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Bridging the Gap - Applying Performance Driven Aviation Technologies in Cost Driven Ground Platforms

2024-01-334911/15/2024

ABSTRACT The complexity of ground vehicle mission systems has evolved significantly over the last few years resulting in over-taxed platforms with federated mission suites. Department of Defense (DoD) is pursuing platform evolution toward integrated mission suites. Opportunities exist to apply aspects of previously developed methodologies from the aviation sector to ground platforms. This paper describes the parallels of the evolution of aviation platforms with the similarities to ground platforms. Solutions from the military aviation community will be discussed that could reduce development risks, schedules and costs and improve mission capabilities for ground applications. Specific discussion will be on opportunities and techniques to transition performance driven, high cost, low volume technologies into mission suitable and affordable high volume solutions. Discussion of the feedback opportunities into the aviation community will be addressed. This paper is not intended to be a

Hensley, Marion P.

3D-PRINTING IMPACTS ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IN DEFENSE INDUSTRY

2024-01-352711/15/2024

ABSTRACT Today’s combat vehicle designs are largely constrained by traditional manufacturing processes, such as machining, welding, casting, and forging. Recent advancements in 3D-Printing technology offer tremendous potential to provide economical, optimized components by eliminating fundamental process limitations. The ability to re-design suitable components for 3D-printing has potential to significantly reduce cost, weight, and lead-time in a variety of Defense & Aerospace applications. 3D-printing will not completely replace traditional processes, but instead represents a new tool in our toolbox - from both a design and a manufacturing standpoint.

Deters, Jason

Implications of Off-road Automation for On-road Automated Driving Systems

EPR2023029

12/12/2023

Automated vehicles, in the form we see today, started off-road. Ideas, technologies, and engineers came from agriculture, aerospace, and other off-road domains. While there are cases when only on-road experience will provide the necessary learning to advance automated driving systems, there is much relevant activity in off-road domains that receives less attention. Implications of Off-road Automation for On-road Automated Driving Systems argues that one way to accelerate on-road ADS development is to look at similar experiences off-road. There are plenty of people who see this connection, but there is no formalized system for exchanging knowledge. Click here to access the full SAE EDGETM Research Report portfolio.

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Mutagaana, Festo

SAE TOMORROW TODAY: Sustainable Rubber Hits the Road

1337902/03/2023

When the rubber hits the road, one tire company stands out among the rest. From raw material traceability to supply chain transparency, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is not only helping to do what's good for business, but what's good for the planet, too. Driven by an ambitious sustainability strategy, Goodyear has set goals to develop a tire made of 100% sustainable materials by 2030 and using only renewable energy in its manufacturing facilities and operations by 2040. The company is even working to develop a domestic source of natural rubber from a specific species of dandelion in collaboration with the Department of Defense, the Air Force Research Lab, BioMADE and Farmed Materials. To learn more about Goodyear's impressive sustainability journey, we sat down with Ellis Jones, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer. He discusses the company's uniquely strong culture, the importance of working collaboratively with small farms, and the development of new sustainable tire

Hineman, Marcie

Letter from the Guest Editors

01-15-02-000809/24/2022

Letter from the Guest Editors

Rajpathak, Dnyanesh, Roboff, Mark, Yu, Huafeng, Biswas, Gautam

Nano-UAV Systems

TBMG-4644609/01/2022

Teledyne FLIR Defense Elkridge, MD 781-801-6161

MOSA Enclosure Design for Military Systems

TBMG-4643509/01/2022

Embedded enclosure design for manned and unmanned systems continues to bring new complexities to light. There are recognizable trends that are driving these challenges. First, Modular Open Standard Architectures (MOSA) are popular for their inherent advantages of an open, multi-vendor system. They are the framework for SOSA™ (Sensor Open Standard Architecture) which is widely mandated for projects in the tri-service community.

Research on electromagnetic shielding technology of military vehicle-mounted shelter based on material-structure co-design

2022-01-042603/29/2022

In order to meet the needs of modern warfare, the research on electromagnetic shielding technology of military vehicle-mounted shelters and improving the electromagnetic shielding performance of shelters will play an increasingly important role in the protection of advanced electronic equipment. At the same time, it is also the core of the development of military vehicle-mounted shelters. In this paper, by selecting and comparing different materials, using multi-layer composite materials to design the military vehicle-mounted shelter. The shelter body comprises a front wallboard, a rear wallboard, a left wallboard, a right wallboard, an upper wallboard and a lower wallboard. Each wallboard comprises an outer mask, a sandwich material layer and an inner mask in sequence from outside to inside; the outer masks and the inner masks are all metal shielding slabs or respectively comprise a metal shielding net, and different structures are used for the sandwich layer to construct a multi

Wang, Lecheng

Inspection and Test Quality Systems, Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Organizations

AS9003B09/30/2021

Price increases in effect for this document as of January 2017 reflect a new copyright agreement for use of ISO 9001:2009. This standard includes selected quality system requirements from ISO 9001:2008[1] and AS9100:2009 applicable to noncomplex products and associated manufacturing processes. ISO 9001 text incorporated into this standard appears in standard font; while aviation, space, and defense industry additional requirements, definitions, and notes are presented in bold, italic text. The requirements of this standard are intended to be applied in whole, without any exclusions. Compliance with all corresponding AS9100 requirements is considered to meet/exceed compliance with the requirements of this standard. The requirements specified in this standard are complementary (not alternative) to contractual and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. Should there be a conflict between the requirements of this standard and applicable statutory or regulatory requirements, the

G-14 Americas Aerospace Quality Standards Committee (AAQSC)

CONNECTOR, PLUG, ELECTRIC, POTTING SEAL, SOLDER CONTACT, AN TYPE

AS25183B (Current)09/28/2021

AE-8C1 Connectors Committee

Direct Ship Guidance for Aerospace Companies

ARP9114B (Current)

09/14/2021

This document is limited to the aerospace industry, where an approved manufacturer requests a supplier to ship an article against the approved manufacturer’s quality system directly to a customer. The direct ship process is not required or applicable to standard parts or military parts. In this process, the approved manufacturer is responsible for assurance that the article conforms to type design information.

G-14 Americas Aerospace Quality Standards Committee (AAQSC)

Standard Practice for Habitability

SAE1007 (Historical)

09/14/2021

This Standard specifies the Habitability processes throughout planning, design, development, test, production, use and disposal of a system. Depending on contract phase and/or complexity of the program, tailoring of this standard may be applied. The primary goals of a contractor Habitability program include: Ensuring that the system design complies with the customer Habitability requirements and that discrepancies are reported to management and the customer. Identifying, coordinating, tracking, prioritizing, and resolving Habitability risks and issues and ensuring that they are: ○ Reflected in the contractor proposal, budgets, and plans ○ Raised at design, management, and program reviews ○ Debated in Working Group meetings ○ Coordinated with Training, Logistics, and the other HSI disciplines ○ Included appropriately in documentation and deliverable data items Ensuring that Habitability requirements are applied to all personnel environments, including operators, maintainers, trainers

G-45 Human Systems Integration

Standard Practice for Habitability

SAE1007-TEST-REC (Historical)09/14/2021

G-45 Human Systems Integration

All Environment (AE) Unmanned Aircraft System

TBMG-3985809/01/2021

AeroVironment Simi Valley, CA 805-520-8320

Reliability Program Standard

JA1000_202108 (Current)

08/10/2021

This SAE standard establishes the requirement for suppliers to plan a reliability program that satisfies the following three requirements: a The supplier shall ascertain customer requirements b The supplier shall meet customer requirements c The supplier shall assure that customer requirements have been met

G-41 Reliability

CABLE ASSEMBLY EXTERNAL ELECTRIC POWER, AIRCRAFT 115/200 VOLT, 400 HERTZ

AS90328A (Current)08/05/2021

AE-8A Elec Wiring and Fiber Optic Interconnect Sys Install

Ka-Band Front-End Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs) and Transmit/Receive (T/R) Modules Testing

21AERP08_0908/01/2021

Gallium nitride monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) technology has superior performance in power amplifier applications, as well as for low-noise amplifiers with high dynamic range and the ability to survive large, potentially damaging input power levels without the need for additional limiters at the system level. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, Maryland The US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has been evaluating and designing efficient broadband high-power amplifiers for use in sensors, communications, networking, and electronic warfare (EW). ARL submitted designs of Ka-band low-noise amplifiers (LNAs), power amplifiers (PAs), and transmit/receive (T/R) switches using Qorvo Inc.'s high-performance 0.15-μm gallium nitride (GaN) fabrication process. These amplifiers were fabricated as one- and two-stage designs, as well as integrated T/R modules for bidirectional transceivers as part of a recent ARL Qorvo Prototype Wafer Option

Software Enables New-Age, Flexible Test Solution for Analog and Digital Radios

21AERP08_0608/01/2021

Radios are a staple of naval operations but their standards must change to keep up with the times. Moving from an analog to digital format allows radios to be more flexible and dynamic. The use of software and an open hardware architecture makes radios faster, better, and more secure. A major lab in a naval department performs test validation of analog and digital radios and receivers. These testing tools must work in both lab and field environments. Apart from validation, the customer does basic radio repair work. The radios include traditional very-high-frequency and ultrahigh-frequency analog models that work on different modulation schemes. With the evolution of communication technologies, the customer began validating digital radios, working on complex commercial or custom modulation schemes.

CONNECTOR ACCESSORIES, ELECTRICAL, STRAIN RELIEF STRAIGHT, NONMETALLIC, CATEGORY 4C (FOR MIL-DTL-27599 SERIES I AND MIL-DTL-38999 SERIES I AND II CONNECTORS)

AS85049/45C (Current)07/28/2021

AE-8C1 Connectors Committee

CONNECTOR ACCESSORIES, ELECTRICAL, STRAIN RELIEF, 90°, NONMETALLIC, CATEGORY 4C (FOR MIL-DTL-27599 SERIES I AND MIL-DTL-38999 SERIES I AND II CONNECTORS)

AS85049/46C (Current)07/27/2021

AE-8C1 Connectors Committee

CONTACTS, ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, PIN, CRIMP REMOVABLE (FOR AS50151 SERIES, AS345XX AND MIL-DTL-83723 SERIES 2 CONNECTORS)

AS39029/29C (Current)07/27/2021

AE-8C1 Connectors Committee

Aluminum Alloy, 7075, Plate and Sheet (Improved Exfoliation Resistant)

AMSQQA250/24C (Current)05/21/2021

This specification covers the specific requirements for aluminum alloy 7075 plate and sheet for applications requiring improved exfoliation resistance.

AMS D Nonferrous Alloys Committee

Unsalvageable Items Management – Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Organizations

AS9147 (Current)

05/20/2021

This standard is applicable to all items used for manufacturing, maintenance, and repair of aviation, space, and defense products from the raw material to the final product (e.g., aircraft, structural items, constituent assemblies, standard parts, consumables with conformity and/or safety impact). This standard considers items dispositioned as scrap in accordance with 9100-series standards’ supporting nonconformity management, corrective action, or organization decisions (e.g., obsolescence, inventory management, missing traceability documentation). The requirements specified in this standard are complementary (not alternative) to contractual and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. Should there be a conflict between the requirements of this standard and applicable statutory or regulatory requirements, the applicable statutory or regulatory requirements take precedence. This standard defines requirements and actions to be taken after the disposition decision to control the

G-14 Americas Aerospace Quality Standards Committee (AAQSC)

Unsalvageable Items Management – Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Organizations

AS9147-TEST-REC (Historical)05/20/2021

G-14 Americas Aerospace Quality Standards Committee (AAQSC)

Designing Rugged SWaP-Optimized MOSA Solutions for UUVs

21AERP05_0305/01/2021

As the U.S. Navy increases its investment in its fleet of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUV), suppliers of rugged commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) subsystems, providing solutions for mission computers, network switches and routers, and data storage are meeting the needs of these unique platforms. The Navy classifies UUV systems into four categories, based on their size and how they are launched. Small UUVs range in diameter from 3″ to 10″ and can be man portable or submarine launched. Examples of small UUVs include the Swordfish and Sandfish. Medium UUVs have a diameter of 10″ to 21″ and are surface or submarine launched. Examples of medium UUVs include the Kingfish and the Knifefish. The Knifefish UUV, which is dedicated to mine hunting, is a great example of a UUV designed for a specific purpose. Large displacement UUVs (LDUUV) range in size from 21″ to 84″ in diameter and are also launched on the surface or from a submarine.

CONNECTOR ACCESSORIES, ELECTRICAL, STRAIN RELIEF, NON-ENVIRONMENTAL, 90°, SELF-LOCKING AND NON-SELF-LOCKING, CATEGORY 4C (FOR AS50151 CRIMP, AS95234, MIL-DTL-26482 SERIES 2, AS81703 SERIES 3, AND MIL-DTL-83723 SERIES III CONNECTORS)

AS85049/55D (Current)04/30/2021

AE-8C1 Connectors Committee

Human Engineering - Principles and Practices

HEB1D (Current)

04/14/2021

This Engineering Bulletin and its annexes provide guidance on the application of Human Engineering principles and practices to the analysis, design, development, testing, fielding, support, accident investigation, and training for military and commercial products throughout their intended life cycles.

G-45 Human Systems Integration

Test Plan/Procedure for AS5643/1 S400 Copper Media Interface Characteristics Over Extended Distances

AS5706A-TEST-REC (Historical)04/14/2021

This document establishes test plans/procedures for the AS5643/1 Slash Sheet. The AS5643/1 Slash Sheet establishes guidelines for the use of IEEE Std 1394-2008 as a data bus network in military and aerospace vehicles. It encompasses the data bus cable and its interface electronics for a system utilizing S400β over copper medium over extended lengths.

AS-1A Avionic Networks Committee

Test Plan/Procedure for AS5643/1 S400 Copper Media Interface Characteristics Over Extended Distances

AS5706A (Current)

04/14/2021

AS-1A Avionic Networks Committee

Systems Engineering Capability Model

EIA731_1A (Current)

03/16/2021

The purpose of this Standard is to support the development and improvement of systems engineering capability.

G-47 Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering Capability Model

EIA731_1A-TEST-REC (Historical)03/16/2021

The purpose of this Standard is to support the development and improvement of systems engineering capability.

G-47 Systems Engineering

Digital Thread and the Impact on Weapon System Acquisition Cost Growth

2021-01-002603/02/2021

The traditional acquisition and development cycles of a weapon system by government agencies goes through multiple stages throughout the life cycle of the product. Over the last few decades, many of the United States military equipment had experienced acquisition cost growth. Many studies by the Department of Defense indicates that the cost growth is a result of multiple factors including the development and manufacturing stages of the product. Organizations with multiple operation sites that goes across multiple states or even countries and continents are finding it increasingly difficult to share informational databases to ensure the corporate synergy between multiple sites or divisions. For such organizations, there exist the need to synchronize the operations and have standard and common database where everything is stored and equally accessed by different sites. Digital transformation sounds real exotic and futuristic and promise to reduce operation costs of big organizations

Hamada, Mohamed Yousef

Processes for Engineering a System

EIA632A (Current)

02/23/2021

The purpose of this Standard is to provide an integrated set of fundamental processes to aid a developer in the engineering or reengineering of a system. Use of this Standard is intended to help developers a) establish and evolve a complete and consistent set of requirements that will enable delivery of feasible and cost-effective system solutions; b) satisfy requirements within cost, schedule, and risk constraints; c) provide a system, or any portion of a system, that satisfies stakeholders over the life of the products that make up the system. NOTE—The term product is used in this standard to mean: a physical item, such as a satellite (end product), or any of its component parts (end products); a software item such as a stand-alone application to run within an existing system (end product); or a document such as a plan, or a service such as test, training, or maintenance support, or equipment such as a simulator (enabling products). d) provide for the safe and/or cost-effective

G-47 Systems Engineering