Presentation in Australia earns Vermont’s MicroStrain award for helicopter monitoring system
MicroStrain of Williston continues to be at the forefront of energy harvesting wireless sensor networks.This past Wednesday, March 2nd, MicroStrain President and CEO, Steve Arms was presented with the Best Paper Award at the prestigious 7th DSTO International Conference on Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS), taking place in conjunction with the Australian International Air Show at the Fourteenth Australian International Aerospace Congress (AIAC14).The AIAC conference objective was to present key innovations and achievements in aeronautic technologies and systems, and their current and future aerospace applications. Increasingly, land vehicles, marine vehicles (including submarines), and aircraft (including helicopters), are being managed using Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) approaches. All these approaches rely on HUMS to ensure the availability, reliability, and safety of critical, high-value assets.Arms’ paper, Flight Testing of Wireless Sensing Networks for Rotorcraft Structural HUMS, describes MicroStrain’s work with the US Navy to flight test an advanced, next generation sensing system for structural loads monitoring of the critical rotating components on a Sikorsky MH-60S helicopter. This represents the first successful system demonstration in flight of a wireless data acquisition system, capable of autonomous self-configuration and data aggregation. The system features energy harvesting capabilities to eliminate battery maintenance, using the helicopter’s ambient strains and vibrations to power the wireless nodes.”We’re honored to be recognized with “Best Paper” at the AIAC14 HUMS Conference,” says Steve Arms, “and we are grateful to the US Navy/NAVAIR for their support under the Navy BAA program to conduct our work.”The work conducted by MicroStrain represents break-through wireless sensing technology, not only for helicopters but also in condition based monitoring across a range of industries. Such systems can be used to monitor a wide variety of machines and structures including fixed wing aircraft, wind turbines, heavy equipment, and rotating machinery. Embedded energy harvesting wireless sensors can detect potential failures before they occur, extend the life of machines and structures, significantly reduce operating costs, and enhance safety.MicroStrain is a leading manufacturer of inertial measurement systems, micro-displacement transducers, wireless sensor networks, and energy harvesting technologies. MicroStrain’s sensors are used in a variety of industrial, defense, and medical applications including testing of new designs, controlling critical manufacturing processes, navigating unmanned vehicles, platform stabilization, wearable tracking systems and extending the operating life of machines and structures. Recognized as a leader in the sensor industry, MicroStrain has received multiple awards for product innovation. Williston, Vermont ‘ MicroStrain
The southeastern chapter of the Kentucky Humane Society and coal company Sequoia Energy are disputing over whether or not a pack of wild horses should be relocated off of a former surface mining site.Sequoia Energy wants to move the horses off the land, so that the company’s reclamation efforts can take effect. The horses have been grazing on and destroying the vegetation that the company has planted as part of their federally-mandated restoration of such mining sites. However, the Harlan County Humane Society, who leased the land to the coal company, feels differently and demands that the horses be allowed to stay on the land.Problems with grazing animals are not unusual in these situations, but most of the time, the landowners pose no opposition to their removal. Although Sequoia Energy will be held accountable for the slow-reclamation progress, the Humane Society remains adamant, saying that this is the horses’ home. The issue may even go to court.What do you think? Horses, yea or “neigh”?For more of the story, click here.
Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez. Their current deals are set to expire in 2018 1 Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he expects key playmakers Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez to sign new deals over the summer.The La Liga imports have been seen as flagship signings in recent years as the Arsenal purse-strings were loosened, following years of bean-counting after the move to the new stadium.Their current deals expire in 2018 and, despite faltering in the Premier League title race this season, Wenger insists both players are set to extend their stays in north London.He said: “That will be done in the break, in the summer. Nothing (at the moment).”Asked if he was confident they are happy and would want to stay, he responded: “Yes, they have a two-year contracts.“They look it (happy), when I talk to them they are happy and they want to extend their contracts so I don’t think it is a problem.”