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ST Extends Motion Sensor Portfolio with 3-Axis Accelerometer

The leading MEMS vendor for portable and consumer applications STMicroelectronics has recently extended its motion-sensor range with a three-axis digital-output accelerometer.

From STMicroelectronics 4 Jun 2010

Wind Turbine Obstacle Collision Avoidance System Senses and Warns Approaching Aircrafts

The Chatham, Ontario-based Talbot Wind Energy Project of Renewable Energy Systems Canada (RES Canada) Construction LP will be provided with OCAS’s Obstacle Collision Avoidance System (OCAS) for wind turbines.

31 May 2010

Textron Ground Sensors for Brigade Combat Team Modernization Program

Textron Defense Systems, an operating division of Textron Systems that is a Textron company, has announced recently that the unattended ground sensors initiative is now in low-rate initial production (LRIP) phase as an element of the Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM) agenda’s Increment 1.

31 May 2010

GPS Vehicle Tracking Devices from Rocky Mountain Tracking

Rocky Mountain Tracking’s Informer GPS vehicle tracking gadgets were installed in all vehicles of Katy, Texas based Airtronics Air Conditioning and Heating.

29 May 2010

Northrup Grants Radar Electronic Assemblies Contract to LaBarge

Northrop Grumman Corporation has awarded a contract worth $1.5 million to LaBarge for continuing with the manufacture of the AN/APG-68 fire control radar system’s electronic assemblies. This radar system is for the F-16 fighter aircraft. This program is being by supported by LaBarge since 2003.

26 May 2010

Kai Sensors to Develop Innovative Sleep Monitoring System

Kai Sensors has secured a $100,000 SBIR Phase I contract from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to design a new, wireless monitoring device for sleep disorders.

24 May 2010

Searidge Video Solution Improves Tower Visibility at Edmonton Airport

The Edmonton International Airport (EIA) has selected Seagate Technologies’ Air Traffic Control qualified video solution for improving tower visibility at the airport.

24 May 2010

US Air Force Aircraft Integrated Sensor Suite Contract for Northrop

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force for providing the unmanned aircraft program of Global Hawk with a capability of interim repair for the Air Force’s enhanced integrated sensor suite (EISS) and integrated sensor suite (ISS).

19 May 2010

Analog and Xsens Develop Real-Time Motion Capture Technology

Analog Devices Inc (ADI) and Xsens Technology BV have developed the real-time motion capturing technique that is used by major motion pictures for character animation.

19 May 2010

General Dynamics Navigational System with Integrated Sensors Suite

The critical design review (CDR) related to the Autonomous Navigation System (ANS) program of General Dynamics Robotic Systems has been completed successfully.

17 May 2010