NASA Tech Briefs, December 2009Topics include: A Deep Space Network Portable Radio Science Receiver; Detecting Phase Boundaries in Hard-Sphere Suspensions; Low-Complexity Lossless and Near-Lossless Data Compression Technique for Multispectral Imagery; Very-Long-Distance Remote Hearing and Vibrometry; Using GPS to Detect Imminent Tsunamis; Stream Flow Prediction by Remote Sensing and Genetic Programming; Pilotless Frame Synchronization Using LDPC Code Constraints; Radiometer on a Chip; Measuring Luminescence Lifetime With Help of a DSP; Modulation Based on Probability Density Functions; Ku Telemetry Modulator for Suborbital Vehicles; Photonic Links for High-Performance Arraying of Antennas; Reconfigurable, Bi-Directional Flexfet Level Shifter for Low-Power, Rad-Hard Integration; Hardware-Efficient Monitoring of I/O Signals; Video System for Viewing From a Remote or Windowless Cockpit; Spacesuit Data Display and Management System; IEEE 1394 Hub With Fault Containment; Compact, Miniature MMIC Receiver Modules for an MMIC Array Spectrograph; Waveguide Transition for Submillimeter-Wave MMICs; Magnetic-Field-Tunable Superconducting Rectifier; Bonded Invar Clip Removal Using Foil Heaters; Fabricating Radial Groove Gratings Using Projection Photolithography; Gratings Fabricated on Flat Surfaces and Reproduced on Non-Flat Substrates; Method for Measuring the Volume-Scattering Function of Water; Method of Heating a Foam-Based Catalyst Bed; Small Deflection Energy Analyzer for Energy and Angular Distributions; Polymeric Bladder for Storing Liquid Oxygen; Pyrotechnic Simulator/Stray-Voltage Detector; Inventions Utilizing Microfluidics and Colloidal Particles; RuO2 Thermometer for Ultra-Low Temperatures; Ultra-Compact, High-Resolution LADAR System for 3D Imaging; Dual-Channel Multi-Purpose Telescope; Objective Lens Optimized for Wavefront Delivery, Pupil Imaging, and Pupil Ghosting; CMOS Camera Array With Onboard Memory; Quickly Approximating the Distance Between Two Objects; Processing Images of Craters for Spacecraft Navigation; Adaptive Morphological Feature-Based Object Classifier for a Color Imaging System; Rover Slip Validation and Prediction Algorithm; Safety and Quality Training Simulator; Supply-Chain Optimization Template; Algorithm for Computing Particle/Surface Interactions; Cryogenic Pupil Alignment Test Architecture for Aberrated Pupil Images; and Thermal Transport Model for Heat Sink Design.
IDRelationTitle20090041762WorkPolymeric Bladder for Storing Liquid Oxygen20090041781WorkPilotless Frame Synchronization Using LDPC Code Constraints20090041751WorkQuickly Approximating the Distance Between Two Objects20090041775WorkAdaptive Morphological Feature-Based Object Classifier for a Color Imaging System20090041759WorkCompact, Miniature MMIC Receiver Modules for an MMIC Array Spectrograph20090041767WorkPhotonic Links for High-Performance Arraying of Antennas20090041747WorkSpacesuit Data Display and Management System20090041777WorkFabricating Radial Groove Gratings Using Projection Photolithography20090041779WorkMethod for Measuring the Volume-Scattering Function of Water20090041754WorkThermal Transport Model for Heat Sink Design20090041783WorkDetecting Phase Boundaries in Hard-Sphere Suspensions20090041778WorkGratings Fabricated on Flat Surfaces and Reproduced on Non-Flat Substrates20090041748WorkIEEE 1394 Hub With Fault Containment20090041768WorkInventions Utilizing Microfluidics and Colloidal Particles20090041750WorkCMOS Camera Array With Onboard Memory20090041743WorkVery-Long-Distance Remote Hearing and Vibrometry20090041761WorkSafety and Quality Training Simulator20090041780WorkSupply-Chain Optimization Template20090041742WorkLow-Complexity Lossless and Near-Lossless Data Compression Technique for Multispectral Imagery20090041756WorkAlgorithm for Computing Particle/Surface Interactions20090041766WorkModulation Based on Probability Density Functions20090041772WorkCryogenic Pupil Alignment Test Architecture for Aberrated Pupil Images20090041770WorkSmall Deflection Energy Analyzer for Energy and Angular Distributions20090041753WorkBonded Invar Clip Removal Using Foil Heaters20090041757WorkStream Flow Prediction by Remote Sensing and Genetic Programming20090041776WorkMethod of Heating a Foam-Based Catalyst Bed20090041769WorkReconfigurable, Bi-Directional Flexfet Level Shifter for Low-Power, Rad-Hard Integration20090041758WorkRadiometer on a Chip20090041763WorkDual-Channel Multi-Purpose Telescope20090041755WorkHardware-Efficient Monitoring of I/O Signals20090041784WorkWaveguide Transition for Submillimeter-Wave MMICs20090041782WorkVideo System for Viewing From a Remote or Windowless Cockpit20090041773WorkUsing GPS to Detect Imminent Tsunamis20090041760WorkProcessing Images of Craters for Spacecraft Navigation20090041771WorkPyrotechnic Simulator/Stray-Voltage Detector20090041744WorkRuO2 Thermometer for Ultra-Low Temperatures20090041745WorkUltra-Compact, High-Resolution LADAR System for 3D Imaging20090041774WorkRover Slip Validation and Prediction Algorithm20090041764WorkA Deep Space Network Portable Radio Science Receiver20090041749WorkObjective Lens Optimized for Wavefront Delivery, Pupil Imaging, and Pupil Ghosting20090041765WorkKu Telemetry Modulator for Suborbital Vehicles20090041752WorkMeasuring Luminescence Lifetime With Help of a DSP20090041746WorkMagnetic-Field-Tunable Superconducting Rectifier