Automated Sample Prep for Biological Agent Detection
Brief Case Study Sample Prep Station Sample Prep Station The team of engineers developed an automated sample preparation station for a portable Time of Flight mass spectrometer. The system automates sample collection, which previously required up to half an hour of lab technician time. The process now takes less than three minutes and can be […]
Health Wearable for Enuresis Treatment
Case Study INDUSTRY Scientific Instruments Electronics SERVICES Industrial Design Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Embedded Engineering Systems Engineering RF Engineering Prototyping Designing a wearable that changes kids and parents lives Opportunity / Background Nocturnal enuresis—commonly known as bedwetting—stems from a developmental delay in the neural pathway that links the bladder to the brain, preventing a child’s […]
Handheld Ultrasound
Brief Case Study Handheld Ultrasound Handheld Ultrasound Client: Pocketsonics (Acquired by Analogic) Sonic Window The team developed a packaged handheld device around our client’s novel miniature ultrasound detector. The device is particularly useful for placing needles and catheters when the vein is difficult to find or there are delicate surrounding structures.
Synthetic Training Devices
Brief Case Study Synthetic Training Devices Synthetic Training Devices The team of engineers supported a Tier 1 government contractor to develop and produce these battery-powered, WiFi-enabled military training devices implementing a precision inertial and ultrasonic motion tracking system with wireless video. Our team designed electromechanical systems including microdisplay implementations, manufactured, assembled, and tested the systems […]
Rugged Power Supply for Mobile Electronic Warfare
Brief Case Study Vehicle-Mount Crew Power Supply Vehicle-Mount Crew Power Supply The team developed a highly rugged power supply for vehicle-mounted Counter-Radiation Electronic Warfare (jamming), in vehicles such as up-armored HMMWVs in the Middle East. The system included large DC-DC conversion capability. Power supply design, filtering, and packaging were challenging, as well as thermal design […]
Tracked-Vehicle Synthetic Training Goggles
Brief Case Study Synthetic Training Display Synthetic Training Display The team of engineers designed and manufactured this helmet-mounted display unit to train tank/track vehicle operators. The end customer was foreign military with tough requirements for ruggedness and reliability. The team developed custom electronics, displays and adjustable optics.
Rugged Machine Vision System
Brief Case Study Rugged Machine Vision System Rugged Machine Vision System Automated vision system, installed in a mobile Howitzer, which inspects the gun barrel for debris before firing. Extremely rugged environmental specifications, including closed-loop heating and cooling for camera and diode lasers. Hardened for shock and vibration as well as Nuclear/Chemical/Biological. Certified shock, vibe & […]
Rugged Power Supply for Facility Electronic Warfare
Brief Case Study Fixed Mount Crew Power Supply Fixed Mount Crew Power Supply The team developed a 5KW power supply for fixed-mounted Counter-Radiation Electronic Warfare (jamming), installed in buildings in the Middle East. The system included the capability to pull power from multiple 15A 110V services in parallel and combine them into multiple AC and […]
Waterproof Case for Amazon Kindle
Brief Case Study Amazon Kindle Waterproof Enclosure The team developed a rugged, waterproof, case for the Amazon Kindle. This case allowed users to read books in wet environments such as bathtubs, hot tubs, or pools. The design featured optimization for low-cost offshore injection molding including numerous overmolded sections. It was developed in a short timeframe […]
High-Resolution VR/AR Goggles
Brief Case Study High-Resolution VR/AR Goggles This goggle was created to provide consumers and developers with a high-definition, ultra-wide field-of-view augmented reality solution. Bluefin worked with our client to develop an adjustable and lightweight solution that met the needs of the evolving VR/AR community. The design incorporated large, high-quality optics, high-resolution displays, and dense electronics.