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Current state of the art inertial measurement units (IMUs) co-locate a set of accelerometers and gyroscopes into a single package. CU Aerospace (CUA), in partnership with the University of Illinois, propose the continued development of a scalable and distributed IMU (DSIMU) for space robotics and CubeSat applications. The user can deliberately choose a number of inertial sensors beyond the minimal ...

NASArsquo;s plans to further expand human and robotic presence in space and planetary surface automatically involve significant thermal challenges. A hot reservoir variable conductance heat pipe (VCHP) that can provide much tighter passive thermal control capability is an ideal thermal management device for future planetary landers and rovers. Based on previous ISS test results, advanced fluid man ...

nbsp;This project is developing, testing, and integrating hardware systems and software techniques to enable the co-localization of teams of rovers, specifically targeting small-scale, low size, weight, and power rovers. Utilizing inertial measurement units (IMU), ultra-wideband (UWB) ranging radio, and a model-based approach to relative visual range, bearing, and pose estimation, each rover in a ...

The Bifunctional Regenerative Electrochemical Air Transformation for Human Environments (BREATHE) for life support and habitation is part of the atmosphere revitalization equipment necessary to provide and maintain a livable environment within the pressurized cabin of crewed spacecraft. nbsp;BREATHE is a low-power electrodialysis-based concept for regenerating a liquid carbon dioxide scrubbing mat ...

We propose the development of a high efficiencynbsp;integrated electric turbofan directly driven with anbsp;high frequency, air-core synchronous motor. If the projected efficiency and specific power are achieved, this technology cannbsp;increase the viability ofnbsp;turbo-electric airplanes for commercial air transport, leading to significantly lower carbon emissions and fuel use. The key innovati ...

Fracture toughness is the material parameter that, along with applied loading and flaw geometry, dictates the critical crack size, and therefore controls the flaw size that must be detected during inspections. A major challenge facing pipeline operators is that many pipelines are old, making their structural integrity uncertain, and that material pedigree of the pipeline steel is unknown. Therefor ...

Abstract Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a chronic condition characterized by compulsive alcohol use, loss of control over alcohol use, and a negative emotional state when not using alcohol, with such use associated with a range of medical, psychological, social, economic, and personal problems. AUD is global and prevalent; in a survey of over 36,000 adults in the US, AUD had a 12-month prevalence o ...

Project Summary Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease affecting roughly 1 in 10 people over the age of 65. In 2017, the total cost of AD in the United States was estimated at $259 billion and is predicted to climb to $1.1 trillion by the year 2050. Despite enormous efforts invested in finding a cure, it has proven extremely difficult to develop treatments for AD. C ...

Globally, carbon capture and storage technologies are being developed to prevent CO2 from entering the atmosphere. One promising version of these technologies is carbon mineralization. Carbon mineralization reacts CO2 gas with minerals containing magnesium and/or calcium. When CO2 reacts with these minerals, it forms solid carbonate which may be sold for use in building materials. One plausible so ...

Globally, carbon capture and storage technologies are being developed to prevent CO2 from entering the atmosphere. One promising version of these technologies is carbon mineralization. Carbon mineralization reacts CO2 gas with minerals containing magnesium and/or calcium. When CO2 reacts with these minerals, it forms solid carbonate which may be sold for use in building materials. One plausible so ...