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NASA Pushes New Wing Design to Find Structural Limits - NASA
NASA researchers recently put a new wing design, appearing long and thin with a lightweight structural design, through a series of grueling tests to find its
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NASA owns the SWEET-15 experimental wing.
NASA owns Fiber Optic Sensing System
NASA developed and owns the Fiber Optic Sensing System.
NASA owns Integrated Structural Assembly of Advanced Composites
NASA developed and owns the Integrated Structural Assembly of Advanced Composites robot.
Flight Loads Laboratory is a member of Armstrong Flight Research Center
The Flight Loads Laboratory is located at Armstrong Flight Research Center.
Walter Hargis works at NASA
Walter Hargis is a NASA research engineer.
Erin Anderson works at NASA
Erin Anderson is a NASA engineer.
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Richard Larson works at NASA
Richard Larson is a NASA engineer.
Phil Tofts works at NASA
Phil Tofts is a lab technician at NASA.
Chris McLain works at NASA
Chris McLain is a lab technician at NASA.
Jeff Howell works at NASA
Jeff Howell is a lab technician at NASA.
Chris Mount works at NASA
Chris Mount is a lab technician at NASA.
SWEET-15 is built with Integrated Structural Assembly of Advanced Composites
SWEET-15 was manufactured using the ISAAC robotic system.
SWEET-15 uses Fiber Optic Sensing System
SWEET-15 used the Fiber Optic Sensing System for data collection during testing.
SWEET-15 is related to Armstrong Flight Research Center
SWEET-15 underwent structural testing at Armstrong Flight Research Center.
SWEET-15 is related to Langley Research Center
SWEET-15 was designed and fabricated at Langley Research Center.
SWEET-15 is related to Flight Loads Laboratory
SWEET-15 was tested inside the Flight Loads Laboratory.
Integrated Structural Assembly of Advanced Composites is related to Composite Manufacturing
The ISAAC robot is used for composite manufacturing.
Fiber Optic Sensing System is related to Fiber-Optic Sensing
The Fiber Optic Sensing System utilizes fiber-optic sensing technology.
Langley Research Center is a member of NASA
Langley Research Center is a NASA field center located in Hampton, Virginia.
Armstrong Flight Research Center is a member of NASA
Armstrong Flight Research Center is a NASA flight research center in Edwards, California.
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Successful structural limit and failure testing of SWEET-15
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