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Compliant Mechanisms That Perform Mathematical Operations via Analog Computing (Case No. 2025-230)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a fully compliant mechanism that performs mathematical operations using analog computing. Background: Mechanical computers rely on the relative motion of physical bodies to perform computations, rather than electronic signals, as electrical computers...
Published: 10/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Jonathan Hopkins, Pietro Sainaghi, Alexander Tsao, Zhidi Yang
Keywords(s): Advanced Computing / AI, Aerospace, Aerospace Engineering, analog computing, analog optical computing, computational efficiency, feature space, low latency computing, space compatible inks, Space Shuttle, Spacecraft
Category(s): Mechanical, Mechanical > Aeronautics & Aerospace, Mechanical > Instrumentation, Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Mechanical > Micro-Electromechanical Systems (Mems), Mechanical > Sensors, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials
2022-151 Improved Electrospray Propulsion Device
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy have developed an improved electrospray propulsion device for satellites and other aerospace applications. Background: The application of electromagnetic principles for jet propulsion has been an ongoing area of research in aeronautical engineering. In particular, electric propulsion...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): James Rosenzweig, Victor Shichen Yu, Gerard Lawler
Keywords(s): Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aerospace Engineering, Propulsion, Spacecraft
Category(s): Materials > Nanotechnology, Mechanical > Aeronautics & Aerospace
2021-217 Air-Breathing Electric Thruster
SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed air-breathing electric thrusters that would allow satellites to operate in very low Earth orbit (VLEO) for a wide array of applications. BACKGROUND: The majority of spacecraft operate in low Earth orbit (LEO) due to the many advantages of operating...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Richard Wirz, Patrick Crandall
Keywords(s): Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Entry, Communications Satellite, Drag (Physics), Propulsion, Spacecraft, Telecommunication, Transportation
Category(s): Mechanical, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Mechanical > Aeronautics & Aerospace