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Achieving trustworthy and trusted autonomy starts early in the development process through performing hazard analysis, fault analysis, identifying mitigating requirements, and carefully and rigorously tracing those requirements all the way into design, models, implementation, and tests. However, traceability can be time-consuming, costly, and error-prone. To address these challenges, significant a ...

This Phase I SBIR will lead to the development of a bandwidth tailored pump source for high purity photon pair generation. Spontaneous parametric down conversion can be used to generate high purity photon pairs at wavelengths of interest to NASA and the broader scientific community. However, these sources are highly dependent on pulsed pump laser parameters. Traditional pulsed laser sources are la ...

To address NASArsquo;s need for advanced model-based systems engineering (MBSE) methods and tools that integrate digital engineering and science activities across the entirety of the mission and program life cycle, Orbital Transports proposes to develop AI for Systems Engineering (AISE), an innovative digital design assistant to provide semantic search and classification of systems design work pro ...

This Phase I investigation is focused on demonstration of both capacitors and inductors based on an innovative micron-scale thick high temperature stable dielectric film (Cerablakreg; UTF) deposited on suitable metal substrates to form MIM capacitors or coating on metal wire to form inductors on an insulating core material.nbsp;nbsp; Cerablakreg; UTF is a transparent ultra-thin film with excellent ...

Radioisotope power systems (RPSs) including thermoelectric systems are proven technologies for long-term power generation in distant, dark, and/or dusty environments where solar power is not viable. Despite significant advancements in thermoelectric (TE) material technology, modern TE systems rely on legacy TE technologies due to shortcomings in systems-integration and reliability of improved TE m ...

This project will advance technology for the automated assembly of large truss towers.nbsp; Assembly of truss-based structures is one of the leading candidates for establishing some of the early lunar infrastructure.nbsp; Specifically, joining technologies and robotic tools are required to enable autonomous/automated assembly of tall towers as well as shelters, domes and habitats.nbsp; Automated a ...

This project proposes a coprocessor companion to future radiation-hardened processors that can boost performance using commercial Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA). nbsp;This project will investigate the feasibility of using dynamically reconfigurable coprocessing circuitry within a proven fault-tolerant architecture known as RadPC.nbsp; The RadPC architecture has been matured through NASA-fun ...

Materials Modeling Hub (MMH) software integrates modeling, product design, manufacturing, and usage cycle into a digital ecosystem to accelerate, simplify, and strengthen ideation through implementation. When combined with a viable materials information management strategy, modeling techniques can replicate and predict experimental outcomes and material performance with growing accuracy. In indust ...

This Phase I SBIR will lead to the development of key photonic components for use in high performance quantum sensors and clocks. AdvR proposes to develop very high performance phase and amplitude modulators for use at visible and ultra-violet wavelengths. The proposed innovation utilizes high performance, damage resistant optical waveguides with high speed traveling wave electrodes to provide int ...

NASA has a stated strategic goal to promote a commercial presence in LEO, as formalized in their Commercial LEO Destinations (CLDs) program. Given the emphasis on transitioning to CLDs, highly available thermal protection system (TPS) manufacturing has become an even more critical capability. Unfortunately, the reusable TPS materials such Alumina-Enhanced Thermal Barrier (AETB or “Shuttle Tile†...