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Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI) and Western Washington University (WWU) propose to develop the ldquo;Resin Additive Manufacturing Processed Thermal Protection Systemrdquo; (RAMP TPS), an in-situ cured, additively manufactured, spacecraft heat shield material and process.nbsp;nbsp;RAMP TPS uses Direct Ink Writing (DIW) of an optimized benzoxazine resin-based compound, filled with carbon fibers, silic ...

A new UV imaging polarimeter design was demonstrated by Optical Coating Solutions, Inc. (OCS) as a proof-of-concept breadboard in a 2016 Phase I effort (NASA Contract NNX16CA44P). A version of that generic design is proposed for atmospheric studies in a follow-on effort.nbsp;The new polarimeter design can operate to wavelengths as short as 260nm and does not employ electronic or mechanical modulat ...

The Venus or Titan EXploration (VORTEX) gimbal is a low Size, Weight, and Power, high performance pointing mechanism capable of supporting future aerobot exploration missions as well as other missions with extreme environments. Scaled from Tethers Unlimited Inc.rsquo;s (TUIrsquo;s) existing COBRA carpal-wrist gimbal, the VORTEX gimbal provides continuous full hemispherical-plus pointing with accur ...

NASA has identified the need for a palletizing system to support transport, emplacement and exchange of sub-modules in the 1-100 kg range.nbsp; This need correlates to NASArsquo;s Technology Roadmaps in the publication entitled, ldquo;Space Assembly of Large Structural System Architecture (SALSSA)rdquo;.nbsp; In support of this need, Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI) proposes to leverage its HyperBus ...

Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI) proposes to develop the ldquo;ARTIErdquo;, an androgynous robotic tool-change interface for hard and soft capture of tools and infrastructure support for robotic assets on the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway. ARTIE serves as a miniaturized power and data grapple interface for use on robotic assets, such as TUIrsquo;s KRAKEN robotic manipulator and NASArsquo;s Astrobee. ...

The technical need in the solicitation calls for ldquo;Innovative source identification techniques for airframe noise sources, such as landing gear and high lift systems. This should also include turbulence details related to flow-induced noise typical of separated flow regions, vortices, shear layers, etc.rdquo;nbsp;In the proposed work, an innovative technique for identifying noise sources and m ...

A novel injectornbsp;is proposed in response to quot;Robust design solutions for liquid oxygen injection and subsequent stable combustion with high temperature (5100 Rankine / 2850 K) hydrogen flowing at low pressure (3-15 psia) and high velocity (~Mach 0.2)quot; subtopic, listed undernbsp;quot;Advanced Propulsion Systems Ground Test Technologyquot; focus area.nbsp; This injector features fully 3D ...

To enable future Lunar ISRU missions to more effectively explore, sample, and excavate within the permanently shaded polar craters, Tethers Unlimited Inc. (TUI) proposes to develop thenbsp;Sensing and Positioning In Deep Environments with Retrieval (SPIDER) System.nbsp;nbsp;Thenbsp;SPIDER concept is an innovative exploration architecture that shatters the mold of traditional wheeled, legged, or pr ...

EOSPACE proposes to develop innovative concepts and hardware that will enable advanced phase modulation techniques for use in next generation high power fiber laser weapon systems. These phase modulation techniques and hardware will focus on mitigating optical nonlinearities that limit the output power levels of high energy beam combinable fiber laser systems. We also propose dense packaging and i ...

Coordinate Registration (CR) of OTHR targets requires accurate real-time ionospheric modeling coupled with HF propagation calculations to convert radar-detected target delays and beam steers to geographical positions. Our team has developed a comprehensive ionospheric data assimilation capability called GPSII. Within proposed effort GPSII will be matured for OTHR CR. Of particular value are recent ...