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Aerospace & Defense Technology

Ruggedization of Electronics for Deployed Military Environments

Some environmental constraints for deployed military computing systems are operational temperature, humidity, sand, dust, vibration, shock/basic, leakage (immersion), steam and water jet cleaning, rapid decompression, contamination by fluids (e.g. oil, fuel, cleaning), nuclear hardness, and input voltage.

09/01/2021
Military & Aerospace Electronics

The Latest Trends in Rugged Computing

The proliferation of connected systems has been enabled by the U.S. military embrace of the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) revolution.

01/28/2021
Military & Aerospace Electronics

The Dawn of Military 3D-Printing

Additive manufacturing, also called 3D printing, is having an influence on military logistics, and helps supply personnel get replacement parts where and when they’re needed — even on the front lines.

06/30/2020
Military & Aerospace Electronics

Designers of Small Rugged Computers for the Battlefield Balance Size, Performance, and Cooling

Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components are being embraced so the technology can be serviced at the base instead of waiting for specialized parts or sending the system back state-side.

02/03/2020
Military Embedded Systems

Truly Rugged and Proven Reliable: VITA 47 and Beyond

Aaron Frank and Ivan Straznicky look at VITA 47. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard VITA 47 gives system integrators a baseline for reliable and rugged products.

11/27/2017
COTS Journal

VITA 47: An Objective Baseline for High-Level Ruggedization

ANSI/VITA 47 is an American National Standards Institute standard that defines a rigorous test regime, enabling vendors to demonstrate that their VPX product is designed to perform optimally, while complying with specific environmental, manufacture, safety and quality criteria.

08/31/2017
Mil Tech Insider

It’s Time for VITA 47: Raise the Bar on Defining Ruggedization, Reliability

Aaron Frank and Ivan Straznicky look at VITA 47 for ruggedization and reliability. The VITA Standards Organization’s ANSI/VITA 47 targets the Environments, Design and Construction, Safety, and Quality for Plug-In Units.

06/08/2017
Military Embedded Systems

Taming the Tin-Whiskers Beast

Ivan Straznicky on how intensive research is leading to effective mitigation of the tin whiskers phenomenon.

01/22/2015