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		Coming Soon - Magnetic Motor-Feedback Kits – A New Way to Improve Performance and Reduce Costs
	

	
On Wednesday, 22 February 2017

		
			

		Today’s motor-feedback systems generally fall into one of two categories: high performance and very expensive or low cost, but lacking performance and features.		

		

		
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		MATLAB Webification Science Client
	

	
Sunday, 01 January 2017

		
			

		The Matlab Webification Science Client consists of several functions that access remote w10n-sci repositories to retrieve data. It supports user sessions to authenticate and authorize access to restricted repositories. In command line mode, it can list the contents of a w10n-sci node, change to other nodes, and retrieve data in chunks or as entire files. Command line mode facilitates batch processing of w10n-sci data by embedding these functions in custom MATLAB scripts.		

		

		
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		One-Micron (1064-nm) Planar External Cavity Laser (PLANEX)
	

	
Sunday, 01 January 2017

		
			

		Ahighly reliable, very low-phase, and low-amplitude-noise laser is required as an oscillator for the LISA mission. A commercial product made by Redfern Integrated Optics met these requirements (1550-nm PLANEX External Cavity Laser), but it operated at 1.5 microns, not the required LISA wavelength of 1 micron. An ultra-low-noise External Cavity Laser was produced at a wavelength of 1 micron, and was integrated in a butterfly package. The goal is to eventually use this laser in the LISA and GRACE-II missions.		

		

		
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		CUDA Framework for Linear Time-Invariant Control of Adaptive Optics Systems
	

	
Sunday, 01 January 2017

		
			

		The predictor used here is computed directly from a measured open-loop disturbance sequence using an efficient subspace identification algorithm.Current science objectives, such as high-contrast imaging of exoplanets, have led to the development of high-order adaptive optics (AO) systems possessing several thousand deformable mirror (DM) actuators. These systems typically rely on integrator-based control architectures, where the temporal error rejection bandwidth is limited by the computational latency between wavefront measurement and application of the DM commands. In many systems, this latency is the driving factor behind residual wavefront error.		

		

		
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		Shape Memory Alloy Rock Splitters (SMARS)
	

	
Thursday, 15 December 2016

		
			

		NASA’s Glenn Research Center has developed a groundbreaking method for using shape memory alloys (SMAs) to split apart rock formations without explosives or hydraulics.		

		

		
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		HORIZON Framework for Distributed Data Management and Product Generation Workflow
	

	
Sunday, 01 January 2017

		
			

		The NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) is a data-centric system designed for the processing and archiving from NASA’s Earth Observation missions and their distribution, as well as provision of specialized services to users. The major components of EOSDIS are 12 Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs), 14 Science Investigator-led Processing Systems (SIPSs), and the EOS Clearing House (ECHO). The DAACs play an import role within EOSDIS. They are divided by discipline with User Working Groups (UWGs) tailored to mission and objectives of the DAAC.		

		

		
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		Multi-Mission Operations System (MMOS)
	

	
Sunday, 01 January 2017

		
			

		MMOS provides a reference design for a Mission Operations System (MOS) and facilitates adaptation to meet mission-specific needs.Each mission needs to develop a Mission Operations System (MOS). Without a standard design to use as a reference, system engineers typically look to a subset of previous missions and develop a system with a mix of heritage, new design, and in some cases, reinvention of existing capabilities. If a reference design were available, mission operations engineers would be able to begin with that reference and add or modify only those portions needed to fulfill a mission’s unique requirements.		

		

		
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