Available Technologies
Aerospace Technologies in Transportation
Available Technologies by Category
Predictive Maintenance System for Large-Scale Operations Offers Potential for Significant Cost Savings
8793
Reprocessing, Recycling, and Repairing Covalent Adaptable Network Polymers
A new environmentally and economically favorable recycling method for CFRP composites
7348
Air-Breathing Plasma Jet Engine
Novel method to enable supersonic flight without hydrocarbon fuel combustion
8788
Cascaded Nickel Hard Mask
Scalable, consistent method using plasma etching to create deep mesas for high-power devices
8790
p-type Be-Doped AlN Films and Layered Films
Leveraging the advantages of AIN for ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors as transistors
8810, 8666, 8786
Two-Phase Thermal Management System for Integrated Motor Cooling
For better performance, capabilities, and reduced motor size and weight for electric transportation applications
8280
Heat Dissipation for Microelectronic Systems via Capillary Trap
Enables hot-spot chip cooling via thin-film evaporation
6272
Virtual Sensing Integrated for Predictive Reliability (VIPR)
A hot-fire test facility and new capabilities for performance prediction and maintenance of solid rocket motors and vehicles
8555
Four-Dimensional Electron Density Mapping of the Ionosphere
A novel technique for imaging electron density variations to support more efficient aerospace communications and space weather monitoring
8349
Internet of Space Things
Space-based cyber-physical system integrates CubeSats with reconfigurable multiband transceiver and antenna
7957, 7958
Integrated Cascaded Atomic Beam
An accurate cascaded atomic beam to aid in gyroscope applications and atomic clocks.
7917
Variable Center of Gravity for Coaxial Aircraft
A mechanism for controlling unmanned aerial vehicles by shifting their center of mass
7654
Carbon Nanotube Cold Cathodes
Carbon nanotube based ion thrusters with improved electron emission sources
4127
Quad-Wing Flapping Micro Aerial Vehicle with Independent Wing Control
A micro aerial vehicle (MAV) with improved mobility and endurance
5426
Frequency-Output Gyroscope
A vibrating micro-machined gyroscope that enables direct angular-velocity measurement in frequency domains
4682
Oxyfuel Combustor Arrangements to Reduce Emissions
An arrangement to improve combustion systems using controlled gas flows
4897
Aerodynamic Drag Reduction at Low Angles of Attack
A synthetic jet actuators positioned downstream of vorticity concentration-producing components
3583
Infrared-Emitting Quantum Dots
Stable composition-gradient core/shell quantum dots for absorption of visible light and emission of infrared radiation for applications such as tagging, anti-counterfeiting, sensing, imaging, and IR display
7893
High Strength and High Modulus Carbon Fibers
A method for producing high strength, high modulus, and high thermal stability carbon fiber using gel-spinning
6716
Solopulse Radar
A signal processing technique that achieves cross-range imaging with a single, solitary radar pulse
7614
Cable-Driven Four-Bar Link Leg Mechanism
A cable driven four-bar link mechanism for actuating robotic legs to improve the performance of articulated legs and increase the longevity of the mechanism
7592
Solid-State 3D Printing of Metals at Room Temperature
A tool to electrodeposit layers of a metal compound at room temperature for building three-dimensional geometries
7590
Tensegrity Lattices for Structural Applications
Tensegrity lattices for meta-materials and structural applications allow for the building of stronger structures that can be severely deformed without losing their load bearing ability
7425
Reconfigurable Antennas for Radar Applications
Electronically reconfigurable antennas for communications and radar applications
6357
Aerodynamically-Adaptive Platforms using Distributed Bleed Flow Control
A system for improved control of the aerodynamic and structural loads on flight and ground platforms using distributed active air bleed driven through the aerodynamic surfaces
6238
Submersible Vehicle Design Based on Biomimicry of Batoids
A submersible vehicle design suitable for extended underwater missions based on a improved batoid-based design
6019
Fuel-Optimal Flight in Uncertain Wind
An algorithm to guarantee the required arrival time and optimize aircraft fuel usage
5878
CNT-Based Devices Using Thin-Film Technologies
A thin-film triode design for CNT-based field emission to reduce the size and increase the efficiency of carbon nanotube (CNT)–based field emission devices
5806
Non-Destructive Quality Control of Automated Weld Processes
A patented system for nondestructively measuring weld characteristics
5680
Improved Adaptive Control System Using Selectable Parameters
Simple adaptive control system design that augments existing control systems
5619
Deployable Gridded Ion Thruster
A mechanical method to store a high-performance gridded ion thruster in a small volume spacecraft for efficient storage during launch to orbit
7241
Autonomous Indoor Robotic Blimps
An autonomous indoor robotic blimp with the ability to interact with humans
7136