{"id":70424,"date":"2020-10-19T21:31:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T01:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-465613"},"modified":"2024-02-26T14:37:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T19:37:13","slug":"applied-physics-group","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/intelligent-systems-division\/discovery-and-systems-health\/applied-physics-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Applied Physics Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module align wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/intelligent-systems-division\/collaborative-and-assistant-systems\/dat-group\/\">Deployable Autonomy Technologies<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/intelligent-systems-division\/autonomous-systems-and-robotics\/intelligent-robotics-group\/\">Intelligent Robotics<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/intelligent-systems-division\/autonomous-systems-and-robotics\/planning-and-scheduling-group\/\">Planning and Scheduling<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>Collaborative and Assistant Systems<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-block\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/intelligent-systems-division\/discovery-and-systems-health\/dash-research-groups\/\">DaSH Research Groups<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item usa-current\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/intelligent-systems-division\/discovery-and-systems-health\/applied-physics-group\/\">Applied Physics<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/intelligent-systems-division\/discovery-and-systems-health\/computational-materials-group\/\">Computational Materials<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/intelligent-systems-division\/discovery-and-systems-health\/data-sciences-group\/\">Data Sciences<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/intelligent-systems-division\/discovery-and-systems-health\/diagnostics-and-prognostics-group\/\">Diagnostics and Prognostics<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/intelligent-systems-division\/discovery-and-systems-health\/ishm-technology-insertion-projects-group\/\">ISHM Technology Insertion Projects<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/intelligent-systems-division\/discovery-and-systems-health\/pcoe\/\">Prognostics Center of Excellence<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/intelligent-systems-division\/discovery-and-systems-health\/nasa-quail\/\">Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>Robust Software Engineering<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-block\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><svg class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon display-block tablet:display-block desktop:display-none\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"7.5\" fill=\"#0B3D91\" stroke=\"white\"\/><rect x=\"4\" y=\"7.6001\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" fill=\"white\"\/><rect class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon-line-vertical\" x=\"7.59998\" y=\"12\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" transform=\"rotate(-90 7.59998 12)\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><\/button><ul id=\"basic-nav-section-one\" class=\"usa-nav__submenu\" hidden><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/intelligent-systems-division\/robust-software-engineering\/\">RSE Overview<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/intelligent-systems-division\/robust-software-engineering\/core-avionics-and-software-technologies-group\/\">Core Avionics and Software Technologies<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Applied Physics Group<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scope<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Applied Physics group we fuse physics-based modeling and simulation with machine learning. We develop technologies for 3D printing, advanced materials, and physics-based intelligent systems, and then use those technologies to address NASA\u2019s toughest challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objectives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Understand physical phenomena and mechanisms in design trade-off studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify root causes of complex system failure as well as risk identification, assessment and mitigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solve engineering challenges by combining physics-based modeling, machine learning, and test data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investigate physics-based technologies in system health management, diagnostics and prognostics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeremy Aires<br> <i>Mechatronics, FEM simulation for thermal and structural analysis, control system design<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Halyna Hafiychuk<br> <i>Numerical simulation of physical and chemical processes, chemical kinetics of hydrogen combustion in gaseous mixtures<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Vasyl Hafiychuk<br> <i>Finite element simulation of multi-physics, nonlinear physics of condensed matter, structural mechanics, acoustics<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Khasin<br><i>Nonlinear stochastic dynamics, cryogenics, large fluctuations and their control in non-equilibrium systems<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dmitry Luchinsky<br> <i>Two-phase flow, conduction through narrow nanopores, molecular dynamics of polymers<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Stefan Schuet, Physics Machine Learning Projects Lead<br> <i>Optimization, machine learning, statistical signal processing<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Kevin Wheeler, Multi-Physics Simulation Projects Lead<br> <i>Bayesian inference, COMSOL multiphysics, machine learning<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technical Directions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Physics Modeling and Analysis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Support for Office of the Chief Technologist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physics of cryogenic propellant loading<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physics modeling in deep-space habitats<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Structural health monitoring of nano-composites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analysis of nanomaterials properties for thermal isolation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Support for Aeronautics Research<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Simulation of composite materials for health monitoring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Urban Air Mobility aircraft simulation and controls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stall recovery guidance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safe flight envelope estimation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Precursor wire diagnostics using microwave reflectometry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Support for National Institute for Rocket Propulsion Systems<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Participation in technical planning discussions and the Technology teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previous support for Constellation and ETDP<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Physics of solid rocket motor fault modes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage separation problems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physics of cryogenic mixture explosions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mathematical modeling of debris fragmentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Engineering Physics Laboratory<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Physics of material degradation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physics of structural health monitoring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electromagnetic diagnostics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cryogenic explosion tests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thermal processes in cryogenic environment, nucleate and film boiling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information Physics<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Physics-inspired Bayesian statistical analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stochastic nonlinear model identification from data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physics-based machine learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quantum Computing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Quantum Computing algorithms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quantum annealing for combinatorial optimization, including machine learning, planning and scheduling, V&V, diagnosis, anomaly detection and fault graph analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quantum computing hardware<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding the role of noise and decoherence in quantum computing devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/intelligent-systems-division\/discovery-and-systems-health\/nasa-quail\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"\/intelligent-systems-division\/discovery-and-systems-health\/nasa-quail\/\">Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (QuAIL)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Rapid Analysis of Manufacturing Propulsion Technology<\/b> (STMD\/GCD): Development of multi-physics simulations (heat, fluid, structural mechanics) to predict residual stresses in the additive manufacture of bi-metallic parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Advanced Composites<\/b> (ARMD\/AAVP): Simulation of ultrasonic interrogation of curved composites, of large cowlings, and of honey comb aluminum composites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technologies<\/b> (ARMD\/AAVP): Support for modeling and control of advanced Urban Air Mobility vehicle concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Mass Gauging<\/b> (STMD\/GCD & ISS): Development of machine-learning based methods to estimate liquid volume in a tank from acoustic interrogation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Optimal stall recovery guidance for commercial aircraft<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Real-time algorithms for safe flight envelope estimation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physics analysis of pressurization risks in Main Propulsion Test article (SLS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Base Heating Anomalies in Ares IX<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physics-based analysis of solid rocket motor igniter seal failure and nozzle 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