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Wayfarer Aircraft and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University propose to gather full scale aerodynamic and acoustic flight test data of a novel type of distributed electric propulsion called the Integrated High Lift Propulsor (IHLP) by modifying an existing instrumented research aircraft. The IHLP substantially increases cruise efficiency and reduces the thrust and power required for lift augmentatio ...

The proposed program seeks to mature aerodynamic, aero-acoustic and performance modeling of e-VTOL vehicles during the transition phase of flight through the empirical testing of ESAerorsquo;s Scalable Modular Aerial Research Testbed (SMART) aircraft. The SMART aircraft is a subscale vertical take-off and landing (e-VTOL) vehicle designed with unique demonstrated capabilities (NASA SBIR Phase II 8 ...

The focus of this STTR solicitation is construction of lunar infrastructure elements using bulk regolith and rock. The key requirement of all such construction operations will be a practical and versatile technology for effective regolith and rock conveyance which can operate in a variety of conditions and for a variety of lunar applications at highest possible energy efficiency.All material conve ...

Cislune and UCF propose a site preparation architecture that relies upon in-situ resources and a small number of rovers and excavators working as a swarm to build durable lunar surfaces with size-sorted and then compacted lunar regolith. Efficient manipulation of bulk regolith via size-sorting and compaction is the most efficient architecture for lunar site preparation. We will test compaction tec ...

We will implement large virtual spaces dynamic saccadic redirection methods for 2 person Redirected Walking (RW) in real room/multi-room scaling XR. Wersquo;ll use target numerical simulations amp; user scenario test data to evaluate XR performance metrics against TRL-4 goals. RW can deliver up to 10x real space walkable area in virtual space without 1 user awareness of real space. Our goal is to ...

The primary goal of thisnbsp;STTR Phase II project is predictive modeling ofnbsp;E-sail spacecraft thruster performancenbsp;usingnbsp;a high-fidelity computational approach. We plan to develop parallel 3D Particle-In-Cell (PIC) codesnbsp;with improved boundary conditions to simulate interactions between the solar wind plasma and E-sail, which will be validated against thrust-stand measurements of ...

For structures used in space communications (e.g., antennas) and structural support (e.g., booms and trusses for solar arrays), it is extremely important to have the ability to predict their deployed shape and structural behavior after they have been stowed for weeks or even months prior to launch.nbsp; For the STTR proposal to NASA, Lrsquo;Garde and the University of North Texas (UNT) will develo ...

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) and Auburn University propose to complete development of a Smart Sensor Module (SSM) to enable wireless sensing capabilities in rocket propulsion systems. The SSM is an electronics interface designed to connect to trusted, flight-qualified, and commercially available sensors without altering the measurement technique. At each sensor location, the SSM serves as a node i ...

With the advent of automated tow placement and additive manufacturing, a designer of composite structures must deal with not only an enormous design space, but also perform a highly complex and computationally expensive analysis to determine what is a ldquo;goodrdquo; design and to simulate the structural behavior. nbsp;In the isotropic world of metals, there has independently been a tremendous am ...

NASA needs an advanced sensing technology for in-situ monitoring of hydrogen (H2) gas within high-pressure oxygen (O2) streams. It is a critical safety component for the successful operation of regenerative fuel cells (RFCs) and in situ resource utilization (ISRU) systems. There, water undergoes electrolysis to generate hydrogen and oxygen for propulsion or energy storage. InnoSense LLC (ISL) in c ...