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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 59 new software programs outlined in the table of contents below.

Table of Contents

DESIGN & ANALYSIS SOFTWARE

4 Multiphysics Modeling Simplifies Analysis of Electrical and Electromagnetic Effects

7 Geophysical Wave Propagation Calculation Using Multiphysics

8 Simulating the Manufacturing Process of Ceramic Matrix Composites

9 3D Program Aids Design of Custom Iron Work

9 Displaying CFD Solution Parameters on Arbitrary Cut Planes

10 Flow Solver for Incompressible 2-D Drive Cavity

10 Flow Solver for Incompressible Rectangular Domains

ELECTRONICS/COMPUTERS

10 Simulating Avionics Upgrades to the Space Shuttles

11 Simulating the Phoenix Landing Radar System

11 Injecting Artificial Memory Errors Into a Running Computer Program

12 Fault-Tolerant, Multiple-Zone Temperature Control

12 Implementing a Digital Phasemeter in an FPGA

MECHANICS/MACHINERY

13 Post-Flight Estimation of Motion of Space Structures: Part 1

13 Post-Flight Estimation of Motion of Space Structures: Part 2

13 Simulating Operation of a Large Turbofan Engine

14 Automated Assistance for Designing Active Magnetic Bearings

14 Computational Simulation of a Water-Cooled Heat Pump

15 Computational Model of Heat Transfer on the ISS

15 Optimization of Angular-Momentum Biases of Reaction Wheels

15 Short- and Long-Term Propagation of Spacecraft Orbits

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

18 Monte Carlo Simulation to Estimate Likelihood of Direct Lightning Strikes

18 Adaptive MGS Phase Retrieval

19 Predicting Boundary-Layer Transition on Space-Shuttle Re-Entry

20 Calculations for Calibration of a Mass Spectrometer

20 Simulating the Gradually Deteriorating Performance of an RTG

20 2D/3D Synthetic Vision Navigation Display

21 Automated Camera Array Fine Calibration

22 Multichannel Networked Phasemeter Readout and Analysis

22 MISR Instrument Data Visualization

22 Platform for Postprocessing Waveform-Based NDE

23 System for Continuous Delivery of MODIS Imagery to Internet Mapping Applications

24 Automatic Rock Detection and Mapping from HiRISE Imagery

24 Parallel Computing for the Computed-Tomography Imaging Spectrometer

24 Processing LiDAR Data to Predict Natural Hazards

INFORMATION SCIENCES

25 Rock Segmentation Through Edge Regrouping

26 DSN Array Simulator

27 Estimating Software-Development Costs With Greater Accuracy

27 Visual Target Tracking on the Mars Exploration Rovers

28 Parametric-Studies and Data-Plotting Modules for the SOAP

29 Testing of Error-Correcting Sparse Permutation Channel Codes

30 SPICE Module for the Satellite Orbit Analysis Program (SOAP)

30 Enhanced Reporting of Mars Exploration Rover Telemetry

31 Facilitating Analysis of Multiple Partial Data Streams

32 Service-Oriented Architecture for NVO and TeraGrid Computing

32 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Wrapper Scripta