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Multi-Scale (nano-to-device), Multi-Physics Software For Design of Nanobiosys...
Nanobiotechnology is a rapidly advancing frontier of science with great potential for beneficial impact on society. However, successful design of these systems is an extremely... -
Operational Assessment of Controller Complexity, Phase I
In today's operations, acceptable levels of controller workload are maintained by assigning sector capacities based on simple aircraft count and a capacity threshold known as... -
Fast Responding Pressure-Sensitive Paint for Large-Scale Wind Tunnel Testing,...
The proposed work focuses on implementing fast-response pressure-sensitive paint for measurements of unsteady pressure in rotorcraft applications. Significant rotorcraft... -
Collaborative Routing Rationing Algorithm, Phase I
Collaborative Routing Rationing Algorithm, Phase I -
A Framework for telerobotics across the time delays of space
The proposal will develop a novel intelligent time-delay mitigation framework to be used in bilateral space telerobotics. This framework will consist of master (human) and slave... -
Radiation Tolerant Low Power Precision Time Source, Phase I
The availability of small, low power atomic clocks is now a reality for ground-based and airborne navigation systems. Kernco's Low Power Precision Time Source (LPPTS) is based... -
Ordered Ultrathin Films based on Conducting Polymers for Gas Sensors, Phase I
Ordered Ultrathin Films based on Conducting Polymers for Gas Sensors, Phase I -
SPACEPRINT: Development and Validation of a Tool to Predict, Evaluate, and Mi...
This investigation was completed in 2010, and a final report was submitted to NASA. The purpose of this investigation was to quantify the joint kinematics and kinetics... -
Carbon Nanotube Based Electric Propulsion Thruster with Low Power Consumption...
Field emission electric propulsion (FEEP) thrusters have gained considerable attention for spacecrafts disturbance compensation because of excellent characteristics. The... -
Static Analysis for Automatic Differentiation, Phase I
Static Analysis for Automatic Differentiation, Phase I -
Modular NanoSat Launcher Design for Lowest Mission Cost, Phase I
As minimum cost will be required for a dedicated NanoSat Launch Vehicle, a series and parallel staged, highly modular vehicle architecture is proposed for design exploration.... -
Unified Framework for Graphical Authoring and Visual Debugging of PLEXIL, SCL...
Execution and monitoring of command plans are central for spacecraft operations. Diverse execution engines and languages exist to define such command plans. Language dependent... -
Semantic Summarization for Context Aware Manipulation of Data, Phase II
NASA's exploration and scientific missions will produce terabytes of information. As NASA enters a new phase of space exploration, managing large amounts of scientific and... -
Cable-Free Sensor-Bus for Large Area Composites, Phase I
Traditional structural health monitoring (SHM) methods have been limited due to the implied infrastructure, including wires for power and communication from each sensor to data... -
Brine Dewatering Using Ultrasonic Nebulization, Phase II
Recovery of water from brine is critically important for future manned space exploration. Resupply of water is prohibitively costly for such extended missions. Water... -
Spacecraft Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) Based on Polybenzoxazole (PBO) Wi...
Poly(benzoxazole) (PBO) is a new polymeric material extremely promising for external spacecraft structural applications, including, e.g., debris and micrometeoroid shields and... -
3D Photocatalytic Air Processor for Dramatic Reduction of Life Support Mass a...
The abundant high-energy light in space (with wavelengths as low as 190 nm, compared to 300 nm on Earth) makes the TiO2 co-catalyst an ideal approach for sustainable air... -
Smart Projectiles for Environmental Assessment, Reconnaissance and Sensing (S...
Our mission archetype is exploration of hazardous, non-planar terrain, such as Martian caves or icy crevasses on Europa. Clusters of SPEARS sensors will be used to gather... -
Stacked Waveguide Imaging Spectrometer for Airborne and Spaceborne Applicatio...
Stacked Waveguide Imaging Spectrometer for Airborne and Spaceborne Applications, Phase II -
High Speed Photodetector for Terahertz Applications, Phase I
The ever increasing volume of the information to be transmitted and processed demands fast communication systems that can fulfill a throughput of 1 Tb/s or even 10 Tb/s. This...
