This is a whole post on MIL-STD 1553B. This serial data bus was primarily used in aircraft avionics, but has since spread to space systems too. It’s old and slow but pretty reliable, making it a safe choice for high risk applications.
Read onIf you’ve ever tried to manage a highly complex project, you know that a certain amount of organization is required. This kind of big-picture planning helps to reduce risk. However, it’s important to remember that this kind of oversight ultimately serves the product. There is such a thing as too much management.
Read onReliability engineering aims to understand the probability of success over time. It is heavily based in probability and statistics.
Read onOver the years, I’ve had the chance to lead a number of different teams. This post is a collection of things I’ve learned so far, as well as my own thoughts on what makes an effective leader.
Read onIn the frontend post, we explored React and how to build a dynamic website with it. Now let’s focus on developing a full stack application, using React for the frontend, and AWS to support the backend. This is a bit of a work in progress, and presents only one way to do this. There are alot more tools available, and depending on the requirements of your site you may choose a different architecture entirely.
Read onJoin me as I document the things I learn while developing a custom application! I’m starting with a frontend, which is the code that is a user interface. The frontend connects the user (via buttons and pretty images) to the backend (the business logic).
Read onFinally we’re getting to stuff that I work with. There’s a lot to know when it comes to satellites, so in this post we’re just going to stick to the basics.
Read onWith better computers, engineers have increasingly turned to model based systems engineering, or MBSE as a solution to the engineering process. After all, things like CAD, CFD, and FEM have enabled us to model complex physics, so why not model a project?
Read onA random assortment of communications technology terms I’ve encountered over the years. Please keep in mind that electrical engineering and signal processing is not one of my subjects, so take everything here with a grain of salt.
Read onA few notes on the Agile method for engineering, based on on my own experience working on an “agile” team and Google’s Agile Project Management class on Coursera.
Read onIn contrast to data science, which designs and explores the models and algorithms we have for analyzing data, data analytics is about using data to solve problems. This includes additional steps like considering your stakeholders, communicating ideas, and working under a deadline. If you want to read about machine learning, check out the introduction to machine learning post.
Read onThis post covers some principles of aircraft performance, design, and aerodynamics. It’s an assortment of notes collected from my undergraduate courses at UCLA, so it’s a little messy.
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