Integrated Systems
System Integration
ROBUST SYSTEMSM methodology is used to automatically compensate for acceptable changes in product features and system performance during operation. It monitors, modifies & upgrades performance. It bullet-proofs the system.
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FIGURE 1. On-line automated optical inspection & process-control system. Determines ovality & concentricity, detects defects, assesses accept/reject. Coated wire moves from right to left through five stations: pin-hole detection, O.D.(x, y), coating thickness gauging (+/- 0.00001"), optical defect detection, defect marker. Generates process control signals & quality reports. Wire used in critical implanted medical device. System won annual award of multi-billion dollar U.S. corporation.
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FIGURE 2. Laser communication system.
Free-space, duplex operation. Input signals through fiber optic or coaxial cables of transmitter modules. Output signals through fiber optic or coaxial cables of detection modules.
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FIGURE 3. Tracking & positioning of friction-welding head for new-generation automated fabrication of commercial jet-planes. Compact system combines laser, electronic camera, folding optics and computer.
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FIGURE 4. Consulted on Lockheed Martin's Advanced Targeting Pods for jet fighters. Improved performance of ranging, imaging and targeting systems for laser guided missiles.