NASA Tech Briefs, May 2005Topics covered include: Fastener Starter; Multifunctional Deployment Hinges Rigidified by Ultraviolet; Temperature-Controlled Clamping and Releasing Mechanism; Long-Range Emergency Preemption of Traffic Lights; High-Efficiency Microwave Power Amplifier; Improvements of ModalMax High-Fidelity Piezoelectric Audio Device; Alumina or Semiconductor Ribbon Waveguides at 30 to 1,000 GHz; HEMT Frequency Doubler with Output at 300 GHz; Single-Chip FPGA Azimuth Pre-Filter for SAR; Autonomous Navigation by a Mobile Robot; Software Would Largely Automate Design of Kalman Filter; Predicting Flows of Rarefied Gases; Centralized Planning for Multiple Exploratory Robots; Electronic Router; Piezo-Operated Shutter Mechanism Moves 1.5 cm; Two SMA-Actuated Miniature Mechanisms; Vortobots; Ultrasonic/Sonic Jackhammer; Removing Pathogens Using Nano-Ceramic-Fiber Filters; Satellite-Derived Management Zones; Digital Equivalent Data System for XRF Labeling of Objects; Identifying Objects via Encased X-Ray-Fluorescent Materials - the Bar Code Inside; Vacuum Attachment for XRF Scanner; Simultaneous Conoscopic Holography and Raman Spectroscopy; Adding GaAs Monolayers to InAs Quantum-Dot Lasers on (001) InP; Vibrating Optical Fibers to Make Laser Speckle Disappear; Adaptive Filtering Using Recurrent Neural Networks; and Applying Standard Interfaces to a Process-Control Language.
IDRelationTitle20110014892WorkPiezo-Operated Shutter Mechanism Moves 1.5 cm20110014898WorkCentralized Planning for Multiple Exploratory Robots20110014887WorkUltrasonic/Sonic Jackhammer20110014880WorkAdding GaAs Monolayers to InAs Quantum-Dot Lasers on (001) InP20110014881WorkDigital Equivalent Data System for XRF Labeling of Objects20110014899WorkHigh-Efficiency Microwave Power Amplifier20110014900WorkTemperature-Controlled Clamping and Releasing Mechanism20110014886WorkSoftware Would Largely Automate Design of Kalman Filter20110014882WorkIdentifying Objects via Encased X-Ray-Fluorescent Materials - the Bar Code Inside20110014896WorkVibrating Optical Fibers to Make Laser Speckle Disappear20110014888WorkRemoving Pathogens Using Nano-Ceramic-Fiber Filters20110014879WorkSimultaneous Conoscopic Holography and Raman Spectroscopy20110014904WorkTwo SMA-Actuated Miniature Mechanisms20110014893WorkFastener Starter20110014906WorkSatellite-Derived Management Zones20110014891WorkElectronic Router20110014889WorkLong-Range Emergency Preemption of Traffic Lights20110014883WorkAlumina or Semiconductor Ribbon Waveguides at 30 to 1,000 GHz20110014895WorkApplying Standard Interfaces to a Process-Control Language20110014897WorkAutonomous Navigation by a Mobile Robot20110014890WorkPredicting Flows of Rarefied Gases20110014903WorkVortobots20110014884WorkHEMT Frequency Doubler with Output at 300 GHz20110014894WorkMultifunctional Deployment Hinges Rigidified by Ultraviolet20110014901WorkSingle-Chip FPGA Azimuth Pre-Filter for SAR20110014902WorkAdaptive Filtering Using Recurrent Neural Networks20110014885WorkImprovements of ModalMax High-Fidelity Piezoelectric Audio Device20110014879WorkSimultaneous Conoscopic Holography and Raman Spectroscopy20110014880WorkAdding GaAs Monolayers to InAs Quantum-Dot Lasers on (001) InP20110014881WorkDigital Equivalent Data System for XRF Labeling of Objects20110014882WorkIdentifying Objects via Encased X-Ray-Fluorescent Materials - the Bar Code Inside20110014883WorkAlumina or Semiconductor Ribbon Waveguides at 30 to 1,000 GHz20110014884WorkHEMT Frequency Doubler with Output at 300 GHz20110014885WorkImprovements of ModalMax High-Fidelity Piezoelectric Audio Device20110014886WorkSoftware Would Largely Automate Design of Kalman Filter20110014887WorkUltrasonic/Sonic Jackhammer20110014888WorkRemoving Pathogens Using Nano-Ceramic-Fiber Filters20110014889WorkLong-Range Emergency Preemption of Traffic Lights20110014890WorkPredicting Flows of Rarefied Gases20110014891WorkElectronic Router20110014892WorkPiezo-Operated Shutter Mechanism Moves 1.5 cm20110014893WorkFastener Starter20110014894WorkMultifunctional Deployment Hinges Rigidified by Ultraviolet20110014895WorkApplying Standard Interfaces to a Process-Control Language20110014896WorkVibrating Optical Fibers to Make Laser Speckle Disappear20110014897WorkAutonomous Navigation by a Mobile Robot20110014898WorkCentralized Planning for Multiple Exploratory Robots20110014899WorkHigh-Efficiency Microwave Power Amplifier20110014900WorkTemperature-Controlled Clamping and Releasing Mechanism20110014901WorkSingle-Chip FPGA Azimuth Pre-Filter for SAR20110014902WorkAdaptive Filtering Using Recurrent Neural Networks20110014903WorkVortobots20110014904WorkTwo SMA-Actuated Miniature Mechanisms20110014905WorkVacuum Attachment for XRF Scanner20110014906WorkSatellite-Derived Management Zones20110014905WorkVacuum Attachment for XRF Scanner