NASA Tech Briefs, November 2008Topics covered include: Digital Phase Meter for a Laser Heterodyne Interferometer; Vision System Measures Motions of Robot and External Objects; Advanced Precipitation Radar Antenna to Measure Rainfall From Space; Wide-Band Radar for Measuring Thickness of Sea Ice; Vertical Isolation for Photodiodes in CMOS Imagers; Wide-Band Microwave Receivers Using Photonic Processing; L-Band Transmit/Receive Module for Phase-Stable Array Antennas; Microwave Power Combiner/Switch Utilizing a Faraday Rotator; Compact Low-Loss Planar Magic-T; Using Pipelined XNOR Logic to Reduce SEU Risks in State Machines; Quasi-Optical Transmission Line for 94-GHz Radar; Next Generation Flight Controller Trainer System; Converting from DDOR SASF to APF; Converting from CVF to AAF; Documenting AUTOGEN and APGEN Model Files; Sequence History Update Tool; Extraction and Analysis of Display Data; MRO DKF Post-Processing Tool; Rig Diagnostic Tools; MRO Sequence Checking Tool; Science Activity Planner for the MER Mission; UAVSAR Flight-Planning System; Templates for Deposition of Microscopic Pointed Structures; Adjustable Membrane Mirrors Incorporating G-Elastomers; Hall-Effect Thruster Utilizing Bismuth as Propellant; High-Temperature Crystal-Growth Cartridge Tubes Made by VPS; Quench Crucibles Reinforced with Metal; Deep-Sea Hydrothermal-Vent Sampler; Mars Rocket Propulsion System; Two-Stage Passive Vibration Isolator; Improved Thermal Design of a Compression Mold; Enhanced Pseudo-Waypoint Guidance for Spacecraft Maneuvers; Altimetry Using GPS-Reflection/Occultation Interferometry; Thermally Driven Josephson Effect; Perturbation Effects on a Supercritical C7H16/N2 Mixing Layer; Gold Nanoparticle Labels Amplify Ellipsometric Signals; Phase Matching of Diverse Modes in a WGM Resonator; WGM Resonators for Terahertz-to-Optical Frequency Conversion; Determining Concentration of Nanoparticles from Ellipsometry; Microwave-to-Optical Conversion in WGM Resonators; Four-Pass Coupler for Laser-Diode-Pumped Solid-State Laser; Low-Resolution Raman-Spectroscopy Combustion Thermometry; Temperature Sensors Based on WGM Optical Resonators; Varying the Divergence of Multiple Parallel Laser Beams; Efficient Algorithm for Rectangular Spiral Search; Algorithm-Based Fault Tolerance Integrated with Replication; Targeting and Localization for Mars Rover Operations; Terrain-Adaptive Navigation Architecture; Self-Adjusting Hash Tables for Embedded Flight Applications; Schema for Spacecraft-Command Dictionary; Combined GMSK Communications and PN Ranging; System-Level Integration of Mass Memory; Network-Attached Solid-State Recorder Architecture; Method of Cross-Linking Aerogels Using a One-Pot Reaction Scheme; An Efficient Reachability Analysis Algorithm.
IDRelationTitle20080047212WorkFour-Pass Coupler for Laser-Diode-Pumped Solid-State Laser20080047195WorkMars Rocket Propulsion System20080047225WorkDigital Phase Meter for a Laser Heterodyne Interferometer20080047209WorkQuasi-Optical Transmission Line for 94-GHz Radar20080047205WorkConverting from DDOR SASF to APF20080047220WorkRig Diagnostic Tools20080047221WorkNext Generation Flight Controller Trainer System20080047185WorkCombined GMSK Communications and PN Ranging20080047228WorkPerturbation Effects on a Supercritical C7H16/N2 Mixing Layer20080047186WorkHall-Effect Thruster Utilizing Bismuth as Propellant20080047227WorkDocumenting AUTOGEN and APGEN Model Files20080047226WorkExtraction and Analysis of Display Data20080047216WorkTerrain-Adaptive Navigation Architecture20080047215WorkQuench Crucibles Reinforced with Metal20080047207WorkSelf-Adjusting Hash Tables for Embedded Flight Applications20080047218WorkVision System Measures Motions of Robot and External Objects20080047217WorkSchema for Spacecraft-Command Dictionary20080047199WorkMethod of Cross-Linking Aerogels Using a One-Pot Reaction Scheme20080047192WorkMicrowave Power Combiner/Switch Utilizing a Faraday Rotator20080047223WorkAltimetry Using GPS-Reflection/Occultation Interferometry20080047231WorkEnhanced Pseudo-Waypoint Guidance for Spacecraft Maneuvers20080047229WorkThermally Driven Josephson Effect20080047219WorkNetwork-Attached Solid-State Recorder Architecture20080047191WorkVertical Isolation for Photodiodes in CMOS Imagers20080047179WorkVarying the Divergence of Multiple Parallel Laser Beams20080047200WorkTargeting and Localization for Mars Rover Operations20080047188WorkGold Nanoparticle Labels Amplify Ellipsometric Signals20080047183WorkAdjustable Membrane Mirrors Incorporating G-Elastomers20080047196WorkTwo-Stage Passive Vibration Isolator20080047202WorkAdvanced Precipitation Radar Antenna to Measure Rainfall From Space20080047222WorkMRO DKF Post-Processing Tool20080047182WorkMRO Sequence Checking Tool20080047206WorkDetermining Concentration of Nanoparticles from Ellipsometry20080047214WorkMicrowave-to-Optical Conversion in WGM Resonators20080047190WorkWide-Band Microwave Receivers Using Photonic Processing20080047213WorkUsing Pipelined XNOR Logic to Reduce SEU Risks in State Machines20080047224WorkScience Activity Planner for the MER Mission20080047210WorkDeep-Sea Hydrothermal-Vent Sampler20080047197WorkSystem-Level Integration of Mass Memory20080047189WorkWGM Resonators for Terahertz-to-Optical Frequency Conversion20080047201WorkAlgorithm-Based Fault Tolerance Integrated with Replication20080047233WorkL-Band Transmit/Receive Module for Phase-Stable Array Antennas20080047208WorkEfficient Algorithm for Rectangular Spiral Search20080047204WorkUAVSAR Flight-Planning System20080047232WorkHigh-Temperature Crystal-Growth Cartridge Tubes Made by VPS20080047184WorkImproved Thermal Design of a Compression Mold20080047180WorkTemplates for Deposition of Microscopic Pointed Structures20080047211WorkSequence History Update Tool20080047203WorkConverting from CVF to AAF20080047187WorkPhase Matching of Diverse Modes in a WGM Resonator20080047194WorkLow-Resolution Raman-Spectroscopy Combustion Thermometry20080047198WorkWide-Band Radar for Measuring Thickness of Sea Ice20080047179WorkVarying the Divergence of Multiple Parallel Laser Beams20080047181WorkCompact Low-Loss Planar Magic-T20080047180WorkTemplates for Deposition of Microscopic Pointed Structures20080047181WorkCompact Low-Loss Planar Magic-T20080047182WorkMRO Sequence Checking Tool20080047183WorkAdjustable Membrane Mirrors Incorporating G-Elastomers20080047184WorkImproved Thermal Design of a Compression Mold20080047185WorkCombined GMSK Communications and PN Ranging20080047186WorkHall-Effect Thruster Utilizing Bismuth as Propellant20080047187WorkPhase Matching of Diverse Modes in a WGM Resonator20080047188WorkGold Nanoparticle Labels Amplify Ellipsometric Signals20080047189WorkWGM Resonators for Terahertz-to-Optical Frequency Conversion20080047193WorkTemperature Sensors Based on WGM Optical Resonators20080047190WorkWide-Band Microwave Receivers Using Photonic Processing20080047191WorkVertical Isolation for Photodiodes in CMOS Imagers20080047192WorkMicrowave Power Combiner/Switch Utilizing a Faraday Rotator20080047193WorkTemperature Sensors Based on WGM Optical Resonators20080047194WorkLow-Resolution Raman-Spectroscopy Combustion Thermometry20080047195WorkMars Rocket Propulsion System20080047196WorkTwo-Stage Passive Vibration Isolator20080047197WorkSystem-Level Integration of Mass Memory20080047198WorkWide-Band Radar for Measuring Thickness of Sea Ice20080047199WorkMethod of Cross-Linking Aerogels Using a One-Pot Reaction Scheme20080047200WorkTargeting and Localization for Mars Rover Operations20080047201WorkAlgorithm-Based Fault Tolerance Integrated with Replication20080047202WorkAdvanced Precipitation Radar Antenna to Measure Rainfall From Space20080047203WorkConverting from CVF to AAF20080047204WorkUAVSAR Flight-Planning System20080047205WorkConverting from DDOR SASF to APF20080047206WorkDetermining Concentration of Nanoparticles from Ellipsometry20080047207WorkSelf-Adjusting Hash Tables for Embedded Flight Applications20080047208WorkEfficient Algorithm for Rectangular Spiral Search20080047209WorkQuasi-Optical Transmission Line for 94-GHz Radar20080047210WorkDeep-Sea Hydrothermal-Vent Sampler20080047211WorkSequence History Update Tool20080047212WorkFour-Pass Coupler for Laser-Diode-Pumped Solid-State Laser20080047213WorkUsing Pipelined XNOR Logic to Reduce SEU Risks in State Machines20080047214WorkMicrowave-to-Optical Conversion in WGM Resonators20080047215WorkQuench Crucibles Reinforced with Metal20080047216WorkTerrain-Adaptive Navigation Architecture20080047217WorkSchema for Spacecraft-Command Dictionary20080047218WorkVision System Measures Motions of Robot and External Objects20080047219WorkNetwork-Attached Solid-State Recorder Architecture20080047220WorkRig Diagnostic Tools20080047221WorkNext Generation Flight Controller Trainer System20080047222WorkMRO DKF Post-Processing Tool20080047223WorkAltimetry Using GPS-Reflection/Occultation Interferometry20080047224WorkScience Activity Planner for the MER Mission20080047225WorkDigital Phase Meter for a Laser Heterodyne Interferometer20080047226WorkExtraction and Analysis of Display Data20080047227WorkDocumenting AUTOGEN and APGEN Model Files20080047228WorkPerturbation Effects on a Supercritical C7H16/N2 Mixing Layer20080047229WorkThermally Driven Josephson Effect20080047230WorkAn Efficient Reachability Analysis Algorithm20080047231WorkEnhanced Pseudo-Waypoint Guidance for Spacecraft Maneuvers20080047232WorkHigh-Temperature Crystal-Growth Cartridge Tubes Made by VPS20080047233WorkL-Band Transmit/Receive Module for Phase-Stable Array Antennas20080047230WorkAn Efficient Reachability Analysis Algorithm