The Wright Angle

Analysis and commentary from the front lines of aerospace & defense technology
Popular Avionics Buses in Today's Aircraft Fleets
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Popular Avionics Buses in Today's Aircraft Fleets

Long before the widespread introduction of digital systems into aircraft in the 1970s, a dedicated wire or pipe connected everything in the cockpit.

Golden Dome for America — Powering the Edge of Radar Innovation
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Golden Dome for America — Powering the Edge of Radar Innovation

To defend under Golden Dome, U.S. radar systems must scale digital radar processing power to outpace increasingly evolving modern threats.

Visualization Effects from Sampled Data in FTI
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Visualization Effects from Sampled Data in FTI

In signal processing, sampling is the reduction of a continuous signal to a discrete signal. The sampling process itself can introduce visual effects that, if not understood, can mislead our analysis. The following explores some of these effects, as well as other visualization phenomena.

Key Specifications for Analog Data Acquisition Modules
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Key Specifications for Analog Data Acquisition Modules

Analog data acquisition modules often form the backbone of a data acquisition system used on an aircraft during flight testing.

Understanding Signal Filtering in Data Acquisition
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Understanding Signal Filtering in Data Acquisition

Today, flight test instrumentation (FTI) engineers install a variety of sensors throughout an aircraft to measure phenomena such as temperature, vibrations, and stress.

Why AI in the Battlefield Matters
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From Data to Decisions: Why AI in the Battlefield Matters

Deploying AI-enabled solutions on the battlefield provides critical information to military personnel in real time.

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The Next Step in Tactical Network Flexibility:

In the world of defense technology, adaptability is everything. Missions evolve, environments shift, and teams need technology that can keep up without bogging them down. That’s exactly where Curtiss-Wright’s new PacStar® Universal Smart Chassis steps in.