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This project will result in a new supplier for a specific azimuth telescope that is a critical component in existing Department of Defense systems. Currently, there is no existing supplier for the azimuth telescope and there is no technical or engineering information available for the azimuth telescope that could be used by a new supplier to begin manufacturing the azimuth telescope. To address th ...

Digital twins mirror a real-world system to let designers and engineers examine in realistic detail how different conditions will affect it. However with their deployments, digital twins literally open their own cyberattack surfaces. Without cyber means of protection, digital twins can provide cyber criminals with a new way to access and exploit sensitive information. Another concern is that digit ...

NASA is seeking instruments for monitoring in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) process gases. To address this need, InnoSense LLC (ISL), in collaboration with the University of Virginia (UVA), proposes an innovative process gas monitoring (PROMON(TM))nbsp;device. PROMON builds on ISLrsquo;s proprietary single‑walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) ndash; based interdigitated electrode (IDE) devices. This ...

We propose to improve, refine and mature Nexus proprietary heterogeneous SiN based platform to improve the short-wavelength propagation losses, and integrate high-responsivity/high-quantum efficiency photodetectors in visible in a wafer-scale process for NASA needs and infusion into existing and upcoming instruments.

Precision Combustion, Inc. (PCI) proposes to develop and demonstrate simultaneous H2 generation and compression with intermediate-temperature solid-oxide membranes. The innovation is based on a novel cell architecture and materials, and processing techniques recently developed at PCI. Proof of concept testing of the new cell architecture indicated potential to be to be lightweight and presents sev ...

Human Digital Twin Platform (HDTP) is a virtual counterpart of a personrsquo;s biological and physiological presence in the Metaverse. HDTP will enable the creation of a custom, real-time 3D, photo-realistic avatar and combines it with an always-on, real-time physiological monitoring system that uses COTS wearable biosensors. These biosensors measure and monitor the userrsquo;s vitals, sleep, and ...

Design of reentry vehicles is driven by aeroheating concerns at elevated flow enthalpies. As such, accurate simulation of hypersonic flow phenomena such as detached bow shocks is of critical importance for reducing conservatism in design and unlocking improved performance. Adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) is an enabling technology to efficiently reduce numerical error in hypersonic reacting flow sim ...

An unsteady, feature-based grid adaptation approach is proposed that addresses the main drawbacks of the current state of the art, namely, the lack of error control of the unsteady derivative terms, the lack of continuous representation of the mesh metric sensors in time, and the lack of adaptation of the mesh velocity to the dynamic flow features in hypersonic flows, e.g., shocks, mixing layers, ...

We are proposing the research and development of a calibration-free sensing suite for contaminant detection and conversion efficacy analysis of emerging in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) propellant production technologies for future Martian missions. The Phase I effort will focus on developing a spectroscopic strategy to (1) detect select trace-level (ppm) contaminants (CO, HCl) in fuel and oxid ...

Cislune has proposed the development of an innovative solution to make lunar landing pads more resilient and reduce ejecta and improve lander performance. Landing pads undergo erosion, spallation, and potential burn-through and catastrophic failure when subjected to plumes. Cislune has innovated a robotic launch deflector cone made from lunar resources that can be positioned autonomously under the ...