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ENABLE™ Markerless Motion Capture Technology

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VORA™ Autonomous Off-road Vehicle Technology

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Episode 70 : Urban Heat Island Data Tool

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Episode 69: QuickSounder Environmental Satellite

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Episode 68: The Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2-ICE)

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Episode 67: SwRI’s Space Robotics Center

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Technology Today Magazine, Summer 2024

Chasing the Great American Eclipse 2024, supporting sustainable mobility and inspiring the next generation of engineers and scientists, check out the latest issue of SwRI’s Technology Today Magazine. In the issue we talk with everyday Americans who volunteered to help record clips of the Great American eclipse on April 8, 2024, while high-tech imagers onboard NASA’s WB-57 aircraft captured the solar corona in four different wavelengths. How these two SwRI-led experiments may help unravel longstanding mysteries of the Sun. Plus, it’s off to the racetrack to see how high school and college students are driving sustainable mobility with eclectic, cutting-edge racecars. The SwRI-sponsored Shell-Eco Marathon is bringing the world closer to realizing ambitious decarbonization goals.
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ENABLE™ Markerless Motion Capture Technology

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ENABLE™ Markerless Motion Capture Technology

Переглядів 5319 годин тому

ENABLE™ is a user-friendly markerless motion capture system developed by SwRI that leverages artificial intelligence, computer vision algorithms and biomechanical modeling. The key advantage of ENABLE is it efficiently captures motion without requiring physical body markers attached to a human subject. ENABLE has proven to be a valuable tool to improve athletic performance and to assess injury ...

VORA™ Autonomous Off-road Vehicle Technology

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VORA™ Autonomous Off-road Vehicle Technology

Переглядів 3521 годину тому

The Vision for Off-Road Autonomy (VORA) offers a suite of tools for autonomous off-road vehicles. Southwest Research Institute developed the camera vision-based technology to serve as an alternative to lidar and active sensors. For more information, visit www.swri.org/industries/autonomous-vehicle-research-testing. SUBSCRIBE HERE ►► ua-cam.com/users/SwRItv SwRI Technology Today Podcast ► www.sw...

Episode 70 : Urban Heat Island Data Tool

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Episode 70 : Urban Heat Island Data Tool

Переглядів 26День тому

When dense concentrations of pavement and buildings replace green spaces, a community risks becoming an urban heat island (UHI). UHI temperatures can be up to 20 degrees higher than surrounding areas, causing heat-related health and safety problems for people in the community. SwRI is working with the city of San Antonio to rapidly identify UHIs and pinpoint areas where people will most benefit...

Episode 69: QuickSounder Environmental Satellite

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Episode 69: QuickSounder Environmental Satellite

Переглядів 60Місяць тому

SwRI is designing, building and operating the QuickSounder satellite, a collaborative mission between NASA and NOAA and the first in a new generation of low-Earth orbit environmental satellites. NOAA’s low-Earth orbit satellites collect weather data and provide information for the 3-to-7-day forecasts we use to plan our days and stay safe in severe weather. QuickSounder will also provide weathe...

Episode 68: The Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2-ICE)

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Episode 68: The Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2-ICE)

Переглядів 2672 місяці тому

An SwRI-led consortium is tackling decarbonization of the transportation industry with a hydrogen internal combustion engine or H2-ICE vehicle. The world is on a deadline to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Experts say multiple technologies are needed to dial back global warming and attain that rigorous goal. SwRI engineers and members of the H2-ICE Consortium are showcasing a new hydro...

Episode 67: SwRI’s Space Robotics Center

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Episode 67: SwRI’s Space Robotics Center

Переглядів 483 місяці тому

Engineers in SwRI’s new Space Robotics Center are developing software to operate robots in space. Robots are called in when a job is too dangerous for humans but they move differently in space. The Space Robotics Center captures cosmic characteristics, like lighting fluctuations and low friction, allowing development of robotics in a space-like environment. The center specializes in simulation,...

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Technology Today Magazine, Spring 2024

Переглядів 403 місяці тому

Southwest Research Institute gives staff the opportunity to explore novel ideas, dream up cutting-edge innovations, and deliver new projects across a wide array of industries with more than $77 million invested toward internal research and development over the last decade. In this issue of Technology Today Magazine, we highlight the success of three spaceflight instruments to reveal how interna...

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SwRI’s NEXTCAR II project

Переглядів 1043 місяці тому

Southwest Research Institute NEXTCAR Program aims to reduce vehicular energy consumption by more than 30% using next generation connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technology. In 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded SwRI a three-year, $5.25 million contract through the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) NEXTCAR (NEXT-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Aut...

Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2-ICE) Consortium

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Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2-ICE) Consortium

Переглядів 2,5 тис.3 місяці тому

Southwest Research Institute helped develop a hydrogen-fueled Class-8 demonstration vehicle through its industry-supported H2-ICE consortium. The heavy-duty truck features a hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2-ICE) that produces ultra-low NOx and CO2 emissions while still providing enough torque and power for most heavy-duty applications. The H2-ICE consortium gathered transportation indust...

SwRI evaluates reliability of pressure relief valves for liquid natural gas tanks

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SwRI evaluates reliability of pressure relief valves for liquid natural gas tanks

Переглядів 863 місяці тому

Southwest Research Institute studied the viability of pressure relief valves for liquid natural gas tanks in the event of a train derailment for the Federal Rail Administration (FRA). The SwRI-led study contributed to an FRA report, showing that pressure relief valves worked as designed to prevent overpressurization and explosion in train derailment scenarios. www.swri.org/flow-component-testin...

Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tank Research & Development

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Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tank Research & Development

Переглядів 3223 місяці тому

Southwest Research Institute’s liquid hydrogen storage tank helps clients pursue decarbonization with hydrogen-powered vehicle research and development. The 4,000 kg liquid hydrogen storage (LH2) tank pumps 150 kg per hour of hydrogen at pressures up to 350 bar. The LH2 tank supplies up to 20 test cells and runs 24/7 in support of the advancement of research and development for heavy-duty fuel ...

Episode 66: Collecting Data from Destruction

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Episode 66: Collecting Data from Destruction

Переглядів 614 місяці тому

SwRI Senior Research Engineer Dr. Kristin Ulmer is sharing her experience traveling to Turkey in February 2023, just after devastating, powerful earthquakes and aftershocks rocked the region. Thousands died and were injured as buildings and homes collapsed. Ulmer joined a research mission to uncover evidence and information in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.8 quake. As researchers collect dat...

Dynamics-Aware Motion Planning for Robots in Space

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Dynamics-Aware Motion Planning for Robots in Space

Переглядів 3584 місяці тому

Southwest Research Institute developed a robotics simulation package using Drake, a simulation tool for robotics. We also investigated challenges of object identification, trajectory tracking and dynamic motion planning on space-rated systems. To evaluate the simulation, we used a standard robotic arm with a free spinning table with a goal of moving the arm from a start position to a target. Tr...

SwRI leads two eclipse experiments for April 8, 2024

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SwRI leads two eclipse experiments for April 8, 2024

Переглядів 1,1 тис.5 місяців тому

Southwest Research Institute is leading two groundbreaking experiments to collect astronomical data during a total solar eclipse that will shadow a large swath of the United States on April 8, 2024. SwRI’s Dr. Amir Caspi is leading the Citizen Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse (CATE) 2024 experiment, a broad scientific outreach initiative funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and...