Single Event Effects Complicate Military Avionics System Design

Military aircraft routinely operate at altitudes from 30,000 to 60,000 feet or more, including planes with sophisticated fly-by-wire circuitry and those used for airborne earlyRead More...

Inrush Current Control Technology Boosts Power Converter Reliability

Designing power subsystems for platforms like military vehicles, aircraft and shipborne gear requires special care. It’s critical to protect those multimillion-dollar machines fromRead More...

Power Supplies Meet Demanding Needs of Board and Box-Level Systems

While often an afterthought in embedded military computer system designs, choosing power supplies and power conversion electronics can become make or break technical choices. With moreRead More...

Networked-Military Calls for More Complex UPS and Power Distribution Tech

Napoleon once stated that “an army travels on its stomach.” Today’s new high-tech military travels on its communications capabilities. The spectrum of these capabilitiesRead More...

Bridging 1553 to Ethernet Networks Paves Future of Avionics

Modern avionics systems find switched Ethernet the dominant network architecture with MIL-STD-1553 (1553) and ARINC implemented for high reliability and legacy communications.Read More...

Power Supply Standard Eases VPX System Design Efforts

The big push toward off-the-shelf subsystems due to budget and schedule constraints has led to the development of a new VITA standard. The VITA 62 Power Supply Standard defines formRead More...

VPX Systems Face New Power Challenges

There are many decisions a system architect needs to make during the design and development of an ATR system. One crucial component that is sometimes not given the attention it needsRead More...

Power Solutions Balance Density and Standards Support

As military system developers demand more and more computing in ever smaller spaces, power has direct implications on the size, cooling and mobility of a system. Factor in theRead More...

Rugged Box Systems Face Unique Power Issues

All military engineers face the same challenges in designing to match size, weight, power and cooling requirements. But as systems have become more complex with higher speed andRead More...

Power Supplies and Converters Bulk Up for Rugged Roles

Selecting power supplies and power conversion electronics rank as make or break technical choices in embedded military computer systems. With more and more computing stuffed intoRead More...