July 1, 2016

NASA Tech Briefs - July 2016 - Vol. 40 No. 7

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Supplements

Features

Application Briefs

Machined Parts Accelerate Design Tests for NASA

Articles

Products of Tomorrow

NASA's Game-Changing Robotics

Primer Stops Corrosion Without Requiring Rust Removal

NASA’s Infrared Sensor Spots Near-Earth Asteroids

Tech Briefs

Test & Measurement

Hermetic Seal Leak Detection Apparatus with Variable Size Test Chamber

Extreme Low Frequency Acoustic Measurement System

Low-Temperature Radiometer

Lightweight Internal Device to Measure Tension in Hollow-Braided Cordage

Improved Method to Quantify Leak Rates

Flight Test System for Accurately Predicting Flutter

TestEVAL Software to Assist in Mechanical Testing

Technique to Measure Degradation of Submillimeter-Wave Spectrometer Response to Local Oscillator Phase Noise

Bio-Medical

Computer-Controlled Solid-State Lighting Assembly to Emulate Diurnal Cycle and Improve Circadian Rhythm Control

Capillary Driven Microorganism Cultivation Platform for Human Life Support

Device and Method for Healing Wounds

Portable Acoustic Holography Systems for Therapeutic Ultrasound Sources

Probiotic Therapy for Astronauts, and During Radiation Therapy

Methods of Manufacturing Bioactive Gels from Extracellular Matrix Material

Multi-Parameter Biodosimetric HemoDose Tools

Soft-Tissue Emulsification Using a Mechanism of Ultrasonic Atomization Inside Gas or Vapor Cavities

Physical Sciences

Foldable and Deployable Power Collection System

Solid-State Ultracapacitor

Machinery & Automation

Release of a Stuck Solar Array or Antenna

Software

Method and Apparatus for Generating Flight-Optimizing Trajectories

Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Developing and Maintaining Evolving Systems with Software Product Lines

Team Electronic Gameplay Combining Different Means of Control

The K Development Language

Mission Assurance Systems (MAS) Software Used for Engineering Data Sets Across NASA

MATTC Method for Efficient Prediction of Boundary Layer Transition

Google Earth Offline Cache Pre-loader v1 (GEOCP)

Robustness Analysis and Robust Design of Uncertain Systems

XDB3 Extension for Equality and Relational Operators

Simulator for a Self-Stabilizing Synchronization Protocol for Arbitrary Digraphs

Testing Encapsulation of Internet, DTN, and LTP Traffic over AOS Space Data Link Protocol

Materials

Method for Exfoliation of Hexagonal Boron Nitride

Sucrose-Treated Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Yarns and Sheets

Method for Manufacturing a Thin Film Structural System

Integrated Ceramic Matrix Composite-Carbon/Carbon Structures for Large Rocket Engine Nozzles and Nozzle Extensions

Aromatic Thermosetting coPolyester (ATSP) Composites for High-Temperature and Cryogenic Applications

Ultralow-Temperature-Operable Solid Propellant Binder

Carbon Nanotube-Assisted Microwave Healing of Thermally Re-Mendable Composites

Aluminoborosilicate Supplement for Thermal Protection of a Re-entrant Vehicle

Processing and Manufacture of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Syntactic Structural Cryogenic Insulator

Mechanics & Machinery

Dust Tolerant Connectors

Systems, Methods, and Apparatus of a Low-Conductance Silicon Micro-Leak for Mass Spectrometer Inlet

In-Situ Load System for Calibrating and Validating Aerodynamic Properties of Scaled Aircraft in Ground-Based Aerospace Testing Applications

High-Heat-Flux-Capable Boundary Layer Vortex Generator and Boundary Layer Transition Device

GEMINI Stability Control for Reducing Pointing Jitter in CubeSats and Smallsats

Piezoelectric-Actuated Rotary Ultrasonic Motor

Electronics & Computers

Polymer Nanofiber-Based Reversible Nano-Switch/Sensor Schottky Diode (nanoSSSD) Device

Method of Fault Detection and Rerouting

Metal Oxide Vertical Graphene Hybrid Supercapacitors

Reconfigurable Drive Current System

System and Method for Transferring Telemetry Data Between a Ground Station and a Control Center

Aerospace

System and Method for Aiding Pilot Preview, Rehearsal, Review, and Real-Time Visual Acquisition of Flight Mission Progress

System, Apparatus, and Method for Pedal Control

RapidScat Flight Software

Achieving a Realistic Model of Flight Dynamics and Aeroelasticity of Flexible Aircraft

AutoNav: Navigation Flight Software on a Smartphone

Energy

Method and Circuit for In-Situ Health Monitoring of Solar Cells in Space

Double-acting Extremely Light Thermo-Acoustic (DELTA) Converter

Chassis Short Mitigation and Characterization Technique for the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator

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Briefs

Smartphone Video Guidance Sensor

A Smooth-Walled Feedhorn with Sub-30-dB Cross-Polarization Over a 30-Percent Bandwidth

Partially Transparent Circular Mask to Suppress Narrowband Laser Light

Characterizing Richness of Previously Unmapped Terrain and Estimating its Impact on Navigation Performance using 3D Range Sensors in Flight

Large-Area, Polarization-Sensitive Bolometer for Multi-Mode Optics

A Novel Orbiting Cloud Imager System for IR/UV/X-Ray Bands

Applications

Algorithm Helps Lunar Rover Move Through Clutter

Ground Tactical Vision Comes Full-Circle

Articles

Using Optical Simulation Tools to Design 3D Printers

Advanced Digital Microscopes Providing Simple Solutions to Common Microscopy Issues

Products

Transmission Electron Microscope

High-Speed Cameras

Laser-Based Light Engines

Hyperspectral Camera

45 W LED Power Supplies

Inspection System

Industrial Camera

Laser Modules for Harsh Environments

CMOS Camera

2D Optical Measuring Device

Rapid Alignment Mirror Mounts

Laser Polishing