NASA Tech Briefs, April 2006The topics covered include: 1) Replaceable Sensor System for Bioreactor Monitoring; 2) Unitary Shaft-Angle and Shaft-Speed Sensor Assemblies; 3) Arrays of Nano Tunnel Junctions as Infrared Image Sensors; 4) Catalytic-Metal/PdO(sub x)/SiC Schottky-Diode Gas Sensors; 5) Compact, Precise Inertial Rotation Sensors for Spacecraft; 6) Universal Controller for Spacecraft Mechanisms; 7) The Flostation - an Immersive Cyberspace System; 8) Algorithm for Aligning an Array of Receiving Radio Antennas; 9) Single-Chip T/R Module for 1.2 GHz; 10) Quantum Entanglement Molecular Absorption Spectrum Simulator; 11) FuzzObserver; 12) Internet Distribution of Spacecraft Telemetry Data; 13) Semi-Automated Identification of Rocks in Images; 14) Pattern-Recognition Algorithm for Locking Laser Frequency; 15) Designing Cure Cycles for Matrix/Fiber Composite Parts; 16) Controlling Herds of Cooperative Robots; 17) Modification of a Limbed Robot to Favor Climbing; 18) Vacuum-Assisted, Constant-Force Exercise Device; 19) Production of Tuber-Inducing Factor; 20) Quantum-Dot Laser for Wavelengths of 1.8 to 2.3 micron; 21) Tunable Filter Made From Three Coupled WGM Resonators; and 22) Dynamic Pupil Masking for Phasing Telescope Mirror Segments.
IDRelationTitle20100021336WorkControlling Herds of Cooperative Robots20100021344WorkReplaceable Sensor System for Bioreactor Monitoring20100021334WorkFuzzObserver20100021340WorkUniversal Controller for Spacecraft Mechanisms20100021338WorkCatalytic-Metal/PdO(sub x)/SiC Schottky-Diode Gas Sensors20100021332WorkTunable Filter Made From Three Coupled WGM Resonators20100021345WorkPattern-Recognition Algorithm for Locking Laser Frequency20100021327WorkVacuum-Assisted, Constant-Force Exercise Device20100021337WorkDesigning Cure Cycles for Matrix/Fiber Composite Parts20100021339WorkArrays of Nano Tunnel Junctions as Infrared Image Sensors20100021343WorkAlgorithm for Aligning an Array of Receiving Radio Antennas20100021329WorkDynamic Pupil Masking for Phasing Telescope Mirror Segments20100021342WorkQuantum Entanglement Molecular Absorption Spectrum Simulator20100021331WorkQuantum-Dot Laser for Wavelengths of 1.8 to 2.3 micron20100021330WorkModification of a Limbed Robot to Favor Climbing20100021347WorkSingle-Chip T/R Module for 1.2 GHz20100021346WorkUnitary Shaft-Angle and Shaft-Speed Sensor Assemblies20100021328WorkSemi-Automated Identification of Rocks in Images20100021341WorkThe Flostation - an Immersive Cyberspace System20100021333WorkProduction of Tuber-Inducing Factor20100021335WorkInternet Distribution of Spacecraft Telemetry Data20100021348WorkCompact, Precise Inertial Rotation Sensors for Spacecraft