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American, and Canadian Airmen assigned to the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron, distinguished guests, and surviving family members of the crew of the E-3B Sentry, Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, call sign "YUKLA 27" gathered for 20th anniversary memorial ceremonies on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. On Elmendorf Air Force Base, Sept. 22, 1995, the "YUKLA 27" aircraft from the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron encountered a flock of geese and crashed shortly after takeoff on a routine surveillance training sortie, killing all 24 U.S. and Canadian Airmen aboard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)
Installed at Resorts World Sentosa - Singapore
The whole Crane Dance structure weighs 500 tonnes. Each crane weighs 80 tonnes – as heavy as 10 adult African elephants.
The attraction took over 36 months to develop.
The cranes operate in 6 axes of movement utilizing top of the line motion control systems to prevent collision – similar to those used by Japanese bullet trains.
The cranes are powered entirely on four giant hydraulic power units, totally 5,000 horsepower – each HPU is good enough to fly a small aircraft.
36,720 litres of sea water is used in each show to form the 25-metre 'water wings' – the same volume of fresh water can sustain an average person for 50 years.
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9610 laser cutting machine
TECHNICAL PARAMETER
● Control System: DSP control system
● Memory:64Mb Buffer Memory for storing files
● Interface:USB connection to PC( Compatible with WindowsXP, Vista, Windows 7) Work platform:Fixed platform
● Work Area:900 X600mm(35.4"X23.6")
● Pass-Thru Doors:Allow to cut extremely long materials
● Laser power: 60W/80W/100W
● Laser Type:Sealed CO2 Glass tube laser
● Laser Tube life hours: 10000Hours
● Driving system: Stepper motor
● Auxiliary equipments: Exhaust-fans, air-exhaust pipe
● Cooling type: Water cooling
● Operating Temperature: 32° - 113° F (0° - 45° C)
● Operating humidity: 8 - 95%
● Max Speed: 600mm/S (23.6"/S)
● Resetting positioning accuracy: ±0.1mm
● Resolution: User controlled from 100 to 500DPI(standard model),up to 1000 DPI(High resolution attachment)
● Compatible software: CorelDraw X2/X3/X4, AutoCAD
● Graphic format supported: JPG,PNG,BMP, PLT, DST, DXF, CDR,AI,DSB,GIF,MNG,TIF,TGA,PCX,JP2,JPC,PGX,RAS,PNM,SKA,RAW
● Power Requirements:AC220V (or110V) ±10% 50/60HZ
● Gross power:<800W
● Net Weight: 300KGS(661lb)
● Gross Weight:350KGS(77lb)
● Machine size:1400X1000X1300mm(55.1"X39.3"X51.2")
● Packing Size:1600X1200X1500mm(63"X47.2"X59")
● Packing: Plywood Case
Five new O’Bellx units are being installed at Mile 35 of Highway 16.
The devices will help reduce closure time on the highway, because we won’t need to use a helicopter for control work as they can be fired remotely, 24/7.
from the Wikipedia:
SAGE, the Semi Automatic Ground Environment, was an automated control system used by NORAD for collecting, tracking and intercepting enemy bomber aircraft from the late 1950s into the 1980s. In later versions, the system could automatically direct aircraft to an interception by sending commands directly to the aircraft's autopilot.
By the time it was fully operational the Soviet bomber threat had been replaced by the Soviet missile threat, for which SAGE was entirely inadequate. Nevertheless, SAGE was tremendously important; it led to huge advances in online systems and interactive computing, real-time computing, and data communications using modems. It is generally considered to be one of the most advanced and successful large computer systems ever developed. IBM's role in SAGE (the design and manufacture of the AN/FSQ-7 computer, a vacuum tube computer with ferrite core memory based on the Whirlwind II) was an important factor leading to IBM's domination of the computer industry.
Brig. Gen. Zoma Kongo, Director of Operations, Tanzania People's Defence Force (center), operates a controlling system of Training Support Activity Europe's Deployable Range Package, observed by Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, Commanding General, U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) (right) and Maj. Gen. Salim Mustafa Kijuu, Commander of Land Forces, Tanzania People's Defence Force (left), during a visit at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 9, 2015 as part of a Command Sponsored Visit coordinated by USARAF on behalf of the U.S. Army. Command Sponsored Visits bring together senior land force commanders from nations around the world to discuss mutual security concerns and to increase interoperability. USARAF hosted the annual Gender Mainstreaming Seminar in Tanzania in May of this year and will conduct the African Land Forces Summit and the Eastern Accord 16 exercise in Tanzania next year. These visits help build partnerships over time and across echelons, the key concept behind USARAF's African Horizons strategy.
(U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)
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Lady’s cruise control project had really started mid-August 2008, by obtaining used and NOS components of the original 1972 cruise control system that was available as an option on the Cutlass. Since mine did not come with it, and I wanted it, this was the best way to go… It would take a load off my right foot on long trips and will still look completely stock in the car. The system would therefore satisfy car show judges as well.
First batch of parts came from a member of the G-Body forum. For 150 bucks, I got a very good, complete wiring harness, an almost-excellent turn signal stalk with button, a restorable brake switch assembly, two sets of speedo cables, and a very crusty regulator. I soon cleaned up the harness, brake switches and bracket, turn signal stalk, and removed and cleaned the regulator bracket, which will be powder coated with the other brackets later.
I had started on the regulator itself, but soon realized it may be in too bad a shape to mess with. The internals were very rusty also, so I put it on hold.
The next batch of parts came from Allan from the Classic Olds forum.
For a mere 36 bucks I got a restorable dash switch assy., a rusty carb linkage assembly, and a grungy-looking regulator. I also got an extra wire harness I did not need; it was stored as a spare.
I cleaned the dash switch bezel and opened up the nasty-looking regulator. I was greeted by a very clean set of internals and even an intact foam air filter! I cleaned up the cover and it looked very nice. Although not show-worthy right now, it will need either painting or plating to make it so. I think this will be easy to restore internally – it does look great for a 35 year old under-hood part!
I had finally scored a NOS servo unit off evil bay for a whopping 166 bucks, as this is the hardest to find part. On used parts, the rubber bellows are almost always rotted away and no replacements are available to my knowledge. The local old-car bone yard reported all he found were rotted.
The firewall accessory grommet was had at the Parts Place and the Vacuum Y fitting was donated by the very kind Gery on this forum (thanks again!)
All I need now is a servo bracket, clip for the speedo cables at the regulator, and the manifold fitting.
Back on September 3, a COLD summer day in the low 70’s, I worked on the cruise throttle linkage. I took everything apart and removed accumulated grime from them. I also got the roller free, after being soaked in WD40 for a few days and then heating it with a torch until it broke it free. After a good washing, the parts will be ready for painting or plating.
French Armée de l'Air Renault Kerax 400 Vigie mobile (Tour de Contrôle mobile / Mobile Air Traffic Control System) of the Escadron de Détection et de Contrôle Mobiles (EDCM), Champs Élysées, Paris, July 14, 2014.
RFID Based Access Control And Students Attendance Management System
For companies where security is vital and access to certain areas must be controlled and monitored, there should be an access control system that allow companies to manage and monitor all access points and locks, allowing for auditable security and quick responses to any security breaches.
When we consider about Security the distinct ways are Authentication, Authorization and Access Control.
Authentication is any process by which you verify that someone is who they claim they are. This can be of any method of demonstrating identity, such as a smart card, retina scan etc. Authentication is equivalent to showing your drivers license at the ticket counter at the airport.
Authorization is finding out if the person, once identified, is permitted to have the resource. This is usually determined by finding out if that person is a part of a particular group, if that person has paid admission, or has a particular level of security clearance. Authorization is equivalent to checking the guest list at an exclusive party, or checking for your ticket when you go to the opera.
Finally, access control is a much more general way of talking about controlling access to a resource. Access can be granted or denied based on the privillages granted to him. Access control is analogous to locking the gate at closing time, or only letting people onto the ride who are more than 48 inches tall - it's controlling entrance by some arbitrary condition which may or may not have anything to do with the attributes of the particular visitor.
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Colt supplied and installed a smoke control system with natural ventilation to the Energy from Waste power generation facility based in Moerdijk which provides more than 200,000 households with sustainable energy.
More information on this project:
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AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM: Selected Stakeholders' Perspectives on Operations, Modernization, and Structure
The labor-intensive job of diverting fresh water into the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge has become easier since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District replaced the old wooden structures with custom-built diversion gates. The Fresh Water Control System was originally installed as a mitigation feature for the 1977 Savannah harbor deepening project. At a cost of $12.5 million, the new stainless steel structures modernize and automate the process of controlling water in the area. Previously, wildlife managers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could only route water to 3,000 acres of wetlands for waterfowl; with the gate improvements, the water management area has doubled to 6,000 acres. The project was completed in autumn 2011.
The forward torpedo room on the Russian submarine the Scorpion with it's six launch tubes and fire control system.
The labor-intensive job of diverting fresh water into the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge has become easier since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District replaced the old wooden structures with custom-built diversion gates. The Fresh Water Control System was originally installed as a mitigation feature for the 1977 Savannah harbor deepening project. At a cost of $12.5 million, the new stainless steel structures modernize and automate the process of controlling water in the area. Previously, wildlife managers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could only route water to 3,000 acres of wetlands for waterfowl; with the gate improvements, the water management area has doubled to 6,000 acres. The project was completed in autumn 2011.
Six advisory signs will operate through a central control system to provide real-time train crossing information — indicating if the crossing is open or closed — so drivers can make informed decisions for travel in Langley, Surrey and the Township of Langley. The signs will specify the train’s location and travel direction, enabling drivers to use alternate crossing options at adjacent railway overpasses, in order to avoid traffic delays. In addition to reducing traffic congestion and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions due to decreased vehicle idling times, the signs will increase travel efficiency and mobility for emergency vehicles.
Grupo Especial de Inspeção em voo - GEIV - realiza atividades relacionadas com a Inspeção em Voo e com a Radiomonitoragem de interesse do Sistema de Controle do Espaço Aéreo Brasileiro (SISCEAB).
In-Flight Inspection Special Group - GEIV - carries out activities related to Flight Inspection and Radiomonitoring of interest to the Brazilian Airspace Control System (SISCEAB).
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For over 20 years, we have been providing a wide range of electrical services. We also provide a 24 hour emergency service, 7 days a week, where we will send out an approved electrician within Bedford, Milton Keynes, Northampton and the surrounding areas to cater for all of your electrical emergencies. Building 2 Twinwoods Business Park, Thurleigh Road, Milton Ernest, Bedford, MK441FD.
An E-3A Airborne Warning & Control System (AWACS) aircraft, painted in NATO 70th anniversary livery, sits in a hangar at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany. One of the few military assets owned and operated by NATO, AWACS gives Allies the ability to manage airspaces and provide early warning.
An E-3A Airborne Warning & Control System (AWACS) aircraft, painted in NATO 70th anniversary livery, sits in a hangar at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany. One of the few military assets owned and operated by NATO, AWACS gives Allies the ability to manage airspaces and provide early warning.
Experience the country’s only original Cold War Operations Room, which formed a critical link in the RAF’s Command and Control System in the Years following World War Two.
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE - AIR DEFENCE RADAR MUSEM - www.radarmuseum.co.uk/
A visit to the museum will give you a comprehensive insight into how Cold War Air Defence Operations were carried out during those tense and dangerous times as the RAF faced the might of the Societ Air Force and the ever-present threat of a nuclear war.
The Museum has managed to retain unique pieces of radar equipment as its purpose through World War Two to Cold War, was to monitor U.K air space. The Museum retells the development of radar through World War Two to seeing the actual Air Defence Cold War room (which contains original equipment of the era).
The Museum is an award winning, volunteer run, visitor attraction that offers a fascinating and informative day out for the family. Housed entirely in RAF buildings including the original hardened Grade II listed 1942 Radar Operations building, the Museum provided a unique window into the history of radar covering the period of the World War Two and the Cold War era's.
The Museum has 24 exihibition rooms and over 10,000 display items. Knowledgeable ex-RAF volunteers bring history to life giving two daily presentations, telling the real stories of Air Defence at RAF Neatishead.
The Crumbs Cafe offers delicious snacks and drinks, and on the way out you can pick up a memento of you visit in the well-stocked souvenir shop.
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The labor-intensive job of diverting fresh water into the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge has become easier since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District replaced the old wooden structures with custom-built diversion gates. The Fresh Water Control System was originally installed as a mitigation feature for the 1977 Savannah harbor deepening project. At a cost of $12.5 million, the new stainless steel structures modernize and automate the process of controlling water in the area. Previously, wildlife managers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could only route water to 3,000 acres of wetlands for waterfowl; with the gate improvements, the water management area has doubled to 6,000 acres. The project was completed in autumn 2011.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (June 17, 2017) - A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System, assigned to the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron, taxis before taking off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. 2017. RED FLAG-Alaska is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed training exercises for U.S. and international forces to provide joint offensive, counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Peña) 170617-F-YH552-0004
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KOSUN SOLIDS CONTROL is a professional solids control solution company that provides high quality solidscontrol equipment for worldwide drilling rig companies.
At present, KOSUN has directly exported its products to the following regions: All-Russia Region, including Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, etc.; East Asia and South Asia, including Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, etc.; the Middle East and North Africa, including the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Sudan, etc.; America, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Columbia, Venezuela, etc.; Australia; Germany in Europe.
A tractor with a grain cart is equipped with an autonomous control system by Raven Industries who are showcasing some of their autonomous agricultural solutions at the Farm Progress show in Boone, IA, on August 31, 2022.
To address human and economic resource shortages, they are utilizing autonomy, wireless connectivity, sub-inch GPS accuracy, sensor technology, data-based information, control and guidance systems, and more to make existing farm tractors with grain carts more efficient. Here, farm equipment has been retrofitted to add autonomous control from a smart tablet. With a single button push, tractors pulling grain carts can be summoned into precise alignment and movement next to a moving harvester to increase safety and efficiency and reduce spillage. Autonomous equipment, equipped with sensors, cameras, and specialized controls, can operate in a field where other operators work and recognize fields not yet harvested and harvested. The black OMNiPOWER 3200 is an autonomous driverless cab-less applicator spreader, 120-food boom sprayer, and air seeder programed or controlled by a smart tablet. Its safety systems allow it to work in occupied fields. The four-wheel hydraulic drive and steer systems can utilize front, rear, or four-wheel steering to turn on a dime. USDA media by Lance Cheung.
Combine harvester and a tractor with a grain cart are equipped with an autonomous control system by Raven Industries who are showcasing some of their autonomous agricultural solutions at the Farm Progress show in Boone, IA, on August 31, 2022.
To address human and economic resource shortages, they are utilizing autonomy, wireless connectivity, sub-inch GPS accuracy, sensor technology, data-based information, control and guidance systems, and more to make existing farm tractors with grain carts more efficient. Here, farm equipment has been retrofitted to add autonomous control from a smart tablet. With a single button push, tractors pulling grain carts can be summoned into precise alignment and movement next to a moving harvester to increase safety and efficiency and reduce spillage. Autonomous equipment, equipped with sensors, cameras, and specialized controls, can operate in a field where other operators work and recognize fields not yet harvested and harvested. The black OMNiPOWER 3200 is an autonomous driverless cab-less applicator spreader, 120-food boom sprayer, and air seeder programed or controlled by a smart tablet. Its safety systems allow it to work in occupied fields. The four-wheel hydraulic drive and steer systems can utilize front, rear, or four-wheel steering to turn on a dime. USDA media by Lance Cheung.
3001 the Strand, Hermosa Beach
6 bed | 5.5 bath | 6200 sq feet
This contemporary oasis has absolutely everything you need from home automation, security, movie theater, gym, heating and cooling and many other ultra high end amenities all at a multi-million dollar discount! This home is exactly 8/10 of a mile from BOTH downtown Manhattan Beach and downtown Hermosa Beach. It is also less than 20ft from the sand on one of California’s most popular beaches. This same home with all it has to offer, being on an extra wide lot and this close to the sand in Manhattan Beach would be priced $3 million more at a minimum. Why not enjoy this great life style, amazing home and great beach and not pay a premium?
This is a distinctive, easygoing contemporary Strand home in prime North Hermosa Beach. Enjoy big family parties as well as romantic dinners on this wide lot with indoor/outdoor living and expansive views from Queen’s necklace to Malibu’s coves. Prime finishes throughout include slab Calcutta Gold floors, Ann Sacks tiles and faucets, Bulthaup kitchen cabinets, Gaggenau and Miele appliances as well as a 5-stop elevator and Crestron master control system. On the bottom level there is a game room with a wet bar, microwave, dishwasher and sink. Also on that level is a large two-tier movie theater with a projector and surround sound system with walls covered in suede fabric and fiber optic “starry night” on the ceiling. This bottom entertainment level also contains 3 guest bedrooms and 2 full baths. The main level features a cozy sitting area with fireplace, dining room with a view straight out to the beach and a large living room with open kitchen, bar, and collapsible doors letting in all the air and light you need. On the third level you have a nice guest suite and a huge master suite with office area, sitting area with TV and fireplace, a large deck over looking the beach and a walk in closet. This suite also includes a large master bath with a steam shower, spa tub, and sauna as well as dual sinks.
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Technically I can't say this is part of my Saturn V Aesthetic series, since this is a Reaction Control System quad on the side of an Apollo Service Module, not on the Saturn V. But it's very much in the same spirit.
New Mexico Museum of Space History
This scene from the highly popular 1995 film, Apollo 13, takes place moments after an oxygen tank exploded in the Service Module. The Guidance, Navigation, and Control ("GNC") Flight Controller warns Flight Director Gene Kranz (played by Ed Harris) that the spacecraft may rotate into “gimbal lock.”
"Gimbal lock" would align two or more gyroscope gimbals and then flip them out of position. The crew would then have to perform the difficult task of realigning the gyro platform using the space sextant, telescope, and computer keyboard you see in this display case. Of note, portions of this unit actually flew on the dramatic Apollo 13 mission in 1970.
Portions of this Primary Guidance, Navigation, and Control System (PGNCS) (pronounced "pings") unit also flew on Apollo 14, 15, 16, as well the three manned Skylab space station missions. The telescope and sextant you can actually look through were used by the astronauts traveling to the Moon on Apollo 14 and 16.
Because of a recall of beryllium metals throughout the government in the 1970s and 1980s for critical defense needs, the existence of a complete Apollo PGNCS, like this, is rare. This is one of only two complete units known to exist. The other is at the Draper Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott Sorensen discusses C-130 aircraft control system maintenance considerations with Bangladesh Air Force maintenance personnel from the 101st Special Flying Unit during Exercise COPE SOUTH at BAF Base Bangabandhu, Jan. 27, 2015. Sorensen is a C-130H guidance and control specialist assigned to the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan. COPE SOUTH is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical airlift exercise conducted in Bangladesh, with a focus on cooperative flight operations, day and night low-level navigation, tactical airdrop, and air-land missions as well as subject-matter expert exchanges in the fields of operations, maintenance and rigging disciplines. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jake Bailey/Released)
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (June 25, 2015) - Maintenance crew members prepare a U.S. Air Force E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft for takeoff during Exercise Northern Edge. Thousands of service members from all the branch services including active duty, Reserve and National Guard units participated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William Banton/Released) 150625-F-UE455-004
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Brig. Gen. Zoma Kongo, director of Operations, Tanzania People’s Defence Force (center), operates a controlling system of Training Support Activity Europe's Deployable Range Package, observed by Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, commander, U.S. Army Africa (right) and Maj. Gen. Salim Mustafa Kijuu, commander of Land Forces, Tanzania People’s Defence Force (left), during a visit at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 9. Kongo took part in a Command Sponsored Visit coordinated by USARAF on behalf of the U.S. Army. CSVs bring together senior land force commanders from nations around the world to discuss mutual security concerns and to increase interoperability. USARAF hosted the annual Gender Mainstreaming Seminar in Tanzania in May of this year and will conduct the African Land Forces Summit and the Eastern Accord 16 exercise in Tanzania next year. These visits help build partnerships over time and across echelons, the key concept behind USARAF's African Horizons strategy.
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The labor-intensive job of diverting fresh water into the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge has become easier since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District replaced the old wooden structures with custom-built diversion gates. The Fresh Water Control System was originally installed as a mitigation feature for the 1977 Savannah harbor deepening project. At a cost of $12.5 million, the new stainless steel structures modernize and automate the process of controlling water in the area. Previously, wildlife managers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could only route water to 3,000 acres of wetlands for waterfowl; with the gate improvements, the water management area has doubled to 6,000 acres. The project was completed in autumn 2011.
Art Franke, Indiana NRCS district conservationist for Steuben County, checks on a water control structure located on Tom Dykstra’s 110-acre wetland reserve easement in Fremont, Indiana on June 7, 2022. The structure allows Dykstra to control the water level in the main pond on the property by draining excess water into a tile drain. Dykstra purchased the property in 2015 and worked with USDA’s Natural resources Conservation Service in 2019 to install a series of water control structures and systems throughout the property after excess rain caused flooding throughout the easement and into a neighbor’s property. The property was originally enrolled in the Wetland Reserve Easement Program through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in 2010 through an initiative in the Fish Creek Watershed aimed at creating habitat for the endangered copper belly water snake. Dykstra is also working with NRCS to address invasive species on the property. (NRCS photo by Brandon O’Connor)
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Six advisory signs will operate through a central control system to provide real-time train crossing information — indicating if the crossing is open or closed — so drivers can make informed decisions for travel in Langley, Surrey and the Township of Langley. The signs will specify the train’s location and travel direction, enabling drivers to use alternate crossing options at adjacent railway overpasses, in order to avoid traffic delays. In addition to reducing traffic congestion and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions due to decreased vehicle idling times, the signs will increase travel efficiency and mobility for emergency vehicles.
NASA's Human Robotic Systems Project, part of the agency's Exploration Technology Development Program, focused on human and robotic mobility systems for the moon, but also looked at communication and command and control systems that will connect the explorers with Earth and each other. The Moses Lake dunes provided a wide variety of soil consistencies and terrain that allowed the team to put prototype scout robots, rovers, cargo carriers, cranes and spacesuits through tests in a harsh and changing environment.
The prototype tests will be used to inform developers of specific requirements needed in lunar surface support systems for the Constellation Program. The program is building the launch vehicles and spacecraft that will take a new generation of explorers to the moon, as well as lunar landers, habitats, life support systems, vehicles and robots to support them. A ground control team located thousands of miles away at Johnson operated the robots and coordinated the movements of the suited explorers.
NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., tested two K10 rovers that surveyed simulated lunar landing sites and built topographic and panoramic 3-D terrain models. One rover used a ground-penetrating radar to assess subsurface structures. The other used a 3-D scanning laser system known as LIDAR to create topographic maps. The scout robots are designed to perform highly repetitive and long-duration tasks, such as site mapping and science reconnaissance.JPL tested two ATHLETE cargo-moving rovers. Each rover has six legs capable of rolling or walking over extremely rough or steep terrain. This will allow robotic or human missions on the surface of the moon to load, manipulate, deposit and transport payloads to desired sites. The team includes members from Johnson, Ames, Stanford University and The Boeing Co. of Chicago.
NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, and Carnegie Mellon University of Pittsburgh tested an autonomous drilling rover that could be used to search for valuable resources under the lunar surface in the moon's polar regions. The team also includes members from Ames, Johnson, NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Canadian Space Agency and the Centre for Advanced Technology Inc. in Sudbury, Ontario.