Volume 5, Number 1 January/February 1997
Moving Forward
Publications
NASA Spinoff '96
is an annual publication that highlights products and services made possible by NASA-developed
technology. It will be available on-line, February '97. Contact Jonathan Root, at
202/358-1845, e-mail, jonathan.root@hq.nasa.gov
Events
NASA's marketing team
will showcase its hottest technologies at the National Design and Engineering Show, March 10-13,
in Chicago, Illinois. Contact Michael Weingarten, at 202/358-1680, e-mail,
mweingarten@hq.nasa.gov
Multi-Media
STARS—
An Integrated, Multidisciplinary Finite Element Structural, Fluids, Aerolastic, and Aeroservoelastic
Analysis Computer Program. Stars is a multidisciplinary, finite element-based, highly
graphics-oriented, linear and nonlinear analysis tool. Its range of application includes structural
analysis, heat transfer, linear aerodynamics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and controls
engineering. It provides extensive graphics capabilities for convenient model development as well as
postprocessing of analysis results. STARS is written in FORTRAN 77 for IBM PC compatible systems
running Windows 95/NT and the IBM RS/6000.
NASA/FLAGRO (Fatigue Crack Growth Computer Program)
was developed as an aid in predicting the growth of pre-existing flaws and cracks in structural
components of space systems. It provides the fracture mechanics analysis with a computerized method
of evaluating the Òsafe crack growth lifeÓ capabilities of structural components. NASA/FLARGO can be
used to evaluate the damage tolerance aspects of given structural design. Written in FORTRAN 77 and
C-language for IBM PC series and compatibles, Macintosh II computers, HP 9000/700's running HP-UX,
DEC 4000 series computers running OSF/1, Sun 4's running SunOS, DEC VAX running VMS, SGI running
IRIX, and an IBM RS/6000 running AIX.
STARS, NASA/FLAGRO and other NASA computer programs are available from COSMICÐNASA's Partner for
Software Technology Transfer. Call 706/542-3265 or visit the COSMIC web site at
http://www.cosmic.uga.edu/ for more information.
On-line,
NASA's Commercial Technology Policy is available on the
Web (
http://nctn.hq.nasa.gov.nctn/ Agenda/ctpolicy.html ). The document
describes NASA policies to promote technology commercialization.
NASA Official: Jonathan Root
Web Designer: Joe Goldfus
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