NASA Tech Briefs, December 2010Topics include: Coherent Frequency Reference System for the NASA Deep Space Network; Diamond Heat-Spreader for Submillimeter-Wave Frequency Multipliers; 180-GHz I-Q Second Harmonic Resistive Mixer MMIC; Ultra-Low-Noise W-Band MMIC Detector Modules; 338-GHz Semiconductor Amplifier Module; Power Amplifier Module with 734-mW Continuous Wave Output Power; Multiple Differential-Amplifier MMICs Embedded in Waveguides; Rapid Corner Detection Using FPGAs; Special Component Designs for Differential-Amplifier MMICs; Multi-Stage System for Automatic Target Recognition; Single-Receiver GPS Phase Bias Resolution; Ultra-Wideband Angle-of-Arrival Tracking Systems; Update on Waveguide-Embedded Differential MMIC Amplifiers; Automation Framework for Flight Dynamics Products Generation; Product Operations Status Summary Metrics; Mars Terrain Generation; Application-Controlled Parallel Asynchronous Input/Output Utility; Planetary Image Geometry Library; Propulsion Design With Freeform Fabrication (PDFF); Economical Fabrication of Thick-Section Ceramic Matrix Composites; Process for Making a Noble Metal on Tin Oxide Catalyst; Stacked Corrugated Horn Rings; Refinements in an Mg/MgH2/H2O-Based Hydrogen Generator; Continuous/Batch Mg/MgH2/H2O-Based Hydrogen Generator; Strain System for the Motion Base Shuttle Mission Simulator; Ko Displacement Theory for Structural Shape Predictions; Pyrotechnic Actuator for Retracting Tubes Between MSL Subsystems; Surface-Enhanced X-Ray Fluorescence; Infrared Sensor on Unmanned Aircraft Transmits Time-Critical Wildfire Data; and Slopes To Prevent Trapping of Bubbles in Microfluidic Channels.
IDRelationTitle20100042229WorkContinuous/Batch Mg/MgH2/H2O-Based Hydrogen Generator20100042213WorkPower Amplifier Module with 734-mW Continuous Wave Output Power20100042220WorkAutomation Framework for Flight Dynamics Products Generation20100042207WorkUpdate on Waveguide-Embedded Differential MMIC Amplifiers20100042221WorkKo Displacement Theory for Structural Shape Predictions20100042212WorkPyrotechnic Actuator for Retracting Tubes Between MSL Subsystems20100042206Work338-GHz Semiconductor Amplifier Module20100042228WorkPlanetary Image Geometry Library20100042226WorkSlopes To Prevent Trapping of Bubbles in Microfluidic Channels20100042223WorkCoherent Frequency Reference System for the NASA Deep Space Network20100042218WorkMars Terrain Generation20100042205WorkUltra-Low-Noise W-Band MMIC Detector Modules20100042211WorkStrain System for the Motion Base Shuttle Mission Simulator20100042214WorkMultiple Differential-Amplifier MMICs Embedded in Waveguides20100042217WorkDiamond Heat-Spreader for Submillimeter-Wave Frequency Multipliers20100042227WorkSpecial Component Designs for Differential-Amplifier MMICs20100042233WorkUltra-Wideband Angle-of-Arrival Tracking Systems20100042216WorkProduct Operations Status Summary Metrics20100042222WorkProcess for Making a Noble Metal on Tin Oxide Catalyst20100042232WorkMulti-Stage System for Automatic Target Recognition20100042209WorkRefinements in an Mg/MgH2/H2O-Based Hydrogen Generator20100042230Work180-GHz I-Q Second Harmonic Resistive Mixer MMIC20100042224WorkInfrared Sensor on Unmanned Aircraft Transmits Time-Critical Wildfire Data20100042234WorkEconomical Fabrication of Thick-Section Ceramic Matrix Composites20100042210WorkSingle-Receiver GPS Phase Bias Resolution20100042208WorkStacked Corrugated Horn Rings20100042215WorkRapid Corner Detection Using FPGAs20100042231WorkSurface-Enhanced X-Ray Fluorescence20100042225WorkPropulsion Design With Freeform Fabrication (PDFF)20100042219WorkApplication-Controlled Parallel Asynchronous Input/Output Utility