Before the era of digital electronic computers, mechanical analog computers were found everywhere. From the relative simplicity of bomb sights to the complexity of fire control computers on 1940s ...

A potentiometer is a three-terminal resistor with a rotating (as in this instrument) or sliding contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider. This example has a front bearing plate of gold-colored ...

Here is a two-part Navy training film from 1953 that describes the inner workings of mechanical fire control computers. It covers seven mechanisms: shafts, gears, cams, differentials, component ...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Leonardo DRS, Inc. (DRS) announced today it has been awarded a contract to provide the U.S. Army with next-generation Mortar Fire Control Systems (MFCS). The firm ...

Research collaboration: Laboratory of Industrial and Human Automation Control, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science (LAMIH) is a research collaboration whose article contributions are accrued ...

Looking to no less than transform its emergency services operations, evolving its operational capabilities, improving country-wide collaboration and speeding emergency response times, Scottish Fire ...

Improved range calculation, infrared vision, target tracking and more await troops in the new optic recently chosen for the Next Generation Squad Weapon. How soldiers see their downrange target, from ...

With recent significant flooding across the UK indicating how resilient emergency response capabilities have never been more critical, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service has taken steps to bolster ...