{"id":9636,"date":"2018-11-07T11:34:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T11:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=9636"},"modified":"2018-11-07T11:37:28","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T11:37:28","slug":"differential-measurement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/differential-measurement\/","title":{"rendered":"Differential measurement system provides resolution to a nanometer of positional change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products, Inc., announces the availability of its <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kamansensors.com\/html_pages\/KD-5100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KD-5100 differential measurement system<\/a><\/span>, which provides resolution to a nanometer of positional change.<\/p>\n<p>With its proven stable design, extremely small size, and low power consumption, the KD-5100 is ideal for night vision systems, precision telescope positioning, fast steering mirrors (FSM) for space-based and airborne applications, and image stabilisation systems.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nKaman engineers work closely with customers to understand their specific application and optimise the KD-5100 to meet custom requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring a small package size &#8211; only 2 x 2.12 x 0.75 inches thick &#8211; the KD-5100 is a good choice for applications where space is a limiting factor.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9638\" style=\"width: 177px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kaman_KD-5100_OnWhite_PRESS.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kaman_KD-5100_OnWhite_PRESS-177x300.png\" alt=\"Differential measurement system provides resolution to a nanometer of positional change\" width=\"177\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kaman Measuring announces KD-5100 Differential Measurement System<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is manufactured to MIL-H-38534, with MIL-SPEC components used throughout the electronics module wherever possible.<\/p>\n<p>The KD-5100 features rugged construction, with a mean time between failures of better than 238,000 hours in a space flight environment and 55,000 hours in a tactical environment.<\/p>\n<p>Kaman also offers the DIT-5200, a commercial version of the KD-5100 for applications where mil-spec requirements, size, weight and power consumption are not critical.<\/p>\n<p>Kaman offers high-precision, electro-mechanical contract manufacturing atits 215,000 square foot facility, which has 150,000 square feet of manufacturing area and 220 employees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products, Inc., announces the availability of its KD-5100 differential measurement system, which provides resolution to a nanometer of positional change. 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