| Thermal protection and radiation shielding systems |
Development of nano-composite materials for thermal protection and radiation shielding systems. |
- Phase 1: Project concept paper completed
- Phase 2: Approach for the development, proposed implementation plan, metrics for
evaluating progress, proposed teaming arrangement options and identification of
potential governmental, industrial and institutional sources of funding, in progress
- Phase 3: project launch
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Composite materials to provide significant enhancement in the thermal conductivity,
directional anisotropy, radiation/absorption, and structural reinforcement capabilities. Major reductions in the overall system mass with the use of nanostructured thermal protection / radiation shielding materials. |
| Multi-functional composite materials with MNT embedded sensors |
Development of multifunctional composite materials with MNT embedded sensors which can deliver previously unavailable capabilities for structural health or failure monitoring. |
- Phase 1: Project concept paper revision in progress
- Phase 2: Plan for Fabrication, characterization and prototype design for such multi-functional
composites
- Phase 3: Funding, implementation
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. Create multi-functional, “smart” materials by embedding a variety of MNT-based
sensors and actuators within these composites . multi-functional composites, which can deliver previously unavailable capabilities for structural health or failure monitoring |
| Composite materials for load-bearing structural applications |
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- Phase 1: The concept of operation study completed
- Phase 2: Prototype Identification, team members and funding proposal
- Phase 3: Prototype development implementation
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A prototype using Polymer Clay Nano-composites (PCN’s) for structural applications in Aerospace and other industries
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| Micro-Energetics |
Seek useful energetic material forms on length scales of one NM to one MM Development
of MNT-based micro generation and micro propulsion solutions |
- Phase 1: Technical and programmatic background necessary to evaluate the current
status in terms of technological maturity, key technology developers, potential
funders, and aerospace end-applications, market potential and the challenges involved
in progress
- Phase 2: Team members and funding proposal in progress
- Phase 3: Implementation plan
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Foster the development of green end-user integratable energetic materials. Motivate
synthesis, assembly, and understanding of energetic materials in small dimensions,
Promote the development of methodologies leading to safe processing, storage, and
handling of micro-energetic
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| Improving Nano-Material Coatings for Aerospace |
Improving the thermal protection, electrical and thermal conductivity, and radiation shielding of nano-materials useful for aerospace structure coatings brought together end-user members of EUCOM, EADS, NASA, and CNES, along with several universities and research organizations such as IAR-NRC- Canada, NPL-UK, Innovative Materials – Canada and University of Bremen. |
| Reinforcing Composite Materials with Nano-Technology |
EADS, ESA, NASA, NPL, and other organizations agreed on the importance of finding different nanotechnologies that can reinforce composite materials. Over three years, the collaborators will focus on finding nano-technologies with desired properties, incorporating them into structural materials, and characterizing those materials. |