Curtiss-Wright Expands Axon Airborne Data Acquisition Product Family with Miniature 8-Channel ADC DAU that Supports PoE and Daisy-Chain Connectivity
The new AXN/DSI/401 module brings 24 channels of discrete input monitoring, each supported by persistent and numerous counters, to Axon DAUs for FTI applications.
Rugged Airborne Flight Test Systems are First to Deploy Data Analysis/Visualization Software in Compact Mission Computer
New Airborne IADS flight test display and analysis systems deploy IADS RTStation software to give pilots and test engineers real-time access to critical data onboard the test aircraft
Cores and Threads: Hybrid Processors for Today’s Multitasking World
Taken to the extreme, today’s high-end graphics processors (GPUs) can execute thousands of simultaneous operations, which is fundamental for highly parallel 3D visualizations and complex AI [artificial intelligence] processing tasks.
Time to Move to 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorders
Today, in the U.S., cockpit voice recorders (CVR) used on commercial aircraft are only required to capture and store two hours of audio information. After two hours, the most recent information is lost when the CVR, due its limited storage capacity, records over the previous cockpit conversations.