KSC Technologies
KSC-12703 – Integral Battery Power Limiting Circuit For Intrinsically Safe Applications – A circuit topology was designed to guarantee the output of intrinsically safe power for the operation of electrical devices in a hazardous environment. The circuit is primarily designed for battery usage and minimizes the voltage drop to the load and current drain on the battery, or any other electrical power source. (PDF)
KSC-13049 – Cryogenic Moisture Apparatus – The Cryogenic Moisture Apparatus (CMA) was developed by engineers in NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Cryogenics Laboratory. The CMA directly addressed this need for physical characterization of materials under actual-use cryogenic conditions. (PDF)
KSC-12742 – Programmable Miniature Aerospace Low Voltage Circuit Breaker – This technology permits remote OPEN-CLOSED functional control, reset and monitoring, along with the ability to set or select lower trip current and trip curve values for circuit protection. (PDF)
KSC-13112 – Ethernet Enabled Power and Communcations Module – The new design of the Power and Communication Module creates a robust serial-to-Ethernet conversion powered by existing Ethernet cable. (PDF)
KSC-12666 – Hydrogen Peroxide Concentrator – Scientists at Kennedy Space Center developed a point-of-use method to produce propellant grade hydrogen peroxide that avoids the safety and cost issues associated with the current technology. Laboratory data confirms that 70 percent hydrogen peroxide can be enriched to 85 percent at ambient pressures and temperatures below 55 C. (PDF)
KSC-12848, 12894, 12965 – New Inorganic/Organic Materials for Thermal and Acoustic Insulation – These high performance polymer foam composites provide improvements in thermal and acoustic insulation, and can be used in rigid and flexible foams of varying densities. (PDF)
KSC-12049 – Liquid Galvanic Coating – This innovation was developed by engineers at Kennedy Space Center for use on launch structures. The technology is a liquid coating applied to the outer surface of reinforced concrete to protect the embedded rebar from corrosion. (PDF)
KSC-12631 – Metallic Pigment Powder Particle For Use In A Liquid Coating System To Protect Reinforcing Steel In Concrete Structures – By agglomerating and sintering three metallic materials into a uniform 325 mesh particle, the resultant powder can be sprayed simultaneously with a liquid binder to the surface of concrete structures to apply a uniform distribution of the metallic pigment for optimum cathodic protection of the underlying steel in the concrete.
KSC-12107 – Thermal Insulation Test Apparatus with Sleeve – This invention was developed at Kennedy Space Center's Cryogenics Test Laboratory. The technology, referred to as Cryostat 1, is a method and the equipment for testing continuously rolled insulation materials. The system operates like a modified boil-off calorimeter, enabling direct measurement of the apparent thermal conductivity of the insulation system.
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KSC-12108 – Multi-Purpose Thermal Insulation Test Apparatus – The technology, referred to as Cryostat 2, is a multi-purpose thermal insulation test apparatus for testing insulation materials, couplings, seals, or other devices.
KSC-12390 – Thermal Insulation Test Apparatus For Flat Specimens – This innovation covers the design and use of a test apparatus to make precise thermal performance measurements of flat thermal insulation specimens. It is primarily used for testing thermal insulation materials and composite systems in flat plate configurations for cryogenic temperature applications.
KSC-12505/KSC-12201 – Laser Scaling Device and Software – Remote measurement of small features on an object can be accomplished by projecting a set of parallel laser spots on the object, where the distance between spots is a known value. By first acquiring a digital image of the object's features with the superimposed laser spots, using the Laser Scaling Device, the size of the object's features can be found by processing the digital image using Laser Scaling Device software. (PDF)
KSC-12190 – A Novel Ferromagnetic Conducting Lignosulfonic Acid-Doped Polyaniline – This nanocomposite retains relatively high conductivity with additional ferromagnetic properties. These added properties may allow for the use of this nanocomposite for applications such as sensors, actuators, molecular engineering of nanomotors, and electromagnetic interference shielding. (PDF)
KSC-11809/KSC-11687 – Active Particle Fallout Monitor – The APFM is a stand-alone, computer-controlled instrument that senses particle fallout, counts the particles, and sizes them for filing in predetermined bins in real time. The APFM senses particles from 1 micron to 1,000 microns.
KSC-12692 – Enhanced Isolated Current-to-Voltage Converter – The architecture is divided in three sections: input power section, input section, and output section. The input power section is processed using DC-to-DC converters to power the input and the output sections independently achieving isolation from input power section to input section, input power section to output section, and input section to output section.
KSC-12935 – A Micro-electrochemical cell for evaluating corrosion on small areas – The NASA Corrosion Technology Laboratory has built a micro-electrochemical cell for measuring electrochemical properties with a high spatial resolution. Electrochemical or corrosion measurements can be made on areas from 1 millimeter to 1 micron in diameter. (PDF)
KSC-12246 – Zero-Valent Metal Emulsion – This invention employs the use of zero-valent iron in an emulsion formula to reductively dechlorinate dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) sources in polluted water. This technique was designed to replace the pump and treat technologies due to their slow dissolution of the solvents. (PDF)
KSC-12878 – A New Formulation for the Removal and Remediation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Painted Structures. –
This new technology report will describe the laboratory development of a new and innovative solution for the removal and destruction of PCBs found in painted structures or within the binding or caulking material on structures. The technology incorporates a Bimetallic Treatment System (BTS) that extracts and degrades only the PCBs found on the facilities, leaving in most cases the structure virtually unaltered. (http://nasa.rti.org/ksc/remediation/Bimetallic.cfm)
KSC-12386 – Modular Wireless Data Acquisition System –
This technology is a wireless system that can be used to acquire and process data remotely, without the need of expensive cabling installation. The modulate design adds flexibility to the system by allowing it to be easily reconfigured for different types of sensors. (PDF)
KSC-13060 – Scene Analysis System –
A system was developed which gives crime scene and accident scene investigators the ability to accurately measure objects within an image capture by a digital camera at a later time. This system uses a commercial off-the-shelf digital camera, a photogrammetry calibration cube, and 3D-photogrammetry processing software developed at Kennedy Space Center. (PDF)
For further information please contact
Jeff Kohler Technology Transfer Agent
Innovative Partnerships Program
KT-F
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
321-861-7158
Fax 321-867-2050
jeffrey.kohler-1@ksc.nasa.gov
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