embedded computers. Fanless, sealed enclosures are usuallyRead More...
Small UAVs Upgrade for New Capabilities
The flight control, mission control and communications gear aboard Small UAVs-like the Raven, Dragon Eye, Shadow and Bat-face some of the most challenging design restrictions.Read More...
UAV Payloads Focus on Autonomy, ISR and Comms
As the use, design and planning of military UAVs matures, the DoD has adopted a strategy of closely pairing its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) programs with itsRead More...
New Solutions Attack the Defense Industry’s Most Compute-Centric Problems
There's a trend that should be obvious, but is often overlooked at higher echelons of the defense industry: More and more of system functionality is now implemented as software runningRead More...
Small UAV Tap the Rich Variety of Embedded Options
UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) were originally developed to take the soldier out of harm's way and have come a long way since the days of "large" surveillance drones like the PredatorRead More...
