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Rendering of urban air taxi rooftop landing zone, with several air taxis in flight
Rendering of urban air taxi rooftop landing zone, with several air taxis in flight
Weight-Estimating Software Helps Design Urban Air Taxis
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/t_2.html
2020
Service members in camouflage dress crowd around field communication equipment
Service members in camouflage dress crowd around field communication equipment
Electrostatic Discharge Training Improves Manufacturing Practices
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/ip_10.html
2020
Thomas Sterling stands by a PC on a desk with dozens of CPUs on shelves behind him
Thomas Sterling stands by a PC on a desk with dozens of CPUs on shelves behind him
Beowulf Clusters Make Supercomputing Accessible
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/it_1.html
2020
Closeup of hands manipulating the FT Aviator controller
Closeup of hands manipulating the FT Aviator controller
Astronaut Experience Inspires Single-Handed Drone Flight Controller
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/cg_1.html
2020
A woman and a child on an electric scooter
A woman and a child on an electric scooter
Carbon-Fiber Heat Sink Makes Batteries Safer for Electric Cars, Bikes, and More
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/cg_3.html
2020
To prevent the highly complex Reaction Control System engines from malfunctioning during space shuttle flights, and to provide a diagnosis if such a mishap were to occur, NASA turned advanced artificial intelligence. Inventor Michael Georgeff assisted NASA by developing the first intelligent agent software system to ever go into space. This system could make decisions and deal with problems through a human-like power of reasoning. In 1998 the intelligent agent software came down to Earth to improve the oper
To prevent the highly complex Reaction Control System engines from malfunctioning during space shuttle flights, and to provide a diagnosis if such a mishap were to occur, NASA turned advanced artificial intelligence. Inventor Michael Georgeff assisted NASA by developing the first intelligent agent software system to ever go into space. This system could make decisions and deal with problems through a human-like power of reasoning. In 1998 the intelligent agent software came down to Earth to improve the oper
Metallic Glass Coatings Improve Power Plant, Oil Rig Productivity
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/ip_1.html
2020
A Freedom Photonics tunable laser
A Freedom Photonics tunable laser
Smaller, Cheaper Lasers Can Detect Gas, Monitor Structures, Take Tissue Images
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/ps_6.html
2020
American GNC’s Reconfigurable Embedded Smart Sensor Node and Smart Transducer Integrator
American GNC’s Reconfigurable Embedded Smart Sensor Node and Smart Transducer Integrator
Smart Sensor Networks Monitor System Health — and Themselves
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/it_8.html
2020
Two SpaceLab technicians in protective gear prepare a CubeLab experiment
Two SpaceLab technicians in protective gear prepare a CubeLab experiment
Space Station Research Platform Paves the Way for Zero-G Manufacturing
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/hm_6.html
2020
Engineer in clean room gear attaches spacecraft to separation device
Engineer in clean room gear attaches spacecraft to separation device
Separation Device Launches New Science Payloads
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/ip_8.html
2020
A screenshot of VisualSim’s RapidIO simulationCables line the core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System, connecting flight-guidance avionics to the Orion capsule, ground control, and other systems. NASA’s need for higher-speed onboard electronic and communication networks drove the adoption of the Serial RapidIO communication protocol, but only after the Space Agency funded the development of a computer simulation of the Serial RapidIO standard by Mirabilis Design.
A screenshot of VisualSim’s RapidIO simulationCables line the core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System, connecting flight-guidance avionics to the Orion capsule, ground control, and other systems. NASA’s need for higher-speed onboard electronic and communication networks drove the adoption of the Serial RapidIO communication protocol, but only after the Space Agency funded the development of a computer simulation of the Serial RapidIO standard by Mirabilis Design.
Simulation Software Optimizes High-Speed, Efficient Data Networks
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/it_5.html
2020
A incomplete, in-progress rendering of a network of tunnels
A incomplete, in-progress rendering of a network of tunnels
Autonomous Drone Navigation System Ends Reliance on GPS
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2020/ps_5.html
2020