April 14, 2008

Aeroflex unveils reconfigurable avionics tester
Avionics Test Bench and Avionics Test Studio combine to offer signal generation and signal analysis in a PXI system that can be used during design, production testing, and maintenance. Read More

Acquiring data during flight test
Dr. Patrick Walter, a professor of engineering at Texas Christian University and the senior measurement specialist at PCB Piezotronics, recently described some of the challenges involved with collecting data during flight test. Read More

Putting teamwork on the radar
Hung Nguyen drives F/A-18 AESA radar-system test and integration at Raytheon. He possesses the leadership skills required to guide the project team and the broad system knowledge necessary to integrate the various AESA hardware and software components and to troubleshoot the complete radar system. Because of his accomplishments, he was voted Test Engineer of Year by our readers. Read More

LMS, EADS, and IMACS collaborate on acoustic simulation technology
Under the terms of a partnership agreement, the companies will cooperate on integrating next-generation acoustic simulation technology based on multipole Boundary Element Methods (BEM) into the LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustics platform. Read More

Photron unveils Fastcam SA3 high-speed imaging system
Designed to withstand high-G and rugged environments, the new imaging system is aimed at automotive safety testing. It features 17-micron pixel size for demanding frame rate or low-light applications. Read More

Curtiss-Wright debuts 16-bit receiver mezzanine card
Outfitted with two Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs, the XMC-E2201 dual-channel 16-bit digital receiver XMC/PMC mezzanine card from Curtiss-Wright is intended for demanding signal-acquisition applications. Read More

APT's programmable source delivers 2 kVA
The 6020 AC power source from Associated Power Technologies (APT) is a programmable 2-kVA unit that provides variable output voltage of 0 to 300 V and output frequencies of 45 Hz to 500 Hz. Read More

DDC launches multi-protocol I/O cards for avionics
The BU-65590CX PC/104-Plus and PC-104 boards from Data Device Corporation furnish up to 2 dual-redundant 1553 channels, plus 16 ARINC 429 receive channels and 8 ARINC 429 transmit channels. Read More

Oscilloscope Challenge:
Which features aid troubleshooting?
Answer our April oscilloscope challenge question correctly, and you could be eligible to win a prize.

Question: Which oscilloscope features are useful for serial-data-bus troubleshooting?
Prize: TomTom ONE GPS
Sponsor: Yokogawa

Take the Oscilloscope Challenge

April issue profiles award winners
T&MW has announced the winners of our Test Engineer of the Year, Test Product of the Year, and Test of Time awards. Check out our April issue to read profiles of the award recipients. The issue also contains the Machine-Vision & Inspection Test Report, which covers ways to maximize inspection throughput of small components. Read it today!

Industry calendar of events
Upcoming events include the Design Automation Conference, The Vision Show, and the International Microwave Symposium, all scheduled for June. For more information about these and other test-related events, visit our online calendar.