In modern combat, helmets play a vital role in protecting the head. Before being delivered to the soldier, combat helmets undergo a series of tests to determine their threat mitigation performance. During ballistic testing, ...

This thesis describes the design and performance results for the P-NMR fault tolerant avionics system architecture being developed at Draper Laboratory. The two key principles of the architecture are robust software ...

To meet the increasing demand for advanced portable power units, for example for use in personal electronics and robotics, a number of studies have focused on portable small gas turbines. This research is concerned with ...

Using formation flying spacecraft as space-based interferometers will provide images of unprecedented resolution. Missions such as Stellar Imager plan to use multiple spacecraft in a formation instead of a typical monolithic ...