Saab AB

About: Saab AB is a company organization based out in Thun, Switzerland. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Signal & Antenna (radio). The organization has 862 authors who have published 928 publications receiving 8807 citations. The organization is also known as: Saab AB & Svenska Aeroplan AB.

User Participation in the Design of Cockpit Interfaces

Abstract: This paper investigates the nature of user participation in the process of designing fighter aircraft cockpits. The role of the users, i.e. pilots, in the design of cockpit interfaces is explored. We present the results of an on-line questionnaire with twelve designers of cockpit interfaces for fighter aircraft. The results show that the designers have highlighted the need for more opportunities to observe the pilots, and they wish to obtain more information and ideas from them. Moreover, a larger involvement from users as examiners and testers in the evaluation process was desirable. Access to users was considered unproblematic and the risk of misunderstandings was reported to be low. Moreover, the designers did not support the idea that users should design or take design decisions.

A system and method for determining the location of a moving object in a secluded space

Abstract: A system for determining a location of a moving object in an enclosed space comprises at least one first transmitter adapted to be located in the enclosed space, wherein each of the first transmitters is operable to transmit a code associated with the first transmitter, wherein the code is representative of a coordinate in a predetermined coordinate system, a first receiver adapted to be located on a moving object, the receiver operable to receive the code, and a first processing unit adapted to be located on the moving object, the processing unit operable to process codes from the first receiver to determine the location of the moving object based on the code.

Association method and association device for a combat exercise

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for associating an object of a second type with at least one object from a group of objects of a first type. The method is to be used in combat exercises and the above mentioned objects are players and weapons. According to the method, a signal containing the identity of the object is transmitted from each object in the group, whereupon the transmitted signals are received by the object of the second type, and the received signals are analyzed. The object of the second type is then associated with at least one preferred object in the group on the basis of the signal analysis, whereupon any previous association(s) of the object of the second type with objects of the first type is/are taken into account in the associating process. The invention also includes a device for a receiver arranged so as to realize the foregoing method.

On Safety Solutions in an Assembly HMI-Cell

Abstract: The increased diffusion of cooperation between humans and robotics in manufacturing systems is one of the next things to implement within robotics. Since the computer power gets more and more power ...

Pack of heat-generating countermeasures

Abstract: The invention relates to a pack (2) of heat-generating countermeasures (14). The pack comprises a container (7) with a lid (13) forming a tight-closing pack and accommodating the heat-generating countermeasures (14) in the form of material which oxidizes on contact with oxygen and thus generates heat. The pack is intended to be dispensed from sea, land or air-based systems for generating decoys. The pack (2) according to the invention is designed so that it is possible to maximize the quantity of oxidizing material in a given volume, so that it is possible to adapt the oxidation properties of the oxidizing material to the situation in which it is to be used and so as to minimize the quantity of material which lands on the ground after use. According to the invention, this is achieved by virtue of the fact that the oxidizing material consists essentially of oxidizing powder joined together to form one or more joined-together bodies.