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Posts tagged with 'DO-254'

Coming Attractions: Military and Aerospace IESF (Part 1)

Posted Aug 15, 2011, by J VanDomelen

Mentor Graphics has just revealed the program for its upcoming Integrated Electrical Solutions Forum (IESF) 2011. If you’re not familiar with IESF, it’s one of the world’s leading events for design engineers, engineering management, and executives in the military and aerospace (mil/aero) industry. Even better, it’s free and in a great summer locale: the Marriott Long Beach hotel, in Long Beach, Calif. … Read More

Tags: ASIC, Long Beach, electrical, Milaero, Mentor, Aerospace, Marriot, Military, Embedded Systems, Design, Geek, Engineer, Electronic, Mil-Aero, FPGA, EWIS, DO-254, IESF, Hardware, Integrated Electrical Solutions Forum, Mentor.com, ARP 475A, Mentor Graphics

Classes on the Cheap

Posted Mar 14, 2011, by J VanDomelen

Continuing education is essential. It keeps us moving forward–as an individual professional, as a company, and as an industry. Continuing ed. has historically been both costly and time-consuming; yet, it needn’t be. In an age of dwindling budgets and resources, a wealth of us in the mil/aero community increasingly are taking advantage of free and other low-cost courses and other educational and … Read More

Tags: Milaero, Mil-Aero, Military, Aviation, DO-254, Aerospace, RTCA, Mentor Graphics, Mentor.com, Geek, Mentor

Regulations Should be a Four-letter Word; or, Should the FAA be a Four-letter Word?

Posted Feb 27, 2011, by J VanDomelen

The mil/aero community, especially those members working in the aviation and avionics segment, is increasingly consumed with learning more and ensuring compliance with current standards and regulations. For many, regulatory compliance and all that it entails are terribly stressful and wrought with bureaucracy, various “hoops” through which to jump, and threats of excessive fines and jail time. Not … Read More

Tags: Military, Milaero, Mentor, Aerospace, Altec Inc., Mentor Graphics, Mentor.com, Mil-Aero, 787, Design Automation, Embedded Systems, Engineer, DO-178, FAA, Boeing, Geek, Design, DO-254 Compliance Overview Training, DO-254, Dreamliner, Software, Tammy Reeve, Wilsonville

Shared Airspace: Nightmare at 20k Feet?

Posted Feb 24, 2011, by J VanDomelen

Can you imagine looking out the window on your next flight and seeing a unmanned vehicle? (Perhaps some of you expected me to say “gremlin”, recalling William Shatner’s performance as Bob Wilson in The Twilight Zone’s famous “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” episode.) Military organizations and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) proponents are working diligently to gain the use of civilian/commercial airspace … Read More

Tags: Mentor, gremlin, Mentor Graphics, Aerospace, Nightmare at 20, Aviation, Twilight Zone, UAV, 000 Feet, William Shatner, Mentor.com, FAA, Mil-Aero, Geek, Milaero, Bob Wilson, Military, DO-254