FAST: Full Airframe Sensing Technology for Hypersonic Aerodynamics Measurements

  • UT Austin PI: Noel Clemens
  • CO-PIs: Jayant Sirohi, Karen Willcox
  • Collaborating Institutions: Huston-Tillotson University, University of Michigan, University of Texas at San Antonio, Sandia National Laboratories, Lockheed Martin Corp.
  • Funding Source: NASA University Leadership Initiative
  • Award: $3.3M

Full Airframe Sensing Technology (FAST) will treat hypersonic vehicles as sensors, analyzing aerodynamic changes during flight tests, and use that information to infer where force is being applied so they can better protect and control the vehicles. Read more