NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES

REVOLUTIONARY AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES BRANCH (RATB) MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT. THE MISSION OF THE REVOLUTIONARY AVIATION TECHNOLOGY BRANCH IS TO IDENTIFY, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOP INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODOLOGIES THAT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE PERFORMANCE AND CAPABILITIES OF FUTURE AIR VEHICLES. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE BRANCH: 1) INVESTIGATES AND MATURES HIGH-RISK, HIGH-PAYOFF TECHNOLOGIES BY CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL RESEARCH 2) DEVELOPS, PERFORMS, ASSESSES, AND APPLIES ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS AND 3) CONDUCTS MULTIDISCIPLINARY SYSTEMS ANALYSIS STUDIES TO IDENTIFY CRITICAL ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES AND TO DETERMINE THE SYSTEM-LEVEL BENEFITS OF THESE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DEPENDENT ON ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES. THE NEW PARADIGM IN PERFORMANCE DEMANDS MULTI-FUNCTIONALITY OF MATERIALS SYSTEMS WHILE MAINTAINING OR INCREASING STRENGTH AND DURABILITY. RESEARCH PERFORMED UNDER THIS TASK WILL FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AREAS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ELECTROMAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS, STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES, MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, NANOCOMPOSITES, LOW TEMPERATURE ELASTOMERIC MATERIALS, NOVEL COATINGS, AND NOVEL INORGANIC-ORGANIC HYBRIDS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER RESEARCHERS TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND MILESTONES.