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An apparatus includes a thermoelectric generator and a lens. The thermoelectric generator includes a hot plate and is configured to convert heat directly into electrical energy. The lens faces the sun on one side and faces the hot plate on the other side. The lens is configured to concentrate heat from the sun and onto the hot plate.

Space system TT&C monitoring includes analyzing network traffic comprising of data packets between a front-end processor (FEP) and a cryptographic unit. A JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) object is created when the network traffic containing a vehicle command is detected.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that provides increased operational flight endurance and efficiency. The UAV includes a power generation system, which includes an internal combustion engine and one or more batteries (batteries). The power generation system is configured to generate power for propulsion of the UAV.

A method of modifying a 3D-printed polymer structure is provided.

Interactive interfaces and data structures representing physical and/or visual information are provided using smart pins (also called pins? herein). Pins representing vectors of information may be provided. For instance, in the context of cybersecurity, each pin may represent an attack vector that an adversary can use to attack a system.

Time-synchronization of a space-system having a plurality of satellites is described herein. During a first period, a first satellite of the plurality of satellites is designated as a master satellite.

Fractional Fourier Transform (FrFT)-based spectrum analyzers and spectrum analysis techniques are disclosed. Rather than using the standard Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), the FrFT may be used to view the signal content contained in a particular bandwidth. Usage of the FrFT in place of the frequency or time domain allows viewing of the signal in different dimensions, where spectral?

Omni-directional, extensible grasp mechanisms are disclosed. Such grasp mechanisms may be used as a robotic end effector for docking, grasping, and manipulating space structures, or to interconnect other structures or vehicles. Novel interconnected lattice structures may enable large arrays to be assembled. The grasp mechanisms may be used to create structures from parallel docking linkages.

A battery may include electrolyte salt and electrode material that is fabricated from isotopically pure, or otherwise enriched in, lithium-6 (6Li) to increase power and life of the battery.

A lattice system for structures includes a lattice joint housing and a plurality of structural joints. Each of the plurality of structural joints have a side entry slot for insertion of keyed features on a mating lattice member.

An ultrasonic inspection technique may be used to inspect quality of a bond between thermal protection system (TPS) material and a composite. The technique may include a highly damped transducer emitting an incident wave, which may traverse through thermal protection system (TPS) material and to a back wall of a composite.

Circuits and methods are described herein for suppressing in

An apparatus for simultaneously receiving and transmitting data in space may include a receiver configured to receive an incoming beam transmitted from a source along a receive vector between the source and the receiver. The apparatus may also include a transmitter to generate a transmitted beam along a transmit vector.

Systems and methods are provided for providing an optimized solution to a multi-objective problem. Potential solutions may be generated from parent solutions to be evaluated according to multiple objectives of the multi-objective problem.

Systems and methods are provided for generating an initial optimized baseline solution to a multi-objective problem. As the baseline solution is implemented, live (e.g., real-time or near real-time) data associated with one or more parameters may be received and compared to expectations of those parameters with the implementation of the initial optimized solution.

Due to its geometry, spherical reflector antenna is inherently diffractive, leading to spherical aberration. Disclosed are example embodiments of methods and systems to minimize or eliminate spherical aberration in a spherical reflector antenna system.

An acquisition and tracking sensor includes a quad detector with a narrow field of view (NFOV) and a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) mirror with a wide field of view (WFOV).

Describe herein is an energy storage system that includes a battery and a heat source. The battery harvests waste heat from the heat source to keep itself warm while storing electrical energy generated from a heat to energy transforming source. If the heat source is radioactive (e.g.

A signal-of-interest (SOI) may be separated from interference and/or noise using repeated reduced rank minimum mean-square error Fractional Fourier Transform (MMSE-FrFT) filtering and a low rank adaptive multistage Wiener filter (MWF).

A control algorithm that determines one or more deviations in an orbit of a companion satellite, and control the companion satellite to minimize effects of perturbing forces.

Under one aspect, a method of processing a material includes heating a reg

A system for reducing accidents caused by distracted drivers. The system may form an invisible track using material-impregnated grooves and a radar beam, preventing a vehicle from veering away from a road lane. The material-impregnated grooves (MIGs) within one or more road lanes may include scrap metal.

Attitude of a vehicle may be controlled using movable mass. The movable mass may move inside a vehicle or its outline, outside of the vehicle or its outline, inside-to-outside and/or outside-to-inside of the vehicle or its outline, or any combination thereof. The movable mass may be a solid, liquid, and/or gas.

A process for growing carbon nanotubes includes making carbon nanotubes by flowing methane into a tube. The process also includes increasing pressure to a high predefined pressure for the carbon nanotubes and maintaining temperature at a low predefined temperature for the carbon nanotubes.