NASA Tech Briefs, January 2012Contents of this issue are: (1) Energy-Based Tetrahedron Sensor for High-Temperature, High-Pressure Environments (2) Handheld Universal Diagnostic Sensor (3) Large-Area Vacuum Ultraviolet Sensors (4) Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor System for Monitoring Smart Composite Aerospace Structures (5) Health-Enabled Smart Sensor Fusion Technology (6) Extended-Range Passive RFID and Sensor Tags (7) Hybrid Collaborative Learning for Classification and Clustering in Sensor Networks (8) Self-Healing, Inflatable, Rigidizable Shelter (9) Improvements in Cold-Plate Fabrication (10) Technique for Radiometer and Antenna Array Calibration - TRAAC (11) Real-Time Cognitive Computing Architecture for Data Fusion in a Dynamic Environment (12) Programmable Digital Controller (13) Use of CCSDS Packets Over SpaceWire to Control Hardware (14) Key Decision Record Creation and Approval Module (15) Enhanced Graphics for Extended Scale Range (16) Debris Examination Using Ballistic and Radar Integrated Software (17) Data Distribution System (DDS) and Solar Dynamic Observatory Ground Station (SDOGS) (18) Integration Manager (19) Eclipse-Free-Time Assessment Tool for IRIS (20) Automated and Manual Rocket Crater Measurement Software (21) MATLAB Stability and Control Toolbox Trim and Static Stability Module (22) Patched Conic Trajectory Code (23) Ring Image Analyzer (24) SureTrak Probability of Impact Display (25) Implementation of a Non-Metallic Barrier in an Electric Motor (26) Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Heat Exchangers for the Mars Science Laboratory Rover (27) Uniform Dust Distributor for Testing Radiative Emittance of Dust-Coated Surfaces (28) MicroProbe Small Unmanned Aerial System (29) Highly Stable and Active Catalyst for Sabatier Reactions (30) Better Proton-Conducting Polymers for Fuel-Cell Membranes (31) CCD Camera Lens Interface for Real-Time Theodolite Alignment (32) Peregrine 100-km Sounding Rocket Project (33) SOFIA Closed- and Open-Door Aerodynamic Analyses (34) Sonic Thermometer for High-Altitude Balloons (35) Near-Infrared Photon-Counting Camera for High-Sensitivity Observations (36) Integrated Optics Achromatic Nuller for Stellar Interferometry (37) High-Speed Digital Interferometry (38) Ultra-Miniature Lidar Scanner for Launch Range Data Collection (39) Shape and Color Features for Object Recognition Search (40) Explanation Capabilities for Behavior-Based Robot Control (41) A DNA-Inspired Encryption Methodology for Secure, Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (42) Quality Control Method for a Micro-Nano-Channel Microfabricated Device (43) Corner-Cube Retroreflector Instrument for Advanced Lunar Laser Ranging (44) Electrospray Collection of Lunar Dust (45) Fabrication of a Kilopixel Array of Superconducting Microcalorimeters with Microstripline Wiring Spacecraft Attitude Tracking and Maneuver Using Combined Magnetic Actuators (46) Coherent Detector for Near-Angle Scattering and Polarization Characterization of Telescope Mirror Coatings
IDRelationTitle20120006588WorkHigh-Speed Digital Interferometry20120006560WorkShape and Color Features for Object Recognition Search20120006582WorkMicroProbe Small Unmanned Aerial System20120006592WorkLarge-Area Vacuum Ultraviolet Sensors20120006594WorkImprovements in Cold-Plate Fabrication20120006599WorkIntegrated Optics Achromatic Nuller for Stellar Interferometry20120006579WorkSelf-Healing, Inflatable, Rigidizable Shelter20120006578WorkEnhanced Graphics for Extended Scale Range20120006559WorkBetter Proton-Conducting Polymers for Fuel-Cell Membranes20120006586WorkA DNA-Inspired Encryption Methodology for Secure, Mobile Ad Hoc Networks20120006571WorkPeregrine 100-km Sounding Rocket Project20120006576WorkMATLAB Stability and Control Toolbox Trim and Static Stability Module20120006563WorkHealth-Enabled Smart Sensor Fusion Technology20120006590WorkKey Decision Record Creation and Approval Module20120006596WorkPatched Conic Trajectory Code20120006561WorkEclipse-Free-Time Assessment Tool for IRIS20120006567WorkImplementation of a Non-Metallic Barrier in an Electric Motor20120006597WorkData Distribution System (DDS) and Solar Dynamic Observatory Ground Station (SDOGS) Integration Manager20120006580WorkReal-Time Cognitive Computing Architecture for Data Fusion in a Dynamic Environment20120006566WorkSureTrak Probability of Impact Display20120006573WorkCoherent Detector for Near-Angle Scattering and Polarization Characterization of Telescope Mirror Coatings20120006558WorkUniform Dust Distributor for Testing Radiative Emittance of Dust-Coated Surfaces20120006556WorkDebris Examination Using Ballistic and Radar Integrated Software20120006584WorkNear-Infrared Photon-Counting Camera for High-Sensitivity Observations20120006583WorkHighly Stable and Active Catalyst for Sabatier Reactions20120006577WorkAutomated and Manual Rocket Crater Measurement Software20120006591WorkHandheld Universal Diagnostic Sensor20120006598WorkUltra-Miniature Lidar Scanner for Launch Range Data Collection20120006568WorkProgrammable Digital Controller20120006562WorkExplanation Capabilities for Behavior-Based Robot Control20120006581WorkMulti-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Heat Exchangers for the Mars Science Laboratory Rover20120006601WorkCorner-Cube Retroreflector Instrument for Advanced Lunar Laser Ranging20120006589WorkFabrication of a Kilopixel Array of Superconducting Microcalorimeters with Microstripline Wiring20120006574WorkElectrospray Collection of Lunar Dust20120006570WorkCCD Camera Lens Interface for Real-Time Theodolite Alignment20120006564WorkExtended-Range Passive RFID and Sensor Tags20120006572WorkSOFIA Closed- and Open-Door Aerodynamic Analyses20120006557WorkFiber Bragg Grating Sensor System for Monitoring Smart Composite Aerospace Structures20120006593WorkTechnique for Radiometer and Antenna Array Calibration - TRAAC20120006600WorkSonic Thermometer for High-Altitude Balloons20120006565WorkSpacecraft Attitude Tracking and Maneuver Using Combined Magnetic Actuators20120006585WorkHybrid Collaborative Learning for Classification and Clustering in Sensor Networks20120006587WorkQuality Control Method for a Micro-Nano-Channel Microfabricated Device20120006569WorkUse of CCSDS Packets Over SpaceWire to Control Hardware20120006595WorkEnergy-Based Tetrahedron Sensor for High-Temperature, High-Pressure Environments20120006575WorkRing Image Analyzer