NASA Tech Briefs, August 2010Topics covered include: Technology Focus: Mechanical Components; Electronics/Computers; Software; Materials; Mechanics/Machinery; Manufacturing; Bio-Medical; Physical Sciences; Information Sciences; and Books and Reports.
IDRelationTitle20100028870WorkInline Electrical Connector Mate/Demate Pliers20100028890WorkNearly Seamless Vacuum-Insulated Boxes20100028872WorkInjecting Errors for Testing Built-In Test Software20100028905WorkPhase-Array Approach to Optical Whispering Gallery Modulators20100028891WorkFiber-Scanned Microdisplays20100028871WorkResearch on Spoken Dialogue Systems20100028885WorkSeal with Integrated Shroud for Androgynous Docking and Berthing20100028874WorkPhysical Invariants of Intelligence20100028909WorkMode Tracker for Mode-Hop-Free Operation of a Laser20100028879WorkAutomated Desalting Apparatus20100028884WorkDedicated Deployable Aerobraking Structure20100028889WorkNon-Pyrotechnic Zero-Leak Normally Closed Valve20100028897WorkCompact, Lightweight Electromagnetic Pump for Liquid Metal20100028877WorkOnline Planning Algorithm20100028878WorkFast-Response-Time Shape-Memory-Effect Foam Actuators20100028898WorkProgress in Development of the Axel Rovers20100028900WorkTechnique for Performing Dielectric Property Measurements at Microwave Frequencies20100028895WorkTeam Collaboration Software20100028860WorkSuppressing Loss of Ions in an Atomic Clock20100028880WorkPolyimide Aerogels with Three-Dimensional Cross-Linked Structure20100028863WorkSilica/Polymer and Silica/Polymer/Fiber Composite Aerogels20100028896WorkAlumina Paste Layer as a Sublimation Suppression Barrier for Yb14MnSb1120100028876WorkMagnesium Diboride Current Leads20100028864WorkHigh-Temperature Solid Lubricant Coating20100028869WorkSprag Handle Wrenches20100028887WorkRocket-Plume Spectroscopy Simulation for Hydrocarbon-Fueled Rocket Engines20100028886WorkMiniature Low-Mass Drill Actuated by Flextensional Piezo Stack20100028904WorkFiber-Optic Continuous Liquid Sensor for Cryogenic Propellant Gauging20100028906WorkSimplified Vicarious Radiometric Calibration20100028902WorkCompact, Lightweight Servo-Controllable Brakes20100028892WorkReconfigurable Fault Tolerance for FPGAs20100028883WorkSubmonolayer Quantum Dot Infrared Photodetector20100028907WorkPhase-Conjugate Receiver for Gaussian-State Quantum Illumination20100028868WorkGuidance and Control System for a Satellite Constellation20100028882WorkLocking Nut with Stress-Distributing Insert20100028875WorkMeasurement of the Length of an Optical Trap20100028893WorkReconfigurable Robust Routing for Mobile Outreach Network20100028908WorkInfrared Camera System for Visualization of IR-Absorbing Gas Leaks20100028894WorkMIRO Computational Model20100028865WorkMechanism for Particle Transport and Size Sorting via Low-Frequency Vibrations20100028903WorkDurable Tactile Glove for Human or Robot Hand20100028873WorkIonization-Assisted Getter Pumping for Ultra-Stable Trapped Ion Frequency Standards20100028901WorkRobotic Arm Manipulator Using Active Control for Sample Acquisition and Transfer, and Passive Mode for Surface Compliance20100028910WorkImproved Tracking of an Atomic-Clock Resonance Transition20100028888WorkComet Gas and Dust Dynamics Modeling20100028881WorkDigitally Controlled Slot Coupled Patch Array20100028861WorkQuick-Change Ceramic Flame Holder for High-Output Torches20100028867WorkAutoGNC Testbed20100028866WorkAdaptable Holders for Arc-Jet Screening Candidate Thermal Protection System Repair Materials20100028862WorkOptical Imaging and Radiometric Modeling and Simulation20100028899WorkPortable Health Algorithms Test System