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This proposal innovates an ultrafast laser welding (UFLW) system and processes that provide epoxy-free bonding of optical and mechanical components suitable for lidar sources in the space environment. This proposal responds to SBIR subtopic S1.01 Lidar Remote Sensing Technologies, aiming at improving instrumentsrsquo; compactness, reliability, lifetime, and long-term performance. It will develop t ...

Safe airspace and operations depend on accurate weather data to make critical decisions, plan fleet asset taskings, schedule cargo or people movements, and meet client expectations.nbsp; More reliance on automation means there are less nodes in the workflow where humans can identify anomalies in data.ResilienX is proposing to develop a Weather Sensor and Data Monitor (WSDM) service that we will in ...

Several presentations were given at NASArsquo;s 2019 Mirror Tech Days that highlighted the shortcomings of current mirror-fabrication technologies, particularly as they relate to demanding missions such as LUVOIR and HabEx.nbsp; Many of the mirror deficiencies, such as areal density, surface figure error, stiffness, and surface figure changes over temperature, can be traced ndash; either directly ...

A compact single shaft, low cost, long life, maintenance-free turboalternator scalable from 1 to 10s of kWe for human exploration of the moon and Mars is proposed. Operating at high spin speeds and based on a closed Brayton cycle using a binary He-Xe working fluid, the device combines five key enabling technologies to achieve high cycle and electrical efficiencies. nbsp;MiTirsquo;s innovation is t ...

NASArsquo;s telescope needs will stretch the limits of fabrication in terms of precision, areal density, areal cost, and production, particularly in the areas of optical and UV systems. Proof of feasibility projects that could reduce cost and lead time for manufacture of non-rotationally symmetric shapes such as freeforms, large off axis parabolas, or other light-weighted (LW) telescope designs ar ...

NASA is developing several technologies that have the potential to increase the percentage of oxygen recovery from carbon dioxide, toward fully closing the Air Revitalization System loop. Methane pyrolysis recovers hydrogen from methane, making additional hydrogen available to react with carbon dioxide. Bettergy proposes to develop a robust, highly efficiency hydrogen separation assembly enabling ...

Vistexrsquo;s patented Pressure Focusing Layer (PFLtrade;) technology utilizes a computationally optimized mold set that provides the same uniform pressure and temperature as an autoclave. NASA calls for an innovative out-of-autoclave processing method for thin-gauge structures. Vistexrsquo;s PFL process directly addresses this need. Specifically, the PFL processrsquo; core strength is its ability ...

Next-generation Urban Air Mobility vehicles will require All Weather Capability, including flight into known icing conditions. Ice or frost build-up on propeller surfaces decreases aerodynamic efficiency, resulting in loss of lift when even a small amount of ice builds on rotor-blade surfaces. This can lead to the loss of the aircraft in just minutes. Electrically powered quad-copters have no viab ...

In Phase I, we have begun development of an advanced nanometer coordinate measuring machine (ANCMM; pronounced rsquo;a?-kem) to complement the metrology probe and complete the metrology solution.nbsp; The ANCMM will enable larger, lower cost, and higher quality freeform and aspheric optics, bridging the present gap between commercial coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) and interferometry, and, fo ...

The OptiPro Nanometric Probe is a spectral chromatic interferometer that can measure the displacement to a surface, such as an astronomical telescope mirror, with outstanding performance.nbsp; Indeed, in Phase I we designed and built a Probe that demonstrated 0.48nm repeatability (one sigma).nbsp; When scanned across the surface of the mirror a full topographical map of the surface ndash; and its ...