Explaining SWaP and SWaP-C2 Principles
In computing, SWAP and SWAP-C2 are acronyms that stand for Size, Weight, and Power. It’s a design principle championed by the US Military and NASA…
SWaP-C2 Optimized UAS Payloads
A wide variety of industries have begun deploying Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) on a massive scale. The International Trade Administration of the US Department of…
What are some applications that require a rugged PC?
Rugged industrial computers are designed to withstand harsh environmental conditions. Generally, four main environmental conditions require a ruggedized computer: extreme temperatures, high levels of shock…
SWaP-C2 Applications: The Battlefield & Beyond
The term ‘SWaP-C2’usually brings aerospace and defense applications to mind. SWaP-C2 is an acronym for Size, Weight, Power, Cost, and Cooling, most often referring to…
SWaP-C & SWaP-C2: What’s Next for Embedded Computing
As aerospace and defense technologies are becoming more and more complex – in terms of capabilities and feature/component density – the successful deployment of new…
High Reliability & SWaP Support Drone Technology
Overview A leading technology innovator that relies on material science provides hyperspectral imaging systems for a wide range of industries – including agriculture, industrial, environmental…
Meeting SWaP & Rugged Computing Requirements
Military and aerospace applications have long demanded SWaP optimization. Now, the increased use of AI and robotics have engineers and manufacturers doubling down on the…
Durable Defense: Deploying Military Technology with Confidence
As more mission critical defense activities operate in harsh environments facing peers and near-peers in combat, the burden to keep defense technology durable has grown.…
Sealevel Talks COM Express and Custom Carrier Boards in Military Embedded Systems
In this month’s issue of Military Embedded Systems, Earle Foster (VP of Sales and Marketing) discusses how COM Express enables application-specific data acquisition systems. Military…