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Briefs: Energy
Injection of air at the trailing edge of a winglet further reduces drag.
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Q&A: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New autonomous robotic devices can survey hazardous or difficult-to-reach sites faster than humans.
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NASA Spinoff: Robotics, Automation & Control
The interface enables one person to accomplish tasks that previously required two sets of hands.
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Articles: Aerospace
These 6 advancements are leading us to cleaner, faster aircraft.
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Articles: Transportation
The online Battery and Electrification Summit on June 15 and 16, 2021 offers two days of expert insight, innovation, and emerging applications.
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Briefs: Aerospace
The new hinge is the key to get loadbearing, large quadrotors to climb a few dozen feet in seconds.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This technology provides drones sufficient time and distance to react, avoid wires, and navigate follow-on maneuvers.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Autonomous quadcopters can be trained using simulations to increase their speed, agility, and efficiency.
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Briefs: Aerospace
The proposed design could reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 95 percent.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This model can be used to design better aircraft without having to wait months for supercomputer calculations.
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Briefs: Materials
The alloy has applications in jet turbine disks and other high-stress and/or high-temperature environments.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The tiny device accurately measures acceleration in smaller navigation systems and other devices.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This system enables battery-free ocean exploration with applications ranging from marine conservation to aquaculture.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Onboard cameras can be used to keep damaged quadcopters in the air and flying stably, even without GPS.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A mathematical framework can help engineers make informed decisions about which sensors to use and where they must be positioned in aircraft and other machines.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
“Smellicopter” uses a live moth antenna to avoid obstacles and seek out smells.
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Briefs: Software
The algorithms enable drones to quickly switch between hover and forward flight.
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Articles: RF & Microwave Electronics
Energy is absorbed in the diamond through a process called inelastic scattering, which is used to generate electricity.
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Briefs: Software
High-Fidelity Sonic Boom Propagation Tool
The sBOOMTraj software tool predicts and mitigates ground noise generated during supersonic flight.
Briefs: Automotive
This detector could help robots, drones, and self-driving cars avoid collisions.
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Briefs: Communications
The antenna is designed for use in extreme conditions such as outer space.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The thermal management technology could also be used for server farms and spacecraft.
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Briefs: Aerospace
NASA's phase-locked rotors reduce noise.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Wire-connected drones may complement or replace the fixed base stations of cellular communications networks.
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Articles: Unmanned Systems
The NiobiCon™ underwater connector will not short out, corrode, or cause an electrical shock if touched while powered in harsh environments like saltwater.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The sensors can be built into the shells of aircraft, cars, or other machines.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
This system has a capacity of more than 1,500 times the volume of a typical testing facility.
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NASA Spinoff: Test & Measurement
NASA's UAS traffic management expertise leads to advances in drone navigation.
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Briefs: Energy
The new battery technology could improve electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and supercharge safe, long-range electric cars.
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