Multi-platform data collection

Multi-platform data collection

Introduction In the aerospace industry, there are two types of data: (1) synthetic data (e.g., models and simulations) or (2) experiments. Each has their own associated costs; while modeling and simulation require high-performance computers, graphical processing units...
Braided cable modeling

Braided cable modeling

Introduction    The thought of complex electronics often brings up imagery of wires and cables, connecting electrical components on a circuit board to other hardware components. Conventionally, these cables are coaxial (so named due to the central conducting...
Ionosphere behavior

Ionosphere behavior

Introduction    When we look up at the night sky, we see through all the layers of our atmosphere into outer space. We see across millions of lightyears to the shining, beckoning pinpoints of light that make us stare up with wonder and curiosity. But what may not be...
Micro-optic field modeling

Micro-optic field modeling

Introduction    The previous discussions on Radar Cross-Section (RCS) and electromagnetic (EM) coupling suggested that radiation from any number of random sources can be coupled onto, and radiate from, small features with specific geometries. But this turns out to be...