White Papers
Prognostics Health Management Technology Introduction February 08, 2012
The purpose of this document is to present a mature high Technology Readiness Level (TRL) diagnostic and prognostic capability that is ready to be deployed on your program to address vehicle health management and operational readiness. This technology, which is currently deployed in industrial and naval applications, measures friction between moving parts in rotating machinery and can detect and measure damage levels well below the degradation required to excite vibration sensors, and before sufficient damage has occurred to activate metal chip detectors in lubrication systems. Because of its ability to detect changes early in the failure process, assessments including true health status and remaining useful life are possible. In addition, the technology permits not only fault detection, but fault isolation to individual components.
Monitoring Radar Mechnical Drive Systems February 08, 2012
This whitepaper discusses how the FAA, commercial air traffic control, and the armed forces can use acoustic based prognostic technology to detect, monitor, and maintain surveillance radar systems.
Simulating High-Speed Serial Channels with IBIS-AMI Models March 20, 2012
This paper reviews some of the benefits and limitations of using IBIS models and introduces the new AMI extensions to the latest IBIS version 5.0 specification. Additionally, it illustrates how to perform several simulations of a typical backplane system using the Advanced Design System 2011 (ADS2011) toolset.
