Self-Latching Piezocomposite Actuator

Abstract: A self-latching piezocomposite actuator includes a plurality of shape memory ceramic fibers. The actuator can…

Subnanosecond Scintillation Detector

Abstract: A scintillation detector, including a scintillator that emits scintillation; a semiconductor photodetector having a surface…

Methods and Apparatuses for Signaling with Geometric Constellations in a Raleigh Fading Channel

Abstract: Communication systems are described that use signal constellations, which have unequally spaced (i.e. `geometrically` shaped)…

High Performance Composite Dielectric Ink for Ultracapacitors

Abstract: The present invention is a dielectric ink and means for printing using said ink. Approximately…

Methodology and Method and Apparatus for Signaling with Capacity Optimized Constellations

Abstract: Communication systems are described that use geometrically shaped constellations that have increased capacity compared to…

Process for Operating a Dual-Mode Combustor

Abstract: A new dual-mode ramjet combustor used for operation over a wide flight Mach number range…

Acoustic Mechanical Feed-Throughs for Producing Work Across a Structure

Abstract: An apparatus that passes vibrational energy across a mechanical structure lacking a perforation. The disclosed…

Effect of Air Swirler Configuration on Lean Direct Injector Flow Structure and Combustion Performance with a 7-Point Lean Direct Injector Array

Abstract: Studies of various injector configurations in a 7-point Lean Direct Injector (LDI) array are reported…

Assessment of Satellite-Derived Surface Reflectances by NASA’s CAR Airborne Radiometer over Railroad Valley, Nevada

Abstract: CAR (Cloud Absorption Radiometer) is a multi-angular and multi-spectral airborne radiometer instrument, whose radiometric and…

Constitutive Modeling of the Facesheet to Core Interface in Honeycomb Sandwich Panels Subject to Mode I Delamination

Abstract: A new cohesive zone traction-separation law, which includes the effects of fiber bridging, has been…