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Briefs: Software
μShell Minimalist Shell for Xilinx Microprocessors
μShell is a lightweight shell environment for engineers and software developers working with embedded microprocessors in Xilinx FPGAs. (μShell has also been successfully ported to run on ARM Cortex-M1 microprocessors in Actel ProASIC3 FPGAs, but without project-integration support.) μShell...
Briefs: Software
The In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Regolith & Environmental Science and Oxygen & Lunar Volatiles Extraction (RESOLVE) software provides...
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Briefs: Software
This computing environment is the next generation of geodetic image processing technology for repeat-pass Interferometric Synthetic Aperture (InSAR) sensors, identified by the community as a needed...
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Briefs: Physical Sciences
Coastal On-line Assessment and Synthesis Tool 2.0
COAST (Coastal On-line Assessment and Synthesis Tool) is a 3D, open-source Earth data browser developed by leveraging and enhancing previous NASA open-source tools. These tools use satellite imagery and elevation data in a way that allows any user to zoom from orbit view down into any place on...
Briefs: Software
Software Displays Data on Active Regions of the Sun
The Solar Active Region Display System is a computer program that generates, in near real time, a graphical display of parameters indicative of the spatial and temporal variations of activity on the Sun. These parameters include histories and distributions of solar flares, active region growth,...
Briefs: Software
This innovation provides the user with autonomous on-screen monitoring, embedded computations, and tabulated output...
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Briefs: Software
Monitoring Areal Snow Cover Using NASA Satellite Imagery
The objective of this project is to develop products and tools to assist in the hydrologic modeling process, including tools to help prepare inputs for hydrologic models and improved methods for the visualization of stream-flow forecasts. In addition, this project will facilitate the use of...
Briefs: Information Technology
The Computer-Aided Parallelizer and Optimizer (CAPO) automates the insertion of compiler directives (see figure) to facilitate parallel processing on Shared Memory Parallel (SMP) machines. While CAPO...
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Briefs: Software
Bundle Security Protocol for ION
This software implements bundle authentication, conforming to the Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN) Internet Draft on Bundle Security Protocol (BSP), for the Interplanetary Overlay Network (ION) implementation of DTN. This is the only implementation of BSP that is integrated with ION.
Briefs: Software
MaROS: Information Management Service
This software is provided by the Mars Relay Operations Service (MaROS) task to a variety of Mars projects for the purpose of coordinating communications sessions between landed spacecraft assets and orbiting spacecraft assets at Mars. The Information Management Service centralizes a set of functions previously...
Briefs: Software
Mission Operations Planning and Scheduling System (MOPSS)
MOPSS is a generic framework that can be configured on the fly to support a wide range of planning and scheduling applications. It is currently used to support seven missions at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in roles that include science planning, mission planning, and real-time...
Briefs: Software
The Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) software provides graphic visualization tools that enable easy comparison of ground- and space-based radar observations. It was initially designed to compare...
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Briefs: Software
Thermal Protection System Imagery Inspection Management System —TIIMS
TIIMS is used during the inspection phases of every mission to provide quick visual feedback, detailed inspection data, and determination to the mission management team. This system consists of a visual Web page interface, an SQL database, and a graphical image generator. These...
Briefs: Software
The G-TAG software tool was developed under the R&TD on Integrated Autonomous Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Comet Sample Return, and...
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Briefs: Software
This software graphically displays all pertinent information from a Predicted Events File (PEF) using the Java Swing framework, which allows for multi-platform support. The PEF is hard to weed through when looking...
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Briefs: Information Technology
MatchGUI: A Graphical MATLAB-Based Tool for Automatic Image Co-Registration
MatchGUI software, based on MATLAB, automatically matches two images and displays the match result by superimposing one image on the other. A slider bar allows focus to shift between the two images. There are tools for zoom, auto-crop to overlap region, and basic image...
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
After turning the dial to heavy-duty and pushing the start button, Modi waits for the click that indicates that the interlock mechanism successfully locked the door of the washing machine. Shortly after, the water...
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Over the past ten years, the worldwide sensors technology market has experienced tremendous growth. Today’s sensor technology has been woven seamlessly into our everyday lives through...
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Articles: Manned Systems
Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX supports the new era in space exploration and commercial spaceflight. As commercial partnerships assume an increasing role in spaceflight development and operations, JSC looks to leverage...
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NASA Tech Needs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Nancy M.H. Holloway, Section HeadAdvanced Fabrication Processes SectionFabrication Technology Development BranchNASA Langley Research CenterHampton, VA The Fabrication organization at NASA Langley...
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Application Briefs: Aerospace
Launch escape system Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Hawthorne, CA 310-363-6000 www.spacex.com Due to the recent retirement of the space shuttle, NASA now depends on the Russian...
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Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Pressure sensor Sporian® Microsystems Lafayette, CO 303-516-9116 www.sporian.com Sporian Microsystems has been awarded a NASA contract to develop a capacitive pressure sensor. The...
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Products
Fluke Corp., Everett, WA, has introduced four new models to the P3 Series of thermal imagers. The new models include the Ti32, TiR32, Ti27, and Ti29 for industrial, electrical, mechanical, and process...
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Techs for License
Mobile Therapy Systems Deliver Ultrasound to Reduce Pain
New mobile devices deliver ultrasound for the relief of major conditions, including arthritis, tendonitis, and back pain. In addition to pain relief, the system can be used to heal wounds, promote transdermal drug delivery, and improve skin health. The ZetrOZ system, about the size of an...
Techs for License
Pipe Alignment and Clamping Tool Offers High-Quality Alloy Welding
For welding purposes, a clamping device aligns two adjacent sections of pipe internally. The apparatus has a variety of clamping members movable between retracted and extended positions. Each of the members holds a clamping shoe that connects to the device frame. The technology is...
Tech Needs: Materials
Non-Smoke, Non-Halogenated Fire Retardants
A company needs non-halogenated polymeric mix additives that provide non-smoke fire retardance for wiring jackets and cables. The additive must have low enough loadings so that product performance and flexibility are maintained. Wires and cables must meet a variety of requirements, some imposed by...
Tech Needs
Materials That Build Viscosity Upon Dilution with Water
A new material needs to maintain a low viscosity when concentrated or anhydrous, and then build viscosity when diluted with water. It should have an approximate concentrated viscosity of less than 500 cps, and a diluted viscosity greater than 1,000 cps when diluted to 50% or more with water....
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
As any dolphin could tell us, sound travels well in water. While water absorbs electromagnetic radiation and light waves over relatively short distances, sound travels widely and...
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Ask the Expert

Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords
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Understanding power system components and how to connect them correctly is critical to meeting regulatory requirements and designing successful electrical products for worldwide markets. Interpower’s Ralph Bright defines these requirements and explains how to know which cord to select for your application.

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Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
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Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.