Improving Temperature Sensor Accuracy for Thermocouples and RTDs with...
This design solution evaluates the accuracy of thermocouples used for high-temperature measurements as well as resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) used for local cold-junction-compensation (CJC)...
View ArticleTrinamic Introduces High-Power Gate Driver for BLDC and PMSM Motor Control...
The TMC6200 high-voltage gate driver integrates in-line current sensing to implement complete Field Oriented Control solutions for BLDC and PMSM servo motors drawing up to 100 Amps.The TMC6200 is a...
View ArticlePython vs. C/C++: Why Should Electrical Engineers Bother Learning Python?
If you learn one programming language, it should be C/C++. But if you learn two, here's an argument that the other should be Python.As an engineer, the last thing you probably need right now is to...
View ArticleApple Cancels AirPower Program Just as the Wireless Charging Power...
Wireless charging was all over APEC 2019's power conference as some of the biggest companies in the industry gear up to provide wireless power solutions. Meanwhile, tech juggernaut Apple pulls its...
View ArticleIntel Addresses Data Center Needs With Field Programmable Gate Array Series
In addition to data centers, the new 3D System In Package (SiP) FPGAs are targeted for data-centric embedded and network applications.The challenges presented by the diffusion of Artificial...
View ArticleWhat Are Dolphins Talking About? Gavagai’s Using Linguistics, AI, and Machine...
Gavagai, a Swedish company that began at the Swedish Institute for Computer Science, will be partnering with KTH Royal Institute of Technology to find out what dolphins are talking about. The research...
View ArticleF-111
The F-111 was a multipurpose tactical fighter bomber capable of supersonic speeds. The aircraft was one of the more controversial aircraft ever to fly, yet it achieved one of the safest operational...
View Article6 Trends Changing EE Jobs: Altium’s Lawrence Romine Talks Increasing Demands...
The times, they are a-changing. According to Altium’s Vice President of Global Marketing, Lawrence Romine, the role of electrical engineers is evolving. Here are six trends that are changing the way...
View ArticleWhen The CIA Shot Down An AN-2 Biplane From A Huey Helicopter
Painting of an Air America Bell 205 helicopter engaging two Vietnam People's Air Force Antonov An-2 biplanes dropping 120 mm mortar rounds on Lima Site 85, Laos,12 January 1968 Realizing that his...
View ArticleAn Albanian Adventure: A Cold War Treasure Trove of Dakotas & Mig’s
This bunker is a type of time capsule from the Cold War whose like you will rarely see anymore, it is a weird War-Art Museum without a ticket box. In 2016, I rode out with a friend on our Harleys to...
View ArticleSeven Strange Looking German Armored Cars of WW2
During the Second World War, the Germans made extensive use of military vehicles to master a new form of warfare, in which the combustion engine replaced horse power and armored formations dominated...
View ArticleWhittling Time Away: Trench Art of WWI
Trench art: Collection of Leveau Fort. Photo: Chatsam / CC BY-SA 3.0 Ostensibly, artillery shells were supposed to be recycled, but their use as an artistic material kept their reuse for war efforts...
View ArticleF-117A Nighthawk
The F-117A Nighthawk is the world's first operational aircraft designed to exploit low-observable stealth technology. The unique design of the single-seat F-117A provides exceptional combat...
View ArticleAH-1W Super Cobra
In 1966, the DOD contracted with Bell Helicopter, Inc. (BHI) for 1,100 AH-1G aircraft, which logged more than 1 million flight hours in Vietnam. Subsequently, the USMC desired a twin engine AH-1G;...
View ArticleA-7 Corsair II
Built originally on the airframe of the F-8U Crusader, the A-7 underwent a number of modifications since its 1965 introduction. The A-7 Corsair II, which is retired, was used by TAC for close air...
View ArticleDassault Rafale and JF-17 Thunder
Dassault Rafale and JF-17 ThunderName:Dassault RafaleJF-17 ThunderType:Multirole fighterMultirole combat aircraftOrigin:FranceChina/PakistanProduced:19862007Unit cost:74 million $ (Rafale B)25–32...
View ArticleF-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)
The F-35 is the result of the Defense Department's Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, which sought to build a multirole fighter optimized for the air-to-ground role with secondary air-to-air...
View ArticleF/A-18 Hornet
The F/A-18 "Hornet" is a single- and two-seat, twin engine, multi-mission fighter/attack aircraft that can operate from either aircraft carriers or land bases. The F/A-18 fills a variety of roles: air...
View ArticleC-20 CARGO AIRPLANE
The various versions of the C-20 are military modifications of the commercial Gulfstream aircraft. The C-20 aircraft provide distinguished visitor (DV) airlift for military and government officials....
View ArticleKC-130
The KC-130 is a multi-role, multi-mission tactical tanker/transport which provides the support required by Marine Air Ground Task Forces. This versatile asset provides in-flight refueling to both...
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