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

Features

• Application Briefs

  Machined Parts Accelerate Design Tests for NASA

• Who's Who

  Dr. Patrick Fink, Chief Technologist, Wireless Communication Systems Branch, Johnson Space Center, Houston TX

• Articles

  Products of Tomorrow: July 2016

  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

Products

• Product of the Month: July 2016

  Product of the Month

• 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