| USA as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and space Patent applications |
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| 20110133727 | Inductive Position Sensor - An inductive position sensor uses three inductors. First and second inductors are separated by a fixed distance with the first inductor's axial core and second inductor's axial core maintained parallel to one another. A third inductor is disposed between the first and second inductors with the third inductor's axial core being maintained parallel to those of the first and second inductors. The combination of the first and second inductors are configured for relative movement with the third inductor's axial core remaining parallel to those of the first and second inductors as distance changes from the third inductor to each of the first inductor and second inductor. In operation, a source supplies an oscillating current to at least one of the three inductors, while another device measures voltage induced in at least one of the three inductors not supplied with the oscillating current. The voltage so-induced is indicative of an amount of the relative movement between the third inductor and the combination of the first and second inductors. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20100014610 | SPACEFLIGHT HIGH DATA RATE RADIATION HARD KA-BAND MODULATOR - A Ka-band transmitter. The transmitter is in a self-contained module that contains a radio frequency (RF) channel. A phase lock oscillator drives an RF signal path in the RF channel at a fundamental frequency. In-phase data (I-data) and Quadrature data (Q-data) difference signals are converted to single ended signals and filtered in a pair of low pass filters and passed as inputs to a Quadriphase Shift Keying (QPSK) vector modulator in the RF signal path, e.g., an in-line even-harmonic modulator. The output of the QPSK vector modulator, is a Ka-band signal that is passed to a driver which may drive a load, e.g., an antenna. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20090122314 | Micro-LiDAR Velocity, Temperature, Density, Concentration Sensor - A light scatter sensor includes a sensor body in which are positioned a plurality of optical fibers. The sensor body includes a surface, in one end of each of the optical fibers terminates at the surface of the sensor body. One of the optical fibers is an illumination fiber for emitting light. A plurality of second optical fibers are collection fibers for collecting scattered light signals. A light sensor processor is connected to the collection fibers to detect the scattered light signals. | 05-14-2009 |
