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Smart Parachute Rescues Drones
An intelligent parachute system deploys itself an emergency to bring the damaged drone safely to the ground. The system can be easily mounted to a drone at any time using a bayonet lock.
INSIDER Propulsion
NASA Tests All-Electric X-Plane Propulsion
Advanced designs that will propel NASA’s first all-electric X-plane, the X-57 Maxwell, to flight recently underwent wind tunnel testing at Langley Research Center.
INSIDER Aerospace
UAV Software Prioritizes Human Safety
Autonomous aircraft systems have the potential to save lives, and NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Resilient Autonomy project is at the forefront of development. These advanced software systems...
INSIDER Aerospace
DARPA Completes Key Milestone on Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapons Program
DARPA and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) today announced successful completion of captive carry tests of two variants of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC)...
INSIDER Robotics, Automation & Control
Self-Propelled Crane Aircraft Maintenance and Positioning (SCAMP II)
The Self-Propelled Crane Aircraft Maintenance and Positioning (SCAMP II) is an Army aviation maintenance enabler, the primary mission of which is to remove and replace...
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Hybrid Nanomaterials Hold Promise for Improved Ceramic Composites
Researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are seeking to patent a novel process for manufacturing a type of material called preceramic polymer-grafted nanoparticles, or...
INSIDER Aerospace
Method Detects Flutter in Aircraft Turbines
In aerospace research, flutter generally refers to undesired and self-sustained vibrations in turbine blades that can readily grow out of control, destroying them along with the engine and even the...
INSIDER Aerospace
Pinpointing Cracks Long Before They Turn Catastrophic
Researcher developed a new method for testing metals at a microscopic scale that allows them to rapidly inflict repetitive loads on materials while recording how ensuing damage evolves...
INSIDER Software
NASA App Fights Fatigue in Flight
For pilots, fatigue can lead to small mistakes with significant consequences. A NASA app shows what’s going on in the body when fatigue prevents you from working safely – and which telltale signs could...
INSIDER Materials
3D Ultrasound Shows Aircraft Defects
A two-in-one technology provides 3D images of structural defects in metallic structures that can develop in aircraft. The system, developed by Tohoku University researchers in Japan in collaboration with...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Information Warfare: Staying Protected at the Edge
Securing data shared and stored on the battlefield will require hardware with built-in cybersecurity features
Articles Software
Redesigning the Systems Engineering Process to Speed Development of E-Propulsion Aircraft
OEMs should consider replacing traditional, silo-based approaches to systems engineering with a model-based strategy.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Designing Connectivity Solutions for an Electric Aircraft Future
Learn how to take on a “follow-the-wire” design approach.
Articles AR/AI
The Role of Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technologies in Defense Applications
Artificial intelligence can be used for a plethora of defense applications, including command and control of military operations.
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Analysis of Broadband Metamaterial Shielding for Counter-Directed Energy Weapons
Given the importance of electronics in modern warfare, the ability to rapidly develop a counter to such weapons will be essential to sustaining military operations.
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Exploring the Impact of Fuel Data Acquisition Technology on the USMC Expeditionary Energy Command and Control System
Understanding how delays in resource decision making and tactical supply chains relate to operational reach will give commanders the ability to maximize resources.
Briefs Green Design & Manufacturing
Collection, Processing, and Accuracy of Mobile Terrestrial LiDAR Survey Data in the Coastal Environment
Using terrestrial LiDAR scanners coupled with a GPS/inertial navigation system to collect elevation data along the coast can help assess the accuracy of the data.
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Instrumentation for Fabrication and Testing of High-Speed Single-Rotor and Compound-Rotor Systems
To support the development of next-generation rotorcraft, precision data acquisition is required.
Application Briefs Weapons Systems
Remotely Piloted Air Systems
The plan is to deploy the Protector aircraft in a variety of wide-ranging Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) operations.
Articles Aerospace
Manufacturer Reduces Risk and Improves Quality of Military Radar Receivers
Radar receiver sensitivity is critical for electronic warfare (EW) applications.
Articles Aerospace
Four RF Technology Trends You Need to Know for Satellite Communication Device Design
See the trends today that are helping satcom design engineers meet the data demands of their military and aerospace clients.
Briefs Weapons Systems
Data Collection Using the MetalMapper in Dynamic Data Acquisition and Cued Modes
Learn about a technology designed to safely locate, identify and recovering buried munitions.
INSIDER Propulsion
Sticking the Landing on the Moon and Mars
Future spacecraft bound for the Moon or beyond will benefit from high-powered computer simulations underway at the University of Michigan that will provide a framework NASA can use to better predict...
INSIDER Materials
Mission Will Test Drag Sail to Bring Rocket Back to Earth
A drag sail, developed at Purdue University, will be onboard a rocket and deploy at the end of the rocket’s mission to accelerate the vehicle’s deorbit. A drag sail passively...
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA and Boeing Partner to Advance Aviation
NASA research projects are flying aboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner as part of Boeing’s 2020 ecoDemonstrator program. Results from these flights will help continuing development of technology to...
INSIDER Propulsion
Adranos Secures Government Contracts for Hypersonic Research
Adranos Inc., a Purdue University-affiliated company that has developed a high-performance solid rocket fuel called ALITEC for missile and space launch systems, has obtained more...
INSIDER Propulsion
Nontoxic, Salt-Based Propellant Could Power Rockets
In smaller spacecraft such as CubeSat satellites, a salt-based monopropellant is showing promise. The propellant, called FAM-110A, is a mixture of two commercially available salts. It can...
INSIDER Aerospace
Simulating Lunar Human Landing and Urban Air Mobility
NASA Ames researchers in the Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) are designing the Human Landing System (HLS) to deliver humans to the lunar surface as part of the Artemis project. The VMS...
INSIDER Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New Heat Conduction Method for More Efficient Aircraft
An engineer at Virginia Tech has developed an aircraft thermal management technology that stands ready for adaptation into other areas. The planar bridging-droplet thermal diodes...
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