THE PROPOSED EFFORT WILL INTEGRATE IDENTIFIED PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION APPROACHES TO PRODUCE A TUNABLE LASE…

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THE PROPOSED EFFORT WILL INTEGRATE IDENTIFIED PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION APPROACHES TO PRODUCE A TUNABLE LASER MODULE EXHIBITING COST AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS APPROPRIATE FOR NASA S NEEDS. THE TECHNOLOGY WILL CONSIDERABLY IMPROVE NASA'S FLIGHT TEST MEASUREMENT AND IN-SITU MONITORING CAPABILITY OVER THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART, OPENING UP NEW DISTRIBUTED SENSING POSSIBILITIES FOR REAL-TIME, IN-SITU AIRFRAME / SPACE FRAME MEASUREMENTS. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING DISTRIBUTED STATIC STRAIN AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS, THE TECHNOLOGY HELPS ENABLE DISTRIBUTED MODAL ANALYSIS, NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION, AND IDENTIFICATION / CHARACTERIZATION OF TRANSIENT EVENTS. WITH AN IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF DISTRIBUTED AIRFRAME / SPACE FRAME STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS, THE TECHNOLOGY WILL LEAD TO IMPROVED AIRFRAME AND COMPONENT DESIGNS. WITH IMPROVED, INTEGRATED REAL-TIME FEEDBACK CONTROL SIGNAL GENERATION AND STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING, FUTURE AIRCRAFT AND SPACE-FLIGHT VEHICLES WILL OPERATE MORE SAFELY, PREDICTABLY, AND EFFICIENTLY.