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Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System Project
<p>There is an increasing need to fly Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS) to perform missions of vital importance to national security... -
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... -
Hybrid FOSS Project
<p>Armstrong researchers are continuing their efforts to further develop FOSS technologies. A hybrid FOSS technique (HyFOSS) employs conventional continuous grating fibers... -
Center Innovation Fund: AFRC CIF Program
<p>The Armstrong Flight Research Center is NASA’s primary center for atmospheric flight research and operations, with a vision “to fly what... -
Smart Sensing Using Wavelets Project
<p>Further refinements to the FOSS technologies are focusing on “smart” sensing techniques that adjust sensing parameters as needed in real time so... -
Networked Instrumentation Element
<p>Armstrong researchers have developed a networked instrumentation system that connects modern experimental payloads to existing analog and digital communications... -
Cryogenic Liquid Level-Sensing using Fiber-Optic Strain Sensor (FOSS)...
<p>Armstrong innovators have developed a highly accurate method for measuring liquid levels using optical fibers. Unlike liquid level gauges that rely on discrete... -
Compact Fiber Optic Strain Sensors (cFOSS) Element
<p>Armstrong researchers are reducing the Fiber Optic Sensing Sysme (FOSS) technology’s size, power requirement, weight, and cost to effectively extend... -
Portable Data Acquisition System Project
<p>Armstrong researchers have developed a portable data acquisition system (PDAT) that can be easily transported and set up at remote locations to display and archive data... -
Expandable Variable-Autonomy Architecture Project
<p>Effective multi-level autonomous piloting systems require integration with safety-critical functions. The Expandable Variable-Autonomy... -
Fundamental Hyperelastic Material Study Project
<p>This research is part of an innovative effort to use hyperelastic materials to produce flexible and seamless aircraft structures that reduce drag and...