Photoacoustic Chemical Detector

Abstract: A laser vibrometer for measurement of ambient chemical species includes a laser that produces a…

System and Methods for Deploying Payloads

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include systems for launching primary or secondary payloads or actuating…

Poppet Valve System and Method

Abstract: A poppet valve system that includes a valve body having a first and second end…

Universal and Automated Monte Carlo Method Code for Uncertainty Propagation in Metrology Databases

Abstract: A method of providing transformed target points for integrating a component into an assembly includes…

Index-Coupled Distributed-Feedback Semiconductor Quantum Cascade Lasers Fabricated Without Epitaxial Regrowth

Abstract: Quantum cascade (QC) lasers and methods of fabricating such QC lasers are provided. The QC…

Optical Diagnostic Imaging of Multi-Rocket Plume-Induced Base Flow Environments

Abstract: Non-intrusive optical diagnostic imaging was used for the first time to visualize multi-rocket plume-induced reacting…

Single Degree-of-Freedom Modeling of SLS Liquid Hydrogen Pre-Valve Flow Guide to Enable Rapid Transient Analysis

Abstract: A unique single degree-of-freedom approximation technique has been developed to enable rapid application of a…

Spontaneous Hot Flow Anomalies at Mars and Venus

Abstract: We report the first observations of Spontaneous Hot Flow Anomalies (SHFAs) at Venus and Mars,…

Ubiquitous Surveillance Notional Architecture for System-Wide DAA Capabilities in the NAS

Abstract: There is an increasing demand for access to the national airspace system (NAS) by new…

Order-Reduced Solution of the Nonlinear High-Fidelity Generalized Method of Cells Micromechanics Relations

Abstract: The High-Fidelity Generalized Method of Cells (HFGMC) is one technique for accurately simulating nonlinear composite…