Rugged Connectors for the Battlefield Environment
By ODU AMC
Manufacturers of military electronics have many options available to them for making equipment of the highest quality. In this paper we evaluate some of the limiting factors related to the design and manufacture of equipment used by soldiers and in ground robotic systems, drawing special attention to connector selection. Connectors are often critical to the performance of a finished system so five popular styles of threaded and twist-locking connectors are evaluated.