International Electronic Machines

With the continued innovation and development of microelectronic circuitry toward higher density, faster speed, light in weight and smaller in size, the demands on solder interconnections, particularly for the board-level packaging, become increasingly stringent. the increased density and decreased… More

Increased loads, higher speeds, and a more efficient use of the nation's fleet of locomotives and freight cars is putting increased stress on railroad wheels. also, a reduced workforce combined with more restricted sight lines and fewer opportunities for wheel inspection are reducing the quality of… More

While the applications of a three dimensional coordinate measurement system are diverse, such a system will be particularly useful in reporting driver hand position and head movement coordinates. The coordinate information is used to evaluate driver behavior and performance in the new generation of… More

Maintaining straightness of continuously welded high speed DoD track rails is critical to the facility's mission, since test vehicles, often traversing the track at up to Mach 10, can experience dangerous dynamic loading due to track irregularities. Although facilities are constructed with adequate… More

Maintaining straightness of continuously welded high speed DoD track rails is critical to the facility's mission, since test vehicles, often traversing the track at up to Mach 10, can experience dangerous dynamic loading due to track irregularities. Although facilities are constructed with adequate… More

Not Available Spinnaker Semiconductor will develop its proprietary Schottky barrier CMOS technology (SB-CMOS) for space and other radiation hard environments. SB-CMOS offers a dramatic reduction in parasitic bipolar gain and therefore unconditional immunity to latch-up. It also has greatly… More

It was once observed that weather and terrain have a greater impact on battles than any other physical factor - including weapons. The DOD goal of

In the Phase I of the proposed effort, IEM will produce an innovative automatic CW Morse Code system which will operate on a HF radio. The proposed system will be low power, small, light weight and useable by typical personnel. IEM will perform anexhaustive search for all components to look for… More

Aimed at knowledge management, IEM's innovative knowledge Vortal accomplishes all of the essential elements central to knowledge management. Our design connects to relevant sources of knowledge such as subject matter experts (SMEs), allows a uniform andeasy method to enter knowledge, and… More

IEM is an established sensors and instrumentation company with transportation measurement systems in 15 countries. Visibility is one of the most critical pieces of environmental information in promoting safe traffic operation and traffic management in all modes of transportation: ground, maritime,… More

International Electronic Machines (IEM), a leader in instrumentation and vision systems, develops, manufactures, and markets rugged multimedia solutions, camera, industrial computers, gauges, internet solutions, data acquisition, communications and data processing equipment for a variety of… More

Visibility is a crucial safety issue in all transportation fields, and current technology is inadequate for measuring visibility for a number of reasons including (but not limited to) limited area coverage, overgeneral categorization of visibility conditions, expense, need for direct operation and… More

The tactical unmanned ground vehicles (TUGV) are envisioned to be the force multiplier of the future. A reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) system is a key component for a TUGV. International Electronic Machines (IEM), aleader in rugged multimedia systems, proposes… More

Torque pervades our everyday life, and without even thinking about it, we rotate or use products that rotate hundreds of times a day. The challenge in the present application is to be able to measure transient torque accurately, economically, andin a non-contact manner in a demanding… More

In Phase I, International Electronic Machines (IEM) Corporation demonstrated the feasibility of designing a RSTA/Mobility module capable of 360 degree visual coverage and long-range targeting in day or night conditions, rugged enough to survive hard use on a UGV, and able to meet other technical… More

There is an increasing need for an accurate (within 2%) method for measuring the torque of a helicopter tail rotor shaft. Current methods are expensive and suffer from a number of other flaws including complicated manufacturing/installation issues, limited accuracy (5%), and so on. International… More

International Electronic Machines (IEM) Corp., a leader in multisensor monitoring solutions, proposes the design (in Phase I) and creation (in Phase II) of the Reactive In-flight Multisensor Security System (RIMSS). RIMSS would be an extremely affordable (less than $5,000) system which would improve… More

International Electronic Machines Corp. (IEM), a leader in sensor and GIS technology, will design and prove the feasibility of a Cargo Container Tracking and Monitoring System (C2TMS) which will: uniquely ID each and every container, track container positions to within one foot or less under all… More

The need for in-flight event detection and monitoring systems is clear. To address this and other safety and security needs, IEM proposed the Reactive In-flight Multisensor Security System (RIMSS) an affordable system which would improve safety and security within an aircraft by:?detecting abnormal… More

To permit more accurate gauging of the fatigue life of rotorcraft rotor assembly components, International Electronic Machines (IEM), a leader in rugged sensor design for safety and maintenance, proposes the design of the MEMS-based Integrated Strain Tracking System. Due to the small rotor component… More

Naval vessels docked at foreign ports are highly vulnerable to security risks ranging from attempted illegal boarding to direct attack from land or sea, and cannot have permanent security systems available in each port. A means is needed to provide simple, reliable, portable, rugged perimeter… More

In Phase I, International Electronic Machines Corporation (IEM) demonstrated the feasibility of two approaches for applying wireless self-powered sensor nodes to rotorcraft components: the MEMS-based Integrated Strain Tracking System (MISTS) approach, and the related Integrated Networked Sensor Unit… More

International Electronic Machines Corporation, a leader in the design of precision imaging systems, will develop an innovative multispectral, panoramic imaging system for use on exploratory landing craft. During Phase I, IEM will build upon and advance alternative strategies, including our patent… More

One of the most difficult to detect yet widespread dangers to soldiers is dehydration, which can cause drops in efficiency, collapse, or even death. Leveraging considerable prior work for the U. S. Navy and others, International Electronic Machines (IEM), a leader in sensor system design and… More

The use of multiple imaging sensors provides information to enhance situational awareness. Hardware for accessing, processing, and displaying the data streams to the user remains bulky, heavy, power-hungry, and expensive. The AFRL has developed a set of algorithms that enable the simultaneous… More

Dehydration is one of the most subtle and dangerous threats facing soldiers in the field. In Phase I of the Personal Hydration Monitor (PHM) project, IEM demonstrated the feasibility of a micro-scale Hydration Monitoring Tag (HMT) for attachment to a tooth to monitor hydration through a unique MEMS… More

Enhanced situational awareness through advanced vision processing requires new tools to support mobile and dismounted warfighters. International Electronic Machines Corporation developed and demonstrated a concept for a Wearable Image Capture and Processing System. WICAPS introduces an innovative… More

More than 1,300,000 Level 1 commercial vehicle inspections - a safety-critical, time-consuming, often difficult and painstaking process, especially as regards the brake inspection component -- are performed every year in the United States, under all sorts of weather and lighting conditions. The… More

NASA test and launch facilities, such as those at Stennis, Marshall, and other locations, require large amounts of hydrogen as a primary rocket fuel; hydrogen is also of growing interest in the private sector. Unfortunately, hydrogen burns with an essentially invisible flame, making detection of… More

Military and professional diving is one of the most dangerous professions, with high death and injury rates; however, it is difficult to monitor the condition of an active, free-swimming diver. International Electronic Machines Corporation (IEM), in cooperation with the College of Nanoscale Science… More

Current hydrogen flame detection systems exhibit shortcomings ranging from limited detection range, to localization inaccuracy, limited sensitivity, false alarms, and inability to self-diagnose failures. During Phase I. International Electronic Machines Corporation IEM created and tested a prototype… More

Current-art systems cannot meet the requirements for Predictive Health Maintenance tracking of buffet stress/strain caused by disrupted overwing vortices on aircraft control surfaces: high sample rates, effectively zero data loss, and zero-to-minimal weight, wiring, or maintenance requirements.… More

The Army's Engineer Research and Development Center has developed a means for detecting hidden payloads in small passenger vehicles based on accurate information for wheel, axle, and gross vehicle weight. The use of weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems to gather the weight data has proven unacceptable due… More

  Railroad yards are in constant movement with potentially thousands of train cars moving over miles of track compressed into a limited area.  The harsh environment presents many safety hazards for railroad workers who must move through this environment and perform assigned tasks. … More

By one survey estimate, more than 100 million Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) will be deployed over the next five years, many in Condition Based maintenance (CBM) applications. It is estimated that the labor cost for changing batteries between 2006 and 2012 will be $1.1 billion. As a result… More

International Electronic Machines Corp. (IEM), a leader in sensor-based solutions for maintenance, safety, and security, will develop the Unmanned Air Vehicle Condition Tracking System (UCTS). UCTS will consist in hardware of self-contained, miniature, very lightweight intelligent wireless Condition… More

  Railroad grade crossings remain one of the primary locations for fatal or near-fatal accidents involving rail vehicles.  Multiple attempts to prevent such accidents by means such as signals and gates are severely hampered both by expense of installation and by the fact that many… More

International Electronic Machines (IEM) Corp. will develop the Intelligent Dimension Evaluation and Alerting System, or IDEAS.  In Phase I, IEM will examine two different approaches for achieving the goal of accurate, reliable dimensioning and classification of moving vehicles at highway… More

During Phase I, IEM developed a proof of concept for a Smart Grade Crossing Monitor (SGCM) using multispectral imaging technology for enhanced monitoring of highway rail grade crossings to improve safety by providing warnings of significant objects present in the crossing. The Phase I work… More

Cartridge-Actuated Devices and Propellant-Actuated Devices (CADs and PADs) use a"double-base propellant"which consists of a binder (nitrocellulose) and a plasticizer (most often nitroglycerine). Over time the propellant can degrade, leading to premature and unintended detonation or fire… More

During Phase I, IEM developed a concept design for a Slow Speed Weigh In Motion Error Reduction System (SWIMERS). SWIMERS offers an innovative approach to weigh in motion technology that employs advanced error reduction algorithms to remove dynamic effects of vehicle suspension as well as load… More

In support of the H53-K"s CBM/SHM initiative under SBIR topic N05-011, IEM"s INSU (Integrated Networked Sensor Units) system demonstrated the ability to detect and track strains in laboratory components at high rates of speed, store them onboard or transmit them wirelessly. This has… More

In Phase I, IEM demonstrated the feasibility of a Buffet Load Accurate Measurement System (BLAMS) based on self-contained Buffet Load Sensor Nodes (BLSNs) which gathered data while in flight and would at intervals transmit that data (on the ground) to a Parallel Data Collection System (PDCS). IEM… More

Low or narrow bridges are often hit by legal-sized commercial vehicles and oversize vehicles often strike regulation bridges. In both cases the accidents result in extensive property damage, possible personal injuries and even death, and increased traffic congestion. Past attempts to warn drivers… More

Job related injuries cost the railroads over $1 billion annually and from 2005 through 2008 30.3% of those injuries occurred in the rail yard. A majority of the accidents were attributed to slips, trips and falls from the worker slipping on ballast or tripping on other trackside objects. IEM is… More

International Electronic Machines (IEM), a leader in the development of innovative sensor solutions for transportation systems, will develop the Adaptive Rotorcraft Condition and Usage Tracking System (ARCUTS), building upon and integrating wireless instrumentation systems developed for the U.S.… More

Naval USVs have a pressing need for constant panoramic situational awareness. International Electronic Machines (IEM), a leader in multispectral imaging and smart video processing, will design the Smart Integrated Situational Awareness System (SISAS), based on patented and unique panoramic imaging… More

Over time the stabilizers used in PAD/CAD devices to prevent NOX buildup are depleted, which can lead to unintended detonation, and has done so on occasion. Current technology solutions cannot accurately measure these stabilizer concentrations in situ. International Electronic Machines Corporation… More