Logic-Evolved Decision Analysis Methodology Used To Assess Risk Prioritize Technologies for Aviation Security
Adaptive Engine Technologies Assessed To Reduce Aviation Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Environmental Design Space Developed To Assess Aircraft Technology and Operational Tradeoffs
P-BEAT: Initial Version of a Process-Based Economic Analysis Tool Released
OTIS 4 Software Released
A Lunar In Situ Explorer (ALISE) Conceptual Design Developed
First Lithium-Ion EngineerIng Model Battery Developed and Tested for Human Space Flight for Low Earth Orbit and Lunar Mission Applications
New Catalytic Gas Generator Developed and Tested With a Turbine Power Unit
Crew Launch Vehicle Upper-Stage Thrust-Vector-Control Architecture Selected
Intravenous Fluid Mixing Times Quantified by Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence
Model To Predict Risk of Bone Fracture During Space Missions Developed
Microenergy Rates Used To Determine Damage Tolerance and Durability of Composite Structures
Corrosion of Composites Modeled by Computational Simulation
Composite Mechanics Used To Evaluated Composite-Enhanced Concrete Structures
Steerable Space Fed Lens Array Developed for Low-Cost Adaptive Ground Station Applications
Small-Size Active Antenna Developed That Integrates the Oscillator and the Radiating Element
Parabolic Equation Extended to the Analysis of Wide-Angle Scattering in Random Propagation Media
Interspacecraft Communications and Ranging System Developed and Demonstrated
Low-Power, Silicon-on-Insulator Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Receiver Chip Developed for Planetary Robotic and Distributed Sensor Network Applications
Space Telecommunications Radio System Software Architecture Concepts Investigated
Space Network Router Developed
Software-Defined Radio Architecture Framework Released for Space-Based Radios
Applicability of the Joint Tactical Radio System Software Communications Architecture to Space-Based Radios Examined
High-Speed Network Interface Controller Based on Spacewire Designed and Characterized
Space Audio Development and Evaluation Laboratory Created To Improve Audio Transmission to and From Space Suits
Bench-Top Antigen-Detection Technique Developed That Utilizes Nanofiltration and Fluorescent Dyes Which Emit and Absorb Light in the Near Infrared
Radiofrequency Mass Gauging of Propellants Simulated by Modern Computational Tools
Lunar-Based Lunar Surface Navigation Analyzed
Earth-Based Lunar Surface Navigation Analyzed
Lunar Surface Mobility Autonomous Navigation Assessed
Satellite Laser-Ranging Benefits Assessed for Orbit Determination at Global Positioning System Orbit
Reflector Antenna Surface Photogrammetry Studied
Extravehicular Activity Subsystems Being Developed: Communications Equipment and Crew Displays Demonstrated and Field Tested
Dynamic Channel Emulator That Models Space Data Links Developed
Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance Models Integrated Into National Airspace System Simulation
Variable-Frequency Fluidic Actuator Developed, Fabricated, and Tested for Flow-Control Applications
Novel Predictive Control Concept Developed for Improved Turbine Tip-Clearance Performance
Hybrid Kalman Filter Developed for In-Flight Detection of Aircraft Engine Faults
Efficient Algorithm Developed To Enable Real-Time Implementation of Model Predictive Control for a Turbofan Engine Application
Sensor Data Qualification System Developed and Evaluated for Assessing the Health of Ares I Upper-Stage Sensors
Large-Scale Pulsejet-Driven Ejector System Investigated
Cruciform Specimen Used To Assess Long-Term Creep for Characterizing Advanced Aerospace Materials Under In-Plane Biaxial Loading
Linux-Based Image Acquisition System Tested for Use With a Hyperspectral Imager
Cratos--Tracked Test Rover Designed and Built at NASA Glenn
Model Developed To Assess a Vibration-Based Crack-Detection Approach for the In Situ Health Monitoring of Rotors
Great Lakes Hyperspectral Water Quality Instrument Suite Designed, Developed, Integrated, and Flight Tested for the Airborne Monitoring of Algal Blooms
Candidate Thermal Protection System Materials Evaluated Following Simulated Space Environment and Reentry Conditions
Molecular Rayleigh Scattering Technique Developed To Measure Temperature, Velocity, and Density Fluctuations in Gas Flows
Communication Over Direct-Current Power Line Demonstrated for Distributed Engine Control Using High-Temperature Electronics
Flaw Resolution Improved by New Signal-Processing Approaches for Terahertz Data Obtained From the Inspection of the Space Shuttle External Tank Thermal Protection System Foam
Phase-Only Filtering Developed for Improved Particle Image Velocimetry Data Reduction
Improved Modeling of Forward-Scattered Light From an Optically Trapped Particle Demonstrated
Deep Reactive Ion Etching Process Optimized for Silicon Carbide Micromachining
Small-Area, Fast-Response Heat Flux Sensor With Large Output Signal Developed
Smart Leak-Detection Systems Tested Being Matured for Crew Launch Vehicle
Nanosensor Technology Tools Being Explored--Tools Advanced To Overcome Three Technical Barriers
High-Temperature Amplifier Based on a Silicon Carbide Metal-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor and Ceramic Packaging Designed, Fabricated, and Electrically Operated at 500 °C
Closed-Cycle Hydrogen-Oxygen Proton-Exchange-Membrane Regenerative Fuel Cell Demonstrated at the NASA Glenn Research Center
Thermal Stability of Lithium Ion Cells Studied
High-Altitude Long-Endurance Unmanned Air Vehicle Configurations Assessed
NASA’s Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Engineering Model Powerplant Evaluated
Lithium-Ion Cells From Multiple Vendors Demonstrated 10,000 Low-Earth-Orbit Cycles at Various Conditions
Hall Thruster Developed for Increased Mission Life
Next-Generation Ion Propulsion System Development Program Achieved Major Goals: Prototype and Engineering Model Thruster Tested
High-Temperature Titanium-Water Heat Pipes Built and Tested
High-Power Alternator Test Bed Results Reported
Closed Brayton Power System Prototype Developed for Future Space Nuclear Power Applications
Stirling Power Convertors Continued Extended Operation
Control Architecture Developed for Dual-Opposed Stirling Convertors With Active Power Factor Correction Controllers
Active Power Factor Correction Controller Achieved High-Power Operation of Dual Stirling Convertors
Change in Solar Array Orientation Successfully Reduced International Space Station Propellant Usage
Dust on Mars Solar Arrays Examined With Microscopic Imager
Galium Arsenide on Silicon Advanced Photovoltaic Devices Flight Tested on the Exterior of the International Space Station as Part of the Materials International Space Station Experiment 5 (MISSE5)
Results From Scattered Atomic Oxygen Characterization Experiment Evaluated
Solar Effects on Tensile and Optical Properties of Hubble Space Telescope Silver-Teflon Insulation Investigated
Optical and Mechanical Properties Determined of Polymer Film Samples Exposed on the Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) 1 and 2
Lunar Simulation Chamber Completed
International Space Station Experiment Used To Correlate Erosion Observed on Orbit for Coated Polymers to That Measured in Ground-Based Atomic Oxygen Facilities
L-Band Global Positioning System Preamplifiers Space-Qualified for Low-Temperature Use Onboard the Space Shuttle
Trailing Edge Blowing Tested for Fan Blade Wake Management
New Procedure Created for Studying Core Noise
Technique Improved for Measuring Noise Sources in Supersonic Jets Via Two-Point Space-Time Correlations
Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence and Particle Imaging Velocimetry Used To Characterize a Baseline Nine-Point Lean Direct Injector for Comparison With National Combustor Code Results
Fuel Injector-Mixer Concepts Examined for Kerosene and Diesel Fuel Reformer Applications Using Laser-Based Techniques
Alternative Fuels Research Laboratory Being Designed and Constructed
End-to-End System Analysis Tool Developed for Studying Lunar In Situ Resource Utilization
Alternative Rotational Raman Thermometry Developed for Turbulent Combustion
Quantitative, Single-Shot, Multiscalar Measurements Demonstrated in a High-Pressure, Swirl-Stabilized Turbulent Flame
High-Throughput Triple-Grating Spectrograph Developed for Nonintrusive Measurements of Combustion-Generated Plasmas
Outer Planet Mining Vehicle Design Issues Identified and Analyzed
Aerospace Fuels Assessed for Future Aerospace Vehicles
Fuel-Injector Concepts Investigated in the Fuel-Reforming Injector Test Facility
Aerosol Microphysics in a Pressure-Reduction Chamber Predicted by Numerical Simulations
Compressor Stability Model Developed
Baseline Inlet Tests Conducted for Supersonic Inlet Flow Control in a Partial Isentropic External Compression Inlet
Wind-US Code Updated
Effect of Wedge-Shaped Deflectors on the Flow Field of a High-Bypass-Ratio Nozzle Studied
SmaggIce 2D Version 2.0: Capabilities Added for the Interactive Grid Generation of Iced Airfoils
Liquid Acquisition Devices Evaluated
Catalytic Reforming Technologies Investigated for Hydrogen Production and Onboard Aerospace Power Generation
Low-Gravity Gauging Concept Extended to Cryogenic Propellants
Liquid Oxygen-Liquid Methane Ignition Demonstrated for Application to Reaction Control Engines
Noninvasive Laser Doppler Flowmetry Used To Measure In Vivo Blood Flow in Distal Fingertips
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent-Assay-Based Optical Biosensors Investigated for Exploration Applications
Microvascular Remodeling Analysis Developed for Advances in Human Health
Smoke-Detection Model Developed for the Destiny Laboratory on the International Space Station
Portable Unit for Metabolic Analysis Benchmarked for Measuring Human Metabolic Activity
Distribution of Micrometer and Submicrometer Content of the Lunar Regolith Measured
Experimental Rig Built and Used To Investigate Supercritical Water Oxidation for Solid Waste Management and Water Reclamation Systems
Narrow Channel Apparatus Used To Simulate Low-Gravity Flames on Earth
Equivalent Low Stretch Apparatus Developed for Testing Flammability
Gravitational Effects Evaluated in Swirl-Stabilized Fluidized Bed
Durable Coating Technology Tested for Lunar Dust Protection and Mitigation
Porous-Media-Based Condensing Heat Exchanger Investigated for Space Systems
Long-Term Creep Resistance of a Cast Superalloy Investigated
Low-Density, Creep-Resistant Superalloys Developed for Turbine Blades
Compatibility of Titanium With Liquid-Metal NaK (78 wt% Potassium/22 wt% Sodium) Evaluated
GRCop-84 Tubing Produced Using Optimized Production Methods
Nickel Chromium Aluminum Yttrium (NiCrAlY) Overlay Coatings Successfully Deposited on GRCop-84 Subscale Combustion Chamber Liners
Fiber Architecture Used To Increase the Matrix Cracking Stress of Silicon Carbide (SiC)/SiC Ceramic Composites for Propulsion and Power Applications
Physics-Based Models Developed for Predicting Creep Effects in Silicon Carbide (SiC)/SiC Composite Components
Thermal- and Environmental-Barrier-Coated Silicon Nitride Vanes Tested in NASA Glenn’s High Pressure Burner Rig
Current Limits for High-Temperature Nickel-Titanium-Based Shape-Memory Alloys Defined
Electrical and Piezoelectric Properties of Piezoelectric Ceramics Measured at High Temperatures
Multifunctional, Foam Core, Ceramic Matrix Composite Integrated Structures Developed
Moisture-Induced Hydrogen Embrittlement of the Alumina-Metal Interface Demonstrated
New Burner Rig-Based Erosion Test With High-Temperature (>2200 °F) Capability Developed
Photocured Polyimides Developed
High Glass Transition Temperature, Low-Melt Viscosity Polyimides Developed for Resin Transfer Molding
Reaction Zones Associated With Joining Nickel-Based Superalloys to Titanium Investigated
Diffusion Bonding of Silicon Carbide to Silicon Carbide Developed for a Lean Direct Injector Application
Adhesive Joining of Titanium to Carbon-Carbon Composite and Foam Structures Demonstrated
Effect of Processing Conditions on Chemical Makeup of Di-Isocyanate Crosslinked Silica Aerogels Studied
X-Aerogel Processing Time Reduced by One-Pot Synthesis
Computer Simulation Developed for Modeling the Thermal Conductivity of Silica Aerogels
Carbon-Nanofiber-Reinforced Polymer Crosslinked Aerogels Studied
Mechanical Strength and Physical Properties of Functionalized Graphene-Epoxy Nanocomposites Studied
Photo-Oxidation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Examined
Boron Nitride Nanotubes Demonstrated as Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Media
Water Electrolysis and Regenerative Tests Conducted on NASA Glenn Solid Oxide Cell Demonstrated High Efficiency
Protonic-Conducting Ceramic Films Fabricated Using Pulsed Laser Deposition
Novel Polymers Synthesized for High-Temperature Use in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Novel Polymer Membranes Synthesized for Lithium Batteries Doped With Ionic Liquids
High-Temperature Regenerator Developed and Demonstrated for a High-Temperature Stirling Convertor
Structural Benchmark Testing Completed for 110-W Stirling Radioisotope Generator Heater Head Life Prediction
Novel Cascade Technique Developed for Accelerated Testing of Advanced Stirling Convertor Heater Heads
Organics Evaluated for Advanced Stirling Convertor
Sublimation Suppression Coatings Evaluated for Advanced Thermoelectric Materials
Reliable Manufacturing Process Developed for Magnetic Materials Used in Hall Thrusters
Applicability of Fracture Mechanics to Foams Examined
Framework Developed for Performing Multiscale Stochastic Progressive Failure Analysis of Composite Structures
Level of Risk in an Optimal Design Solution Quantified by a Stochastic Calculation
Multiaxial Failure Response of Nuclear Grade Graphite Predicted With Ceramics Analysis Reliability Evaluation of Structures/Life (CARES/Life) Software
Composite Gyroscope Momentum Wheels Optimized
Computationally Efficient Blade Mistuning Analysis Codes Studied for Mistuned Bladed Disk Analysis: Subset of Nominal Modes (SNM) and Fundamental Mistuning Model (FMM)
Turbo-Reduce Code Used To Predict Blade Stress Levels Directly From Reduced-Order Vibration Models of Mistuned Bladed Disks
Preliminary Tests Showed That Turbomachinery Blade Damping Coatings Are Effective
New Turbulence and Transition Models Implemented Into Turbomachinery Aeroelastic Analysis Code
Hybrid Pulse Detonation Engines Turbine Blades Analyzed
Power Electronics for Switched-Reluctance Motor Improved
Self-Levitated Switched-Reluctance Motor Demonstrated at Low Temperatures for Non-Combustion-Based Propulsion
Electrical Model Developed To Predict Blade Tip Drive Rig Performance
Room-Temperature Bearingless Electric Motor Technology Demonstrated for Future NASA and Aerospace Missions
Specific Power of Cryogenic Motor Increased 50 Percent
Magnesium Diboride Superconducting Coils Evaluated for Electric Aircraft Propulsion
Novel Bearingless Switched-Reluctance Motor Characterized by One-Dimensional Electromagnetic Radial Force Equations
Ironless High-Power-density Permanent Magnet Electric Motor Evaluated for Non-Combustion-Based Air Vehicles
Liquid Hydrogen-Cooled Electric Motors Test Facility Completed for Aircraft Propulsion
High-Temperature Active Clearance Control System Concept Performance Tests Successfully Completed at NASA Glenn
Leak Rates of Candidate Docking System Seal Materials Determined After Simulated Space Exposure
Preliminary Turbomachinery Seal Power Loss Data Completed for Competing Engine Seal Applications
Influence of Operational Parameters on the Thermal Behavior of High-Speed Helical Gear Trains Studied
Testing Began in New Wave Bearing Test Facility
Face Gear Endurance Testing Conducted
Foil Bearing Research Capabilities Expanded in Support of Oil-Free Turbomachinery
Integrating Sphere Used With Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy To Characterize Lubricants on Ball Bearings
Long-Term Compression and Recovery Tests Completed on Space Shuttle Main Landing Gear Door Seals
Mechanical Response Experiments Designed for Full-Scale Testing of Orbiter Composite Overwrap Pressure Vessels
Mechanical Characteristics of Kevlar/Epoxy Overwrap From Columbia’s Composite Overwrap Pressure Vessels Investigated
Raman-Based Strain Measurements Successfully Incorporated Into Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel Pressurization Tests
Microstructure of Kevlar Fibers Used in Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels Characterized
Digital Image Correlation Utilized To Obtain Full-Field Strains of a Full-Scale Orbiter Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel During Stress Rupture Life Testing
Ballistic Impact Response of Kevlar and Zylon Evaluated
Candidate Materials Examined for Ice Mitigation on the External Tank Liquid Oxygen Feedline Bracket
Methodology Based on Vertical Scanning Interferometry Developed for Space Shuttle Window Inspection
Composite Crew Module Designed and Sized for Orion
Polymer Matrix Composites Evaluated for Advanced Space Radiators
Crew Exploration Vehicle Landing Concept Designed
Lightweight Cryogenic Hydrogen Storage Tanks--A Preliminary Design for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Applications Evaluated
Nanoindentation Hardness of Compacted JSC-1 Lunar Soil Simulant Determined
Hybrid Power Management Program: Grid-Tie Photovoltaic Power System Designed, Developed, and Is Providing Power to NASA Glenn
Large-Scale Levitated Ducted Fan Conceptual Design Developed
Acoustical Testing Laboratory Developed Automated Aeroacoustic Characterization Capability for Cooling Fans
Exercise Countermeasures Laboratory--New Ground-Based Analog for Space Exploration Developed
Gravity-Replacement Load Device Developed and Implemented for the Cleveland Clinic
Particulate Aerosol Laboratory Reactivated in NASA Glenn’s Engine Research Building
Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory Piping Enhancements Reduced Facility Background Noise by 20 dB
NASA Glenn’s 8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel/9- by 15-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel Control System Upgraded
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