NASA Tech Briefs, February 2012This issue contains the following briefs: (1) Optical Comb from a Whispering Gallery Mode Resonator for Spectroscopy and Astronomy Instruments Calibration (2) Real-Time Flight Envelope Monitoring System (3) Nemesis Autonomous Test System (4) Mirror Metrology Using Nano-Probe Supports (5) Automated Lab-on-a-Chip Electrophoresis System (6) Techniques for Down-Sampling a Measured Surface Height Map for Model Validation (7) Multi-Component, Multi-Point Interferometric Rayleigh/Mie Doppler Velocimeter (8) Frequency to Voltage Converter Analog Front-End Prototype (9) Dust-Tolerant Intelligent Electrical Connection System (10) Gigabit Ethernet Asynchronous Clock Compensation FIFO (11) High-Speed, Multi-Channel Serial ADC LVDS Interface for Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA (12) Glovebox for GeoLab Subsystem in HDU1-PEM (13) Modified Process Reduces Porosity when Soldering in Reduced Gravity Environments (14) Use of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Covalent Attachment of Nanotubes to Silicon (15) Flexible Plug Repair for Shuttle Wing Leading Edge (16) Three Dimensionally Interlinked, Dense, Solid Form of Single-Walled CNT Ropes (17) Axel Robotic Platform for Crater and Extreme Terrain Exploration (18) Site Tamper and Material Plow Tool - STAMP (19) Magnetic Interface for Segmented Mirror Assembly (20) Transpiration-Cooled Spacecraft-Insulation-Repair Fasteners (21) Fluorescence-Based Sensor for Monitoring Activation of Lunar Dust (22) Aperture Ion Source (23) Virtual Ultrasound Guidance for Inexperienced Operators (24) Model-Based Fault Diagnosis: Performing Root Cause and Impact Analyses in Real Time (25) Interactive Schematic Integration Within the Propellant System Modeling Environment (26) Magnetic and Electric Field Polarizations of Oblique Magnetospheric Chorus Waves (27) Variable Sampling Mapping.
IDRelationTitle20120007504WorkModel-Based Fault Diagnosis: Performing Root Cause and Impact Analyses in Real Time20120007480WorkInteractive Schematic Integration Within the Propellant System Modeling Environment20120007487WorkMagnetic and Electric Field Polarizations of Oblique Magnetospheric Chorus Waves20120007501WorkSite Tamper and Material Plow Tool - STAMP20120007484WorkAxel Robotic Platform for Crater and Extreme Terrain Exploration20120007479WorkGlovebox for GeoLab Subsystem in HDU1-PEM20120007494WorkFrequency to Voltage Converter Analog Front-End Prototype20120007481WorkVirtual Ultrasound Guidance for Inexperienced Operators20120007497WorkMulti-Component, Multi-Point Interferometric Rayleigh/Mie Doppler Velocimeter20120007483WorkThree Dimensionally Interlinked, Dense, Solid Form of Single-Walled CNT Ropes20120007499WorkFluorescence-Based Sensor for Monitoring Activation of Lunar Dust20120007491WorkNemesis Autonomous Test System20120007482WorkMirror Metrology Using Nano-Probe Supports20120007500WorkHigh-Speed, Multi-Channel Serial ADC LVDS Interface for Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA20120007488WorkDust-Tolerant Intelligent Electrical Connection System20120007496WorkGigabit Ethernet Asynchronous Clock Compensation FIFO20120007485WorkOptical Comb from a Whispering Gallery Mode Resonator for Spectroscopy and Astronomy Instruments Calibration20120007498WorkMagnetic Interface for Segmented Mirror Assembly20120007495WorkAperture Ion Source20120007493WorkModified Process Reduces Porosity when Soldering in Reduced Gravity Environments20120007490WorkTranspiration-Cooled Spacecraft-Insulation-Repair Fasteners20120007505WorkTechniques for Down-Sampling a Measured Surface Height Map for Model Validation20120007502WorkVariable Sampling Mapping20120007503WorkAutomated Lab-on-a-Chip Electrophoresis System20120007489WorkFlexible Plug Repair for Shuttle Wing Leading Edge20120007486WorkReal-Time Flight Envelope Monitoring System20120007492WorkUse of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Covalent Attachment of Nanotubes to Silicon