Two opposing pressures—a continuing need for data accuracy and reliability, and significantly increased data rates—are moving the development of military avionics I/O in separate directions simultaneously.
Offering advantages in programming productivity, integration and networking, Java is the favorite technology for new military software development projects.
As the thermal demands of systems deployed in harsh military environments escalate, the entire system thermal design process must be carefully managed.
Enhancements to traditional board cooling approaches are reaching a limit. Alternate cooling methods involve different sets of tradeoffs, and they must be designed-in from the beginning.
A hybrid loop heat pipe cooling system marries the controllability/expandability of capillary
pumped loop schemes with the operational robustness of a loop heat pipe.
The diversity of VME SBC boards and the options that they offer literally make it possible to “have it your way.” Future enhancements, currently being specified by the VITA Standards Organization, are aimed at continuing the competitiveness of the VMEbus.
