Thinking organizations like fault tree analysis (FTA) because it’s a logical, graphical diagram that organizes the possible element failures and combination of failures that lead to the top level fault being studied. There are numerous ways any product could fail. Fault tree analysis permits an organization’s team to think through and organize the sequences or […]

Cybersecurity is a good investment for organizations. Clearly, technology has changed the way businesses operate. With most companies collecting and processing sensitive customer data, it is imperative to ensure the safety and privacy of the information through effective cybersecurity practices. Companies like Facebook, Adidas, and Ticketmaster have suffered significant brand damage after data breaches. There’s that, […]

Sensor and data fusion combines the benefits of different sensors and measuring principles in the most effective way possible providing data that individual sensors working independently are unable to generate. Data fusion of multiple sensors increases the measurement reliability, range and accuracy. The different measuring principles are also used to confirm detected objects. Sensor and […]

Space systems engineering usually encompasses space systems engineers who are part of a spacecraft program lifecycle from start to finish, including designing, building, testing, and, sometimes, deploying the spacecraft. Additionally, space systems engineers need to have a technical understanding of all of the subsystems involved in a spacecraft, including the structural and electrical systems, thermal […]

MIL-STD-810 is a much viewed military standard that covers a broad range of environmental conditions. MIL-STD-810 covers such topics as: Exposure to high and low temperature Temperature shock for operation and storage Rain including wind-blown and freezing rain Low pressure for altitude testing Humidity Fungus Salt fog for rust testing Sand and dust exposure Leakage […]

Hardware security is a type of security that protects the machine and peripheral hardware from harm. Hardware security also uses a dedicated IC (Integrated Circuit), specially designed to provide cryptographic functions and protect against attacks. It provides immunity from inherent vulnerabilities and security holes of the used OS. In general, hardware-based security takes a multidimensional […]

Electronic warfare threat modeling and simulation is invaluable in providing test and training opportunities without expense and danger. Most electronic warfare threat modeling and simulation strategies use signal parameters such as radio frequency, pulse repetition interval and pulse width. This is necessary because electronic warfare systems have to operate in wideband for detecting radar signals […]

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is a discipline and a Lean tool that allows engineers to quickly and incrementally learn about the system under development before the cost of change gets too high. Models are used to explore the structure, behavior, and operational characteristics of system elements, evaluate design alternatives, and validate assumptions faster and earlier […]

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)/Electromagnetic interference (EMI) are areas of great concern in the aerospace sector. Electromagnetic compatibility of aircraft is a process of proving the capability of aircraft to operate satisfactorily in Electro Magnetic Interference environment. Electromagnetic interference is unwanted noise or interference in an electrical path or circuit caused by an outside source. It is also known […]

The popularity of phased-array radar systems has mushroomed as agencies and organizations delve deeper into their benefits. Phased array radar is a phased array antenna (PAA) radar and an electronic scanning radar. If antenna uses electronic approaches to realize the steering or scanning of antenna beam in space, this kind of antenna is called electronic […]