Public opinion and the FAA don’t approve, but research shows rested pilots concentrate better
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Dr Peter Bailey, senior applications specialist at Instron Dynamics Systems, provides tips on how to ensure repeatability when fatigue testing
Abby Kearns, executive director of the Cloud Foundry Foundation, discusses the advantages of moving data and applications to the cloud
Software testing and organisational safety expert Massimo Bombino explains what lessons aviation firms can learn from the Boeing 737 Max crashes
Adrian Marinescu, a researcher from the University of Nottingham, UK, has been measuring the temperature of pilots’ faces to monitor concentration levels and improve cockpit designs
Advances in modelling and analysis software is enabling engineers to meet the next set of challenges for tomorrow’s aircraft now
Jason Middleton, emeritus professor, School of Aviation, University of New South Wales, discusses the challenges facing the developers of unmanned passenger air vehicles
Professor Ian Cooper from research organization TWI discusses how automating the latest inspection technologies can improve testing and inspection
X-ray computed tomography (CT) has successfully entered the field of coordinate metrology as an innovative and flexible non-contact measurement technology for performing dimensional measurements on industrial parts
Prof. Ron Miles at Binghamton University, New York, discusses how he has developed an acoustic sensor 50 times more sensitive than conventional microphones