Engineering for the Military
Ambitious technical programs including Future Combat Systems are posing engineering development challenges in all facets of the U.S. military. Our features, podcasts, videos and photos below reveal how materials, automation, sensors and simulation technologies are creating a new breed of soldier.
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Using Technology to Fight Terrorism
Technology remains a key weapon in the fight against terrorism. The Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard are expanding the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program. Full Story
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Broadening a Bird's-Eye View
Ground troops often want to watch for threats from fairly limited areas, but ships at sea need to monitor huge expanses for long periods. Full Story
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Synthetics Are Booted as Combat Materials
Hear clothing expert Mitch Driggers describe new materials combinations that will protect American combat soldiers in Iraq from fires caused by improvised explosive devices. 10:41
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Virtual Reality: The New Weapon In Product Design
Mark Bryden, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State University, gives his take on how immersive virtual reality technology is changing the way products are designed in both the military and mainstream engineering. 8:56
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Navigating DARPA's Urban Challenge
Vehicle positioning systems that combine GPS with inertial sensors and wheel encoders have emerged as a key enabling technology in the DARPA Urban Challenge. Ten teams including the top two finishers made use of a positioning and orientation system from Applanix Corp. Louis Nastro, Applanix's director of land products, explains how these systems have evolved to give positioning accuracies down to just a few centimeters. 7:32
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