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Achieving trustworthy and trusted autonomy starts early in the development process through performing hazard analysis, fault analysis, identifying mitigating requirements, and carefully and rigorously tracing those requirements all the way into design, models, implementation, and tests. However, traceability can be time-consuming, costly, and error-prone. To address these challenges, significant a ...

This Phase I SBIR will lead to the development of a bandwidth tailored pump source for high purity photon pair generation. Spontaneous parametric down conversion can be used to generate high purity photon pairs at wavelengths of interest to NASA and the broader scientific community. However, these sources are highly dependent on pulsed pump laser parameters. Traditional pulsed laser sources are la ...

This project will advance technology for the automated assembly of large truss towers.nbsp; Assembly of truss-based structures is one of the leading candidates for establishing some of the early lunar infrastructure.nbsp; Specifically, joining technologies and robotic tools are required to enable autonomous/automated assembly of tall towers as well as shelters, domes and habitats.nbsp; Automated a ...

NextGen proposes the novel Spacecraft Anomaly Resolution Knowledgebase (SPARK) secure and centralized anomaly database and space environment anomaly analysis tool.nbsp;nbsp; SPARK extends the relevant Space Radiation Intelligence System (SPRINTS; Engell et al., 2017) framework to offer highly reactive user dashboards capable of visualizing 35+ years of space weather time-series and associated even ...

This project proposes a coprocessor companion to future radiation-hardened processors that can boost performance using commercial Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA). nbsp;This project will investigate the feasibility of using dynamically reconfigurable coprocessing circuitry within a proven fault-tolerant architecture known as RadPC.nbsp; The RadPC architecture has been matured through NASA-fun ...

The ability to manufacture small to large batch productions on demand in low gravity environments is imperative for the expansion of low orbit manufacturing and lunar colonization.nbsp;Injection molding is one of the most common manufacturing processes and is used to make large and small components. It is also used for developing both polymer and metal composites. Two benefits of injection molding ...

Materials Modeling Hub (MMH) software integrates modeling, product design, manufacturing, and usage cycle into a digital ecosystem to accelerate, simplify, and strengthen ideation through implementation. When combined with a viable materials information management strategy, modeling techniques can replicate and predict experimental outcomes and material performance with growing accuracy. In indust ...

This Phase I SBIR will lead to the development of key photonic components for use in high performance quantum sensors and clocks. AdvR proposes to develop very high performance phase and amplitude modulators for use at visible and ultra-violet wavelengths. The proposed innovation utilizes high performance, damage resistant optical waveguides with high speed traveling wave electrodes to provide int ...

Entry, descent, and landing systems with capability beyond current state-of-the-art are required for a number of missions. These missions represent an immediate need for return of orbital payloads, and include larger milestone objectives up to a manned flight to Mars which requires landing a payload many times beyond that achieved to date. In this Phase I SBIR, Storm Castle Technical Products inte ...

The primary goal of this program is to develop the significant weight-saving potential of phase change material (PCM) microtube heat exchangers for NASA spacecraft thermal management. Mezzo will utilize microtube heat exchanger technology along with topography optimization and 3D printing to allow for cutting-edge performance and weight savings.