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Emerging Technology Ventures Inc. (ETV) and its research and development (Ramp;D) partners, Navajo Technical University (NTU) and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT), proposed to develop and demonstrate a ldquo;Digital Twin (DT) Data Acquisition System for Institutional Facility Managementrdquo;. The innovation addresses Industry 4.0 digital transformation initiatives in Building I ...

This program will develop an innovative Augmented Reality Navigation (ARNAV) application to help guide astronauts through important tasks within and about space habitats that require navigation and guidance capabilities. Using advanced vision and inertial processing combined with novel Rapidly-exploring Random Tree* (RRT*) algorithms for path planning and Random Finite Set (RFS)-based localization ...

nbsp;nbsp;We will develop methods and a software framework for data assimilation and parameterization (DAPE) using Unsupervised and Physics-Informed Machine-Learning (UML and PIML). We will apply DAPE to parameterize processes represented by the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) Hydrological Model. VIC is critical for simulating surface/subsurface water flow in several Earth System Models (ESMs ...

Millimeter sized orbital debris is effectively outside the range of current tracking capabilities which means the data being used to assess and mitigate risk is significantly lacking -- specifically for the small to medium sized debris population.nbsp; The need for better methods and techniques to characterize the existing and future debris field outside the range of remote sensors was highlighted ...

Groundwater represents about a third of global water withdrawals, and approximately half of global irrigation water. In many arid and semi-arid regions, groundwater is rapidly being depleted, which is affecting agricultural productivity over the long term. The over-exploitation of groundwater due to the current drought episode in South-Western U.S. has already led farmers to fallow hundreds of tho ...

Optomecrsquo;s proposed innovation is a direct-write additive manufacturing process, creating 25um electrical interconnects that can accommodate 3D steps and are terminated in a wire bond pad.nbsp; These printed interconnects will minimize packaging space by replacing traditional wire bonds with conformal fan-out electrodes.nbsp; This additive manufacturing proposal ldquo;is a science enabling tec ...

This program will develop an innovative small spacecraft navigation system using X-ray energy band observations of celestial sources by measuring the photon flux change during the time of the horizon crossing due to occultation by a planetary body, referred to as Occultation X-ray Navigation (OXNAV). Previous work by ASTER Labs has demonstrated concept feasibility of X-ray navigation (XNAV) using ...

Advance warning of chemical and biological (CB) threats is of critical importance to our warfighters and continues to be a major challenge for the CB Defense Science and Technology (S&T) community. Recent research and development in the CBD S&T community has emphasized Integrated Early Warning (IEW) architectures that rely upon a layered sensing strategy that includes CBD-specific sensors such as ...

To explore and establish Urban Air Mobility (UAM) viability, researchers need to assess vertiport designs and the operational concepts that aim to maximize throughput of aircraft, passengers, and cargo while maintaining safety. Many of these future vertiports, especially those in urban areas, will have highly constrained airspace and limited area for surface operations. To understand how to create ...

NASA has identified a clear and pressing need for education of both local decision makers and the local flying and nonflying public to enable AAM operations to commence in a timely manner. The goal of this research effort is to develop a robust and cost-conscious capability to support local organizations and local decision makers with materials that support community education, engagement, and out ...