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