Tactile Robotic Topographical Mapping Without Force or Contact Sensors
Ultrasonic/Sonic Impacting Penetrators
Miniature, Lightweight, One-Time-Opening Valve
Compact 6-DOF Stage for Optical Adjustments
Integrated Force Method for Indeterminate Structures
Conical Bearingless Motor/Generators
Piezoelectric Bolt Breakers and Bolt Fatigue Testers
Balanced Flow Meters Without Moving Parts
Passive Porous Treatment for Reducing Flap Side-Edge Noise
Deflection-Compensating Beam for Use Inside a Cylinder
Four-Point-Latching Microactuator
Tunable Optical Assembly With Vibration Dampening
Plasmoid Thruster for High Specific-Impulse Propulsion
Sample Caching Subsystem
Multistage Passive Cooler for Spaceborne Instruments
Stowable Energy-Absorbing Rocker-Bogie Suspensions
Free-to-Roll Testing of Airplane Models in Wind Tunnels
Phase-Oriented Gear Systems
Picosatellite Design Incorporates Thin Aluminum Structure and Self-Clinching Fasteners
Adaptive Deadband Synchronization for a Spacecraft Formation
Increasing the Life of a Xenon-Ion Spacecraft Thruster
Robot Would Climb Steep Terrain
Measuring Dynamic Transfer Functions of Cavitating Pumps
Capacitors Would Help Protect Against Hypervelocity Impacts
Diaphragm Pump With Resonant Piezoelectric Drive
Reverse-Tangent Injection in a Centrifugal Compressor
Improved Quick-Release Pin Mechanism
Launching Payloads Into Orbit at Relatively Low Cost
A New Approach to Railgun Operation Requires Analysis of Electromagnetic Fields
Rover Wheel-Actuated Tool
Automated Aerial Refueling Hitches a Ride On AFF
Cobra Probes Containing Replaceable Thermocouples
Algorithm Optimally Allocates Actuation of a Spacecraft
Simulation of Heat Generation in Analyzing Thermoelastic Instability in Disk Brakes
Efficient Optimization of Low-Thrust Spacecraft Trajectories
Simple, Compact, Safe Impact Tester
Pseudo-Waypoint Guidance for Proximity Spacecraft Maneuvers
Update on Controlling Herds of Cooperative Robots
Simulation and Testing of Maneuvering of a Planetary Rover
Retaining Rings for Industrial Fastening Applications
Design Concept for a Nuclear Reactor-Powered Mars Rover
Development of Vapor-Phase Catalytic Ammonia Removal System
Several Developments in Space Tethers
Formation-Initialization Algorithm for N Spacecraft
Six-Message Electromechanical Display System
Motorcycle Design Optimized With Finite-Element Software
Low-Friction, High-Stiffness Joint for Uniaxial Load Cell
Magnet-Based System for Docking of Miniature Spacecraft
Electromechanically Actuated Valve for Controlling Flow Rate
Plumbing Fixture for a Microfluidic Cartridge
Camera Mount for a Head-Up Display
Estimation Filter for Alignment of the Spitzer Space Telescope
Staggering Inflation To Stabilize Attitude of a Solar Sail
Bare Conductive Tether for Decelerating a Spacecraft
Code Assesses Risks Posed by Meteoroids and Orbital Debris
Asymmetric Bulkheads for Cylindrical Pressure Vessels
Inferring Gear Damage From Oil-Debris and Vibration Data
Nuclear Reactor Cooling Valve Design Optimized With FEA
Graphite Composite Booms With Integral Hinges
Rapid-Chill Cryogenic Coaxial Direct- Acting Solenoid Valve
Variable-Tension-Cord Suspension/Vibration-Isolation System
Tool for Torquing Circular Electrical-Connector Collars
Retaining Device for the Interior Structure of a Spacecraft Payload
On Release of Microbe-Laden Particles From Mars Landers
Measurement of Model Noise in a Hard-Wall Wind Tunnel
Tilt/Tip/Piston Manipulator With Base-Mounted Actuators
Multifunctional Tanks for Spacecraft
Estimation of Stability and Control Derivatives of an F-15
Excitations for Rapidly Estimating Flight-Control
Tool for Coupling a Torque Wrench to a Round Cable Connector
Controlling Attitude of a Solar-Sail Spacecraft Using Vanes
Fastener Options for Clinching Into Stainless
Integral Flexure Mounts for Metal Mirrors for Cryogenic Use
Low-Cost Propellant Launch From a Tethered Balloon
Platform for Testing Robotic Vehicles on Simulated Terrain
On Release of Microbe-Laden Particles From Mars Landers
Stable Satellite Orbits for Global Coverage of the Moon
Improved Gear Shapes for Face Worm Gear Drives
Tool Measures Depths of Defects on a Case Tang Joint
Stability-Augmentation Devices for Miniature Aircraft
Lifting Mechanism for the Mars Explorer Rover
Alignment Stage for a Cryogenic Dilatometer
Rugged Iris Mechanism
Variable-Pressure Washer
Rotating Desk for Collaboration by Two Computer Programmers
Alternative Way of Shifting Mass To Move a Spherical Robot
Two SMA-Actuated Miniature Mechanisms
Piezo-Operated Shutter Mechanism Moves 1.5 cm
Temperature-Controlled Clamping and Releasing Mechanism
Fastener Starter
Two-Step Laser Ranging for Precise Tracking of a Spacecraft
Formation Flying of Tethered and Nontethered Spacecraft
Ball Bearings Equipped for In Situ Lubrication on Demand
Blended Buffet-Load-Alleviation System for Fighter Airplane
Split-Resonator, Integrated-Post Vibratory Microgyroscope
Fast Laser Shutters With Low Vibratory Disturbances
Alternative Attitude Commanding and Control for Precise Spacecraft Landing
Advanced Infant Car Seat Would Increase Highway Safety
Method of Calibration for a Large Cathetometer System
Simple Systems for Detecting Spacecraft Meteoroid Punctures
Mechanism for Self-Reacted Friction Stir Welding
Back Actuators for Segmented Mirrors and Other Applications
Thermally Insulating, Kinematic Tensioned-Fiber Suspension
Simulating Operation of a Planetary Rover
Silicone-Rubber Microvalves Actuated by Paraffin
Flexible Shields for Protecting Spacecraft Against Debris
Controllable Curved Mirrors Made From Single-Layer EAP Films
Estimating Basic Preliminary Design Performances of Aerospace Vehicles
Bubble Eliminator Based on Centifugal Flow
Inflatable Emergency Atmospheric-Entry Vehicles
Lightweight Deployable Mirrors With Tensegrity Supports
SiC-Based Miniature High-Temperature Cantilever Anemometer
Inlet Housing for a Partial-Admission Turbine
Rotating Reverse-Osmosis for Water Purification
Innovative, High-Pressure, Cryogenic Control Valve: Short Face-to-Face, Reduced Cost
Flight-Test Evaluation of Flutter-Prediction Methods
Aerostructures Test Wing
Quasi-Sun-Pointing of Spacecraft Using Radiation Pressure
Cable-Dispensing Cart
Device for Locking a Control Knob
Prolonging Microgravity on Parabolic Airplane Flights
Single-Vector Calibration of Wind-Tunnel Force Balances
Microgyroscope With Vibrating Post as Rotation Transducer
Cloverleaf Vibratory Microgyroscope With Integrated Post
Neutral-Axis Springs for Thin-Wall Integral Boom Hinges
Shields for Enhanced Protection Against High-Speed Debris
Device for Automated Cutting and Transfer of Plant Shoots
Extension of Liouville Formalism to Postinstability Dynamics
Variable Frequency Drives For More Efficient Manufacturing Operations
Self-Deployable Spring-Strip Booms
Brush-Wheel Samplers for Planetary Exploration
Lightweight Energy Absorbers for Blast Containers
Noncircular Cross Sections Could Enhance Mixing in Sprays
Probe Without Moving Parts Measures Flow Angle
Piezoelectrically Actuated Shutter for High Vacuum
Flight Tests of a Ministick Controller in an F/A-18 Airplane
Mirrors Containing Biomimetic Shape-Control Actuators
Folded Resonant Horns for Power Ultrasonic Applications
Rollable Thin Shell Composite-Material Paraboloidal Mirrors
Cellular Pressure-Actuated Joint
Force-Measuring Clamps
Multiple-Use Mechanisms for Attachment to Seat Tracks
Tool for Bending a Metal Tube Precisely in a Confined Space
Docking Fixture and Mechanism for a Protective Suit
Solution-Adaptive Program for Computing 2D/Axi Viscous Flow
Using ERF Devices To Control Deployments of Space Structures
Mechanical Amplifier for a Piezoelectric Transducer
Swell Sleeves for Testing Explosive Devices
Propulsion Flight-Test Fixture
Soft Landing of Spacecraft on Energy-Absorbing Self-Deployable Cushions
Energy-Absorbing, Lightweight Wheels
Viscoelastic Vibration Dampers for Turbomachine Blades
First-Order Theory of Control of Motion of a Crane and Load
A 3D Navier-Stokes CFD Code for Analysis of Turbomachinery
Making Liquid Air in Small, Economical Quantities
Hollow Shaft Actuators with Harmonic Drive Gearing
Magnetostrictive Inertial-Reaction Linear Motors