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NASA's Vision for Space Exploration advocates a return to the moon and involves a pl an of using the moon as a base of for missions to other planets. Early return missions to the moon will involve lunar exploration with robotic spacecrafts with instrumental payloads for scientific measurements of lunar surface features such as rocks, soil, and minerals. These instrument payloads will be helpf ...

This program is designed to achieve high operational efficiency for superconducting ADR magnets in space, and to meet space launch requirements. The overall technical objective is to manufacture an efficient magnet using YBCO HTS tapes that can generate 3 T at 30-40 K with an operating current of 5-7 A. To meet this goal we will conduct research and development in areas of:1) Characterization and ...

The key innovation of this project is the application of advanced Bayesian methods to integrate real-time dense stereo vision and high-speed optical flow with an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to produce a highly accurate planetary rover navigation system. The software developed in this project leverages current computing technology to implement advanced Visual Odometry (VO) methods that will acc ...

The ATLAS-VOTER Toolkit is physics based with detailed aircraft models, environmental effects, operator, instructor, and analyst work stations, High Energy Laser (HEL) modeling, and graphic user interfaces. Because of the maturity of its component softwar

CCDs (Charge-Coupled Devices), and more recently, CMOS (complementary-symmetry metal-oxide-semiconductor) APS (Active Pixel Sensor) cameras have revolutionized imaging instrumentation and the many fields that utilize these instruments. Both these technologies rely on integrating, the analog photo-current generated in each pixel, which limits their sensitivity and bandwidth. Counting individual opt ...

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MICRO-ELECTRONIC FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES HAVE RECENTLY BEENAPPLIED TO PRODUCE SUCH NOVEL MICRO-MECHANICAL DEVICES AS MOTORS, SENSORS, AND ACTUATORS. THEIR SMALL SIZE AND THEIR EASY INTEGRATION WITH MICRO-ELECTRONICS INVITE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, BUT, THUS FAR, FEW USEFUL APPLICATION CONCEPTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. ONE DEVICE WITH WIDESPREAD APPLICATIONWOULD BE AN ELECTRICALLY SUSPENDED MICRO-GYROSCOP ...

AN INNOVATIVE LAMP SOURCE THAT COULD BE AN ONORBITAL STANDARD FOR BOTH WAVELENGTH AND SPECTRAL RESPONSIVITY CALIBRATIONS OF OPTICAL SENSORS WILL BE BUILT. THE LAMP WILL USE WELL-CHARACTERIZED FLUORESCENCE FROM A MOLECULAR SPECIES (I2). A UNIQUE FEATURE OF OUR APPROACH IS THAT THE I2 LAMP WILL BE EXCITED BY A STABLE LIGHT SOURCE THAT POPULATES ONLY A SINGLE QUANTUM LEVEL IN I2. BECAUSE THE EMISSION ...

U.S. Special Operating Forces (SOF) require tactical VHF/UHF antennas with improved performance for Special Reconnaissance (SR) missions. The development of an Enhanced Antenna Suite (EAS) tailored to SOF needs that can be configured depending on the nature of each mission is essential for meeting mission needs. Such a suite is aimed to provide enhanced mission effectiveness through improved LPI/ ...

Maxion Technologies, Inc. (Maxion) proposes to develop and field test a Carbon Monoxide (CO)-sensor prototype for post fire cleanup and CO detection. The sensor will have the dynamic range required to detect and monitor CO from approximately 1 to 500 ppmv with a resolution to 1 ppmv. Maxion will grow, fabricate and test a Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) at a unique single-mode wavelength ideal for CO ...