SOFTWARE Tech Briefs - 2012

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Software Tech Briefs is a special supplement to NASA Tech Briefs. Download the digital version (PDF) at right to learn about new software programs outlined in the table of contents below.

Table of Contents

FEATURES
4 Simulation Leads to Better Cooling of Electronic Components in Toyota Hybrid Vehicles

DESIGN & ANALYSIS SOFTWARE
8 Conjugate Heat Transfer
9 Surface Plasmon Resonance
10 Software Creates and Analyzes Lightning Protection Solutions for Wind Turbines
11 Computing Radiative Transfer in a 3D Medium
12 Water Detection Based on Object Reflections
13 SATPLOT for Analysis of SECCHI Heliospheric Imager Data

ELECTRONICS/COMPUTERS
13 Low-Cost Telemetry System for Small/Micro Satellites
14 Plug-in Plan Tool v3.0.3.1
14 Architectural Implementation of NASA Space Telecommunications Radio System Specification

MECHANICS/MACHINERY

15 Autonomous Rover Traverse and Precise Arm Placement on Remotely Designated Targets
15 Operator Interface and Control Software for the Reconfigurable Surface System Tri-ATHLETE
18 Nonlinear Estimation Approach to Real-Time Georegistration from Aerial Images
19 Optimal Force Control of Vibro-Impact Systems for Autonomous Drilling Applications
20 Journal and Wave Bearing Impedance Calculation Software

PHYSICAL SCIENCES
20 Scalable Integrated Multi-Mission Support System (SIMSS) Simulator Release 2.0 for GMSEC
21 Linked-List-Based Multibody Dynamics (MBDyn) Engine
21 Frequency Correction for MIRO Chirp Transformation Spectroscopy Spectrum
21 Jet and Tropopause Products for Analysis and Characterization (JETPAC)
22 Multi-Mission Power Analysis Tool (MMPAT) Version 3
22 Jupiter Environment Tool
22 WGM Temperature Tracker
23 Large Terrain Continuous Level of Detail 3D Visualization Tool
23 Earth-Science Data Co-Locating Tool

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
24 Algorithms for Determining Physical Responses of Structures Under Load
25 CometQuest: A Rosetta Adventure
25 Mission Analysis, Operations, and Navigation Toolkit Environment (Monte) Version 040
25 Tiled WMS/KML Server V2
26 Where’s My Data — WMD
26 Dig Hazard Assessment Using a Stereo Pair of Cameras
27 Mars Express Forward Link Capabilities for the Mars Relay Operations Service (MaROS)
27 FERMI/GLAST Integrated Trending and Plotting System Release 5.0
28 Scalable Integrated Multi-Mission Support System Simulator Release 3.0
28 Policy-Based Negotiation Engine for Cross-Domain Interoperability
29 SE-FIT
30 WMS Server 2.0
30 High-Performance Modeling and Simulation of Anchoring in Granular Media for NEO Applications
31 Mobile Multi-System Overview
31 Ascent/Descent Software
32 I-FORCAST: Rapid Flight Planning Tool
32 Leveraging Cloud Computing to Improve Storage
Durability, Availability, and Cost for MER Maestro