PROJECT PORTFOLIO

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Alphaport's project porfolio includes

Aerospace projects
Curriculum development
Communications systems
Knowledge management
Product development

Engineering the Next-Generation Rocket Igniter

Alphaport’s Exciter Igniter system, initially developed for potential use in NASA space vehicles, such as the Orion Crew Vehicle and Altair lunar lander, presents an opportunity for the commercial space transportation industry. Testing at NASA’s Glenn Research Center and Alphaport facilities with a safer, less volatile, methane-oxygen mixture demonstrates a ground-breaking opportunity: using green fuels in space transportation. Although the innovative ignition system, a product of Alphaport’s partnership with NASA, bolsters the viability of environmentally responsible, non-toxic propellants in rocket engines, the Exciter Igniter can be applied to terrestrial vehicles and achieve the same advantage. read more

Bringing Science Fiction to Future American Soldiers

In collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Alphaport was awarded a prime contract from the Air Force for an Advance Technology Demonstration of an enhanced Battlefield Air Operations system for Combat Controllers. This highly integrated system of human and technology interfaces allows ground forces to communicate with air command forces using real-time visual information for enhanced battle space awareness and combat effectiveness. The project, named “BATMAN” for Battlefield Air Targeting Man-Aided Knowledge, includes head-mounted displays, wearable computing systems, secure wireless communications, speech recognition enhancements, and software interface technology that revolutionizes human-machine collaboration. read more