公开(公告)号：US20180229826A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15432486

申请日：2017-02-14

Applicant: U.SA. as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventor： TED K. MILES ,  GEOFFREY L. BLAND

IPC: B63H25/04 ,  B63H7/02 ,  B63B35/00 ,  B63B3/48 ,  B63H25/38

CPC classification number: B63H25/04 ,  B63B3/48 ,  B63B35/00 ,  B63B2003/485 ,  B63B2035/008 ,  B63B2201/16 ,  B63B2213/00 ,  B63H7/02 ,  B63H25/381 ,  B63H2025/028

Abstract: Disclosed are watercrafts with rotatable air propulsion steering units and retractable measurement instruments. The watercraft can include a substantially flat bottom, a top deck, a rotatable air propulsion steering unit configured to propel the watercraft and to rotate in order to steer the watercraft when the watercraft is submerged in a liquid body without requiring a submerged rudder steering system under the substantially flat bottom. The watercraft can also include a retractable measurement deck configured to alternatively raise measurement instruments above the liquid body and lower into the liquid body.

公开(公告)号：US20180232673A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15432502

申请日：2017-02-14

Applicant: U.SA. as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventor： GREGORY WOOD

IPC: G06Q10/06

CPC classification number: G06Q10/0633 ,  G06Q10/06311

Abstract: A method for managing equipment quality, by a management system includes receiving lab data for at least one lab location, and receiving equipment data comprising usage records for a plurality of equipment located at the at least one lab location. The management system generates a risk score for each of the plurality of equipment based on the lab data and the equipment data, and records a schedule for use of the plurality of equipment comprising dates and times, based on the usage records. The management system receives a request to reserve one of the plurality of equipment at a requested date and time, and determines whether to grant the request based on the risk score and the schedule for the one of the plurality of equipment.