Inside this issue
Features
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Application Briefs
Computers Record and Maintain Video and Data on Space Station
Steel Chassis Lets Space Vehicles Traverse Grueling Terrain
Highway Sensor Deployment Gives Valuable Data to ‘Connected’ Drivers
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Articles
2015 Create the Future Design Contest
2015 Create the Future Design Contest: Grand Prize Winner
2015 Create the Future Design Contest: Aerospace & Defense Category Winner
2015 Create the Future Design Contest: Automotive & Transportation Category Winner
2015 Create the Future Design Contest: Electronics Category Winner
2015 Create the Future Design Contest: Machinery/Automation/Robotics Category Winner
2015 Create the Future Design Contest: Consumer Products Category Winner
2015 Create the Future Design Contest: Medical Category Winner
2015 Create the Future Design Contest: Sustainable Technologies Category Winner
Thermally Conductive Adhesives Bring Specialized Solutions to Complex Design Challenges
LED Lighting Enables Better Sleep and Wake Cycles
Imaging Sensor Eliminates Extraneous Light
Authentication by Heart: Radar's New Role in Biometrics
Finding the Right Custom Magnetic Sensor For Your Application
Tech Briefs
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Physical Sciences
An Alternative Molecular Sexing Method for the Florida Scrub-jay
Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) Science Simulator
Digital Elevation Model Maker (DEMmaker)
Terrestrial Observation and Prediction System (TOPS)
Characteristics of the Spliced Kennedy Space Center Doppler Radar Wind Profiler Database
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Machinery & Automation
Autonomous Micro Aerial Vehicle Flight Using Optical Flow and Inertial Cues
Universal Robotically Operated Leave-Behind Gripper
DshellCommon Simulation Framework
Neutrally Buoyant Tank Inspection and Cleaning Robot
Visualization and Introspection for Teleoperation of Robotic Systems
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Materials
Aerogel-Filled Foam Core Insulation for Cryogenic Propellant Storage
Multifunctional B/C Fiber Composites for Radiation Shielding
Using Black Polyimide/Kevlar as a Metering Structure Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI)
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Information Sciences
Discovery Through Eigenbasis Modeling of Uninteresting Data
Bar Code Scanner to Supplement Property Inventory Process
Semantic Language and Tools for Reporting Human Factors Incidents
Control Software for Integrated CW Radar Module
Furuno Radar/SureTrak Interface Software
Gravitational Compensation Onboard a Comsat
Open Scheduling and Planning Interface for Exploration (Open SPIFe)
AMMOS-PDS Pipeline Service (APPS) — Label Design Tool (LDT)
Activity Model Problem Translator
Ontological System for Context Artifacts and Resources (OSCAR)
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Electronics & Computers
Fault Recovery for Multi-Phase Power Converters
Isolated Bidirectional DC Converters for Distributed Battery Energy Applications
Device Accommodating Volume Expansion and Contraction for Water-Ice Phase Change Material Heat Sinks
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Sensors/Data Acquisition
ATMS Antenna Beam Analysis Software
LabNotes Mobile App for Instrument Control and Data Collection
SMAP SDS Science Processing and Data Management System
Hyperlinked Overview of Piloted Evaluations (HOPE) Web- Based Data Archive
Signal Processing for High-Temperature Health Monitoring of Condensed Water Height in Steam Pipes
Non-Intrusive, On-Line, Simultaneous Multi-Species Impurity Monitor for Hydrogen Gas
X1 Human Interface Detection System (HIDS)
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Aerospace
Shuttle Orbiter Entry Aero Reconstruction Tool
C++ Aerospace Vehicle Modeling Software
Autonomous Quadrotor Safety System
Spot and Runway Departure Advisor (SARDA)
Two-Phase Airborne Security Search
Blended Cutout Flap for Reduction of Jet-Flap Interaction Noise
Products
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Briefs
Optical Alignment of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Spacecraft
Low-Excess-Noise, High-Gain Avalanche Photodiodes
A Novel Approach to Liquid-Level Sensing Using Fiber Bragg Grating Technology (CryoFOSS)
Radiation Design of Ion Mass Spectrometer for Europa
Algorithm for Determining Solar Aspect from Images Generated by the HEROES Mission
Semiconductor Quantum Cascade Lasers Fabricated Without Epitaxial Regrowth
Multi-Gb/s Fiberoptic Bus for Spacecraft
MEMS Glow Discharge Plasma Electron and Ion Source
Conformal Nanotube Baffle for a Compact Coronagraph
Fabrication of Ion Optics Using Additive Manufacturing
A 16-Beam, Non-Scanning, Swath-Mapping Laser Altimeter Instrument