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Integrated Structural Health Sensors for Inflatable Space Habitats

  • PI Dae Won Kim

    PI Sirish Namilae

  • Under this research project we will develop an innovative structural health monitoring system for inflatable space habitat structures by integrating nanocomposite piezoresistive sensors 
Integrating Engineering and Aviation Standards in Higher Education Curriculum

  • PI Leila Halawi

    CO-I Marwa El-Sayed

    CO-I Mark Miller

    CO-I Sophia White

  • This project aims to develop a transferable plan for integrating industry standards into engineering and aeronautics programs, with a short-term goal of refining learning modules. It has the potential to serve as a model for other STEM institutions and improve learning outcomes at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
Integrating Expanded and Non-Segregated UAS Operations into the NAS: Impact on Traffic Trends and Safety

  • CO-I Dothang Truong

    CO-I Ryan Wallace

  • This research led by Richard Stansbury (PI) will provide further insight into the safe integration of sUAS through the forecasting of expanded and non-segregated sUAS operations. The ASSURE research team will collect data to inform the FAA on risk-based methodologies to develop and apply safety rules, regulations, and revised Safety Management System (SMS) protocols based on forecasted UAS operational needs and performance characteristics.
Integration of Small Aircraft Transportation Systems (SATS) into General Aviation

  • PI Massoud Bazargan

  • Conducted operational and simulation approaches to identify potential bottlenecks and examine future expansion strategies for airports by integrating SATS with GA.
Integration of the Emerging Space Ecosystem into the National Airspace System (NAS): Simulation and Analysis of Impacts and Solutions, NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium

  • CO-I Maxwell Cannon

    CO-I Noah Eudy

  • Currently, there is limited, but ongoing, simulation research on the integration of space operations into the NAS that focuses on impacts to other constituents and in finding solutions (cf, Tinoco, et al., 2019; Colvin & Alonso, 2015). Particularly, academic research based on modeling and simulation is quite minimal.  Thus, the first objective of this research was to continue our current efforts and develop additional simulation models to analyze the potential impacts of launch and re-entry activities on key NAS stakeholder operations, particularly those of airlines, but also general aviation. NASA KSC/Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) clearly play a critical role in both the state of Florida and in our nation’s space ecosystem. As such, our area of interest was defined as Cape Canaveral, Florida.  We built on our previous simulation research that centered on horizonal take-off and landing of Concept Z reusable launch vehicles (RLV) at Cecil Air and Space Port in Jacksonville, FL (cf, Tinoco et al (2019); Tinoco et al, pending) and our understanding of air traffic routes on the heavily traveled Eastern Seaboard. 

Intelligent signal processing for secure mobile wireless communications with spectrum and energy efficiency

  • PI Thomas Yang

  • In modern wireless communications, scenarios often arise in which the receiver is required to perform detection of multi-user transmissions on the same channel or suppress co-channel interferers. In these scenarios, signal separation techniques based on statistical properties can be highly effective.
Investigate Detect and Avoid Track Classification and Filtering

  • PI Richard Prazenica

    CO-I Troy Henderson

    CO-I Morad Nazari

  • This research will identify key sources of uncertainty in representative detect and avoid architectures and assess the downstream risks and effects of spurious information on downstream system performance
Investigation of an Injection-Jet Self-Powered Fontan Circulation: A Novel Bridge and Destination Therapy for the Failing Fontan

  • PI Eduardo Divo

    CO-I Arka Das

  • This research effort unifies multiscale computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and mock circulatory loop (MCL) benchtop cross-validations to analyze the hemodynamic impact of an innovative palliative alternative: the Injection-Jet-assisted Fontan circulation.

Investigation of Bio-Inspired Cylinders for Enhanced Heat Transfer

  • PI Anish Prasad

    CO-I Yogesh Pai

    CO-I Royce Fernandes

    CO-I Mark Ricklick

  • This project investigates a novel cylinder design inspired from the Harbor Seal whisker, with the goal of reducing coolant pumping power requirements while maintaining heat transfer rates in pin-fin arrays. 
Investigation of Heat, Shade and Tilt Angle on Solar Panels

  • PI Birce Dikici

    CO-I Javier Jalandoni

  • This study examines the effect of heat, shade and tilt angle on solar panels. Extreme heats can cause a decrease in solar panel's power output and airstream can dissipate the heat and bring the solar panel to its normal operating condition. Solar panel efficiency is undesirably affected by heat and improved with introducing cooler medium. As well as heat, solar panel loses its power when a part of it is shaded by trees or surrounding buildings.

Investigation of Thermal Conductivity in Biomass Products

  • PI Birce Dikici

    CO-I Parvesh Reddy Bommi Narasimha

    CO-I Shruti Kamdar

  • Thermal conductivity plays an important role in several applications related to heat transfer such as refrigeration and air conditioning. Biomass products can be used to provide the energy required to run heat exchangers in engines, boilers and cooling systems.

Iranian Proxy Groups in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen A Comparative Analysis

  • CO-I Hugh Sadri

  •  After the fall of Saddam Hussein, Tehran’s leaders took advantage of Baghdad’s weak position and put many Iraqi power centers and local groups under their influence using a variety of soft to hard power instruments. After the withdrawal of coalition forces from the region in 2011 and through its proxy networks, Tehran gained a solid foothold in Iraq and Syria under the guise of helping Baghdad and Damascus fight the Islamic State. Likewise, Iranian proxy groups have backed Houthi rebels in Yemen fighting a regime dependent on Saudi Arabia for survival. Our primary research question is: How does Iran develop, employ, and sustain proxy organizations in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, and what vulnerabilities does its regional strategy face as a result? Our objective is to analyze the role of Iranian influence in its proxy organizations across the Middle East.