Aerospace & Defense - 2014
Engine Health Monitor (EHM) refers to a device that, installed in the blow by line of a piston aircraft engine, monitors the gas flow that by passes the piston rings (Blow By - BBY). It is a totally passive system, with no moving parts and whose functioning principle is based on the Pitot tube. As such, the BBY gas stream hits a cylindrical tube provided with orifices that sense the dynamic pressure exerted. Flush with the inside of the outer casing, other orifice(s) sense the static pressure. These two signals can be taken to the ports of a differential ...
Fasteners are inevitable part of mechanical joints. They play a productive part in holding components together and also in separating them. Our novel design of ER ( Electrorheological ) Bolts can be used as better fasteners in holding components present in space stations and satellites. In such complex environments where fastening and unfastening by conventional bolts are arduous, ER bolts can eke out solution for the problem of quick fastening and tightening using electro-actuation by electrorheological fluids.
For cosmonauts who get involved in construction work in space stations such as the ISS, It is very difficult to unmount certain ...
We're SpaceUnited, the first nonprofit humanitarian space agency, and we improve lives through space exploration. We recently donated three satellite images to relief organizations as a part of our crowdfunded ImageGryphon mission, and now we're here to tell you about ExploraLab.
Have you seen a space launch in person? Or how about a video of one online? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to conduct research in space? Well, we're not quite ready to send you into orbit, but we are doing the next best thing: a trip to the edge of space and back for ...
This is a magnetic detector, to locate explosive devices and other weapons.
This technology has enormous opportunities and possibilities! This is the next great leap that will take us into the future of Motion Movement Devices, and Motion Magnetic Energies Technologies. We want to manufacture mechanical/ devices and products widely used in the automation and manufacturing industries. We have developed several different versions of polycarbonate assembles that are highly advanced. This assembles are extremely lightweight and powerful, with finite control that lends itself to micro-miniature technologies in robotics and nanotechnologies fields. This is new technology developed by Birchard that ...
In natural emergencies the impacted people are in dire need of water and sustenance. While international agencies and individuals are willing to help, there is usually a disruption of transportation systems. The most immediate way of delivering supplies is by air, dropping it over the devastated area.
Dropping heavy loads and large containers is dangerous to the possible victims and parachute drop involves complicated logistics.
Falling Water with Filter allows the quick replacement of the caps on bottled water, with a cap that allows the bottles to fly and gently descend to the ground with their precious cargo. This ...
Fiber optics multiple illumination
Did it ever bother you as a technician, engineer or nontechnical person to have to rip off a whole cockpit just to change a light bulb, whether it be in your car or on an aircraft or a ship and not just the cockpit? Does a simple bulb or an LED light broken deserve such an effort ? Off course, yes, they indicate or light the area of interest, but think further how many times you almost broke your neck by getting on that chair to change a neon or home bulb, how many times you ...
The Field Trauma Kit for K-9 (‘FTK-9’) wound/paw injuries is designed to minimize trauma stop bleeding and enable field treatment of shallow and deep tissue (paws, legs, torso) injuries to MWD's (Military Working Dogs) and other service animals. Utilization mitigates trauma, preserves material asset (MWD), improves survivability and resilience of troop strength.
The FTK-9 Kit (Poochie-Peds™) comes in a powder-form and is made up of a combination of microcapsules (from 1um to 150um) and pharmaceutical -grade coagulants, along with a natural, plant-based polymers found in foods, e.g., wheat, rice, corn and potatoes. RMANNCO’s proprietary component comprising a novel ...
In 2013 it was reported that approximately $1 billion was spent on fighting wild fires in the US (Fox News) and $10 million worth of damage in Australia (ABC News). With wild fires intensity increasing year on year the proposed design system opts to assist in tackling and reducing these impacts.
The biggest challenge aerial fire fighting have in relation to effective deployment is the larger the blaze the harder it is to effectively fly low and waterbomb the area for safety reasons.
The Fire Suppression Missile (FSM) aims to be deployed in numbers from safe altitude to target ...
An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), colloquially known as a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot on board having flight controlled either autonomously by computers in the vehicle, or under the remote control of a pilot on the ground or in another vehicle. A Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) is a class of UAV that has a size restriction with their largest dimension not exceeding 300mm.These vehicles are meant to address a large number of civilian and military applications including search and rescue, disaster management, traffic monitoring and management, remote sensing, terrain mapping, etc.
This project presents ...
A radical solution for aviation problems is here. Emerging beneficial technologies called flow-thrust technologies can be better avionics that aren’t understood today. Configurations making less drag need research and development before starting production. The aviation industry can be transformed by the technologies. Assembly of the planes can be sped up significantly. The units are simply attached and connected to the wiring. The directional thrust units are important engineering discoveries that can replace wings and advance aerodynamics. Thrust units do not need de-icing because they have Teflon coated surfaces. Maintenance and repair are limited because they are made to be ...