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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 ...

As USSOCOM continues to assess the future operating environment, implementing innovative solutions that promote situational awareness (SA) is of increasing importance. While situational awareness can be tied to a variety of data-types impacting a mission, for the purposes of this effort, situational awareness tied to geospatial intelligence will be the focus. When a warfighter enters an operating ...

Key NASA technology gaps in sampling andnbsp;bioreduction address recommendations in the 2013 Planetary Science Decadal Survey, the Space Biology Science plan, amp; the 2019 Planetary Protection (PP) Board Report. We will develop facile efficient PP methods compatible with spacecraft materials and assembliesnbsp;using peelable polymer coatings that remove biota and contamination rathernbsp;than st ...

With funding from DARPA, Intact Solutions (IS) has developed Intact.Generative (IG), a plug-and-play topology optimization (TO) toolkit for structural and heat conduction based problems. In this project, we will extend IG into a robust commercial strength toolkit for TO of thermal/fluid components in thermal control systems. The innovative features of this project include:A modularized plug-and-pl ...

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.

The unique advantage of tow-steered composites arises from the ability to tailor and vary the stiff fiber alignment continuously. However, the existing design tools for composite structures are limited to straight fiber systems and simple geometric configurations --leading to suboptimal designs and the inability to take advantage of improvements in composite manufacturing technologies. Development ...

A cyber-physical trust anchor is an essential component of a secure additive manufacturing supply chain. Customer discussions show a strong need for low-cost trust anchors as well as high-security, more costly trust anchors. The concept underlying our trust anchor enables implementations that can be described as good, better, best. The two physical-digital components are first embedded digital cod ...

nbsp;In Phase II, Applied Tungstenite will further explore the cold spray deposition settings and coating compositions to develop a set of coatings that are ready for providing to our customers.In addition to further refining coatings based on the metals studied in Phase I, Applied Tungstenite will expand the trade space to include other base metals, to produce coatings with optimal materials prop ...

Vistacent, LLC, proposes to develop modular open systems architectures for SmallSats/CubeSats. SmallSats/CubeSats are quicker/cheaper to develop than their larger predecessors. The primary bottleneck has been a lack of standards in the type of subsystems being offered in form, fit, and function. Standardization would go a long way to improve the mission success and reduce development time and cost ...

GeoPlasma Research proposes to develop innovative coatings on different substrates including those currently used for space vehicles, satellites, missile systems, and avionic enclosures to address the urgent shielding needs against an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attack, a threat recognized by The White House and the House Armed Services Committee. EMP is an instantaneous energy field set off by a ...