The Avionics Design monthly E-newsletter from the editorial staff of mil-embedded.com covers hardware and software avionics designs and certification issues in the commercial and military avionics markets in the U.S. and Europe via the Military Embedded Systems partnership with Aviation Maintenance magazine and the Aviation Electronics Europe show.
Data-driven design for HMI development in avionics design
RAYMOND NIACARIS, ENSCO
Engineers and designers who work on glass cockpit displays continue to look for effective ways to interact with the inanimate objects they want to control. Using a data-driven approach similar to that used in video games, a structure can be created through which advanced human-machine interface (HMI) applications are deployed to meet the needs of avionics developers.
Small solar UAS deemed compliant, says Canadian transport authority
LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
The Silent Falcon small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) from Silent Falcon UAS Technologies has been added to Transport Canada's list of "Compliant Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)", a distinction allowing Silent Falcon to issue Statements of Conformity to its Canadian customers seeking to become what Canada calls Compliant UAV Operators.
USAF officials release RFI for directed energy counter-UAS demonstrations
MARIANA IRIARTE, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Officials at the Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) Office released a request for information (RFI) to industry as part of market research analysis in support of an upcoming experimentation demonstration using directed energy technology to counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
The impending dearth in skilled maintainers is triggering the industry to increase its profile and work with education establishments to re-position aviation engineering and technical skills as an attractive career option.
Avionics market growth driven by real-time data and increase in aircraft orders
MARIANA IRIARTE, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Frost and Sullivan's research, "Global Commercial Avionics Market, Forecast up to 2030," finds that the total commercial avionics market was worth $12.74 billion in 2016 and is expected to reach $16.65 billion by 2030.
Portugal's OGMA will celebrate 100 years of service in 2018 with current responsibilities including its civil role as an Embraer service centre as well as military MRO to the Portuguese Air Force.
Solving the top three challenges in military streaming
JEAN VISCONTE, VITEC
Everyday mission critical ops are carried out using some of the most advanced military streaming technology, but there are several challenges to getting it right.
USSOCOM avionics support contract won by Rockwell Collins
MARIANA IRIARTE, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Officials at the Technology Application Contracting Office (TAKO) selected Rockwell Collins to provide avionics repair and logistics, field service support, and spares management for the company's Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS).
Engineers, students in U.K. team to design adaptable UAVs
LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
Students from Cranfield University (Cranfield, U.K.) have teamed with engineers from BAE Systems to design a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology that can alternate between fixed-wing and rotary-wing flight modes during the same mission.
