NASA Announces Maryland Aeronautics Research Awards

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Aviation Safety Program, has awarded approximately $130,000 to Intelligent Automation Inc., Rockville, Md., for its proposal, "A Novel Non-Intrusive Multi-Modal System for Real-Time Operator State Assessment." The company also will receive approximately $150,000 for its proposal, "Wireless Ultrasonic Transducer Network for Airframe Structure Health Management."

The program also awarded approximately $98,000 to the University of Maryland, College Park, for work described in its NASA research announcement proposal entitled, "Reliable Diagnostics and Prognostics for Critical Avionics Systems."

These awards will foster close collaboration with and facilitate the exchange of ideas and information among researchers within NASA, industry, academia and other government agencies to benefit the nation's aeronautics community.

NASA conducts cutting-edge research to improve the safety of current and future aircraft operating in the National Airspace System. The research will focus on the way vehicles are designed, built, operated and maintained. Scientists and engineers in this program develop principles, concepts, tools, methods and technologies to address four areas: aircraft aging and durability, integrated intelligent flight deck technologies, integrated vehicle health management and integrated resilient aircraft control.

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