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NIA research staff is involved in challenging programs of broad-based research such as:
- Nanotechnologies
- Materials & Structures
- Aviation Safety & Security
- Formal Methods
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Atmospheric Sciences
- Rotorcraft Aeromechanics
- Control Systems
Nanotechnologies, Materials & Structures
Explore, develop and define novel, even revolutionary, multifunctional materials and structures that can function and survive in the long-term space missions and in demanding applications on Earth.
Computational Nanomaterials: Systematic Upscaling for Advanced Polymer Nanocomposites
Create computational upscaling methodology in which accuracy and efficiency of derived coarse-scale models are computationally verified; and then to apply the methodology to the derivation of multiscale, multiphysics models for processing multifunctional polymer nanocomposites.
Aviation Safety/Security and Air Traffic Management
Provide relevant technology assessments and integration; transfer research products generated within the NASA aviation safety and security programs to the national airspace system; and assess the feasibility and potential benefits associated with distributed air/ground, air traffic management concepts.
Formal Methods
Develop technology for the specification, design, and formal verification of safety-critical air traffic systems.
Computational Fluid Dynamics - Convergence Acceleration
Accelerate the numerical convergence of multigrid methods for the solution of the Euler and Navier-Stokes equations. The results of this research are broadly applicable to any problem requiring numerical solutions to the Euler or Navier-Stokes equations for fluid dynamics.
Atmospheric Sciences
Advance scientific understanding of cloud formation and the effect of clouds on surface radiative fluxes and atmospheric photolysis rates.
Rotorcraft Aeromechanics
Perform analytical and experimental research to improve rotor system loads and stability characteristics of rotorcraft. This research is being performed through a collaboration of NIA, the University of Maryland, and NASA Ames to improve analytical capabilities for predicting aeromechanical behavior of rotor systems; conduct wind-tunnel tests to demonstrate rotor enhancement concepts; and develop sophisticated active control concepts to reduce vibration, improve performance, reduce maintenance requirements, reduce noise and enhance survivability of the rotary wing vehicles.
Control Systems and Uncertainty Based Methods
Perform research in robust, adaptive and probabilistic controls with applications to aircraft control, structural control, fault-tolerant systems, and multi-objective, multi-disciplinary design optimization. Since the mathematical background for probabilistic controls is based on techniques used in uncertainty-based methods, the scope of this research extends beyond control systems analysis and synthesis.
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