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High Thrust-Density Electrostaic Engines Project
<p>These issues are addressable by: increasing the thrust, power, and thrust-to-power ratio capability of EP systems; reducing the non-recurring engineering systems costs;... -
Amorphous Metals for Opto-Mechanical Fixtures and Mechanisms Project
<p>The new JPL Metallurgy Facility is a small-scale foundry-type laboratory with capabilities for fabricating new metal alloys and metal-matrix-composites, casting... -
Plume Mitigation for Mars Terminal Landing: Soil Stabilization Project
<p>A sustained human presence on the Moon, Mars, or other celestial bodies, will require numerous disciplines to create technologies, solve... -
Real-Time Structural Overload Control via Control Allocation Optimization Project
<p>This control methodology utilizes real-time vehicle structural load and shape measurements to actively respond to and protect against vehicle damage... -
Earth Science Mission Control Center Systems Study Project
Earth Science Mission Control Center Systems Study Project -
Fabrication Of Hybird Gas Turbine Disk Material System By Additive...
<p>AM offers the potential to be revolutionary for GRC hybrid disk concept as it: i) bypasses joining through direct deposition or “building” of the PX... -
Integrated LED/Imaging Illumination Panels Demonstrated within a Small Plant...
<p><strong>LED light sources are ideal for plant growth systems. However, commercially available multi-color LED illumination panels are designed and manufactured to... -
Testing a Novel Geopolymer Binder as a Refractory Material for Rocket Plume...
<p>The project involved the development and testing of a new alumina-silicate based multi-purpose, cost-effective, ‘green’ cementitious binder... -
Carbon Nanotube Multifunctional Tendons for Tensegrity Robots Project
<p>Tensegrity robots have attracted considerable attention for use in planetary exploration missions because they can be stowed into relatively small volumes before launch... -
Fabrication and Modeling of Carbon and Boron Nitride Nanotube Growth on...
<p> Specific objectives are:</p><ol><li>Develop the fabrication process for producing fuzzy fiber with desired carbon nanotube (CNT)... -
Early Detection of Overheating Polytetrafluoroethylene Insulated Wires Project
<p>The objective of the proposed work is to develop a rapid time response diagnostic using a suite of instruments for the detection of... -
Expandable Variable-Autonomy Architecture Project
<p>Effective multi-level autonomous piloting systems require integration with safety-critical functions. The Expandable Variable-Autonomy... -
HNX/DragonTIGER Instrument Development Project
<p>Precisely identifying the species of cosmic-ray nuclei detected by a satellite or balloon instrument requires the use of several complementary detector systems. In...