SwRI Areas of Technology
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Multidivisional Technologies
International Alternative Fuel Technology
Center
Aerospace Electronics, Systems Engineering & Training
Aerospace Engineering Services
Maintenance and Diagnostics for Aerospace Systems
Modeling and Simulation of Aerodynamic and Ballistic Systems
Razorback-300 Avionics Single-Board Computer Turbine Engine Monitoring System
Software Engineering Solutions for Avionics and Support Systems
Applied Physics
Biometrics Technologies Program
Electronic and Electrical Component Analysis
MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems)
Rapid Prototyping Capabilities
Reservoir Geophysics Research Program
Applied Power
Chemical and Physical Analysis
Automation and Data Systems
Advanced Traffic Management Systems
Aerospace Networks and Communications
Automated Coatings Removal System
Beam Pointing Simulation and Optimization
Communications and Embedded Systems
Cyber Security and Information Assurance
Infrastructure and Network Systems
Instantaneous Personal Protection System
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Interoperability Evaluation, Performance Verification, and Specification Development
ITS Data Warehousing and Data Mining
Manufacturing Systems Services
Medical Manufacturing Assistance
Mobile Autonomous Robotics Technology Initiative
Mobile/Wireless Communications
Modeling, Simulation and Analysis
Process Improvement Engineering
Reconfigurable Communications Transceiver
Reverse and Replacement Engineering
Robotics and Automation Engineering
Specialty Wireless Communication
Systems and Software Engineering
Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC)
Wireless Sensor Networks and Systems
WWW Development: Internet and Intranet Applications
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
International Alternative Fuel Technology Center
Synthesis and Process Chemistry
Third-Party Quality Assurance Services
Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research
Alternative Fuel and Additive Development, Characterization, and Certification
Automatic Transmission Technology
Black Carbon Particle Calibration Facility
Clean High-Efficiency Diesel Engine VI Consortium
Component Design and Evaluation Services
Diesel Engine Combustion Research
Drivetrain Design and Development
- Drivetrain Analysis and Simulation
- Drivetrain Design
- Drivetrain Test and Evaluation Services
- Drivetrain Test and Evaluation Systems
- Drivetrain Hybrid Vehicle Systems
- Drivetrain Facilities
- Drivetrain Noise, Vibration and Harshness
- Drivetrain Controls Development, Algorithm Design and Calibration Services
Energy Storage System Evaluation and Safety Consortium (EssEs Consortium)
Energy Storage Technology Center (ESTC)
Engine and Vehicle Research and Development
FOCAS: Gasoline Burner-Based Catalyst Aging System
- Fuel Cell Evaluation, Measurement and Characterization
- Fuel Cell Integration and Evaluation
- Fuel Cell Manufacturing Systems Technology
- Fuel Cell Material Sciences
- Fuel Cell Modeling and Optimization
- Fuel Cell Systems Development and Integration
- Fuel Processor Testing and Development
Hardware-in-the-Loop Development Test Development System
Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Benchmarking
HEDGE® (High-Efficiency Dilute Gasoline Engine) Consortium
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research
Hydraulic Systems Design and Development
Hydrogen Technology Information
International Alternative Fuel Technology Center
Measuring Fine, Ultrafine, and Nanoparticle Emissions from Engines
Mechanical Evaluation of Engine and Emissions Components (Fatigue and Vibration)
Noise, Vibration, and Harshness
Particle Sensor Performance and Durability (PSPD) Consortium)
RATT: Radioactive Tracer Technology
RAPTOR® (Rapid Automotive Performance Simulator)
Real Time Ash Particle Measurement (RT-Ash™) Instrument
Spray Characterization, Modeling, and Simulation for the Automotive Industry
Universal Synthetic Gas Reactor®
Vehicle Integration, Testing and Evaluation
Vehicle Modeling and Simulation
Fuels and Lubricants Research
Alternative Fuels, Fluids, and Lubricants
Alternative for Used Oil Analysis
Automatic Transmission Fluid Assessment
Contamination Research and Advanced Fuel Delivery
Development and Testing of Aviation Fuel Filtration
- Ball Rust Procedure
- Caterpillar 1-K Method
- Caterpillar 1M-PC Method
- Caterpillar 1-N Procedure
- Caterpillar 1-P Test Method
- Caterpillar 1-R Method
- Caterpillar C13 Lubricant Procedure
- Cummins ISB Lubricant Procedure
- Cummins ISM Lubricant Procedure
- Cummins M-11 EGR Procedure
- Engine Oil Aeration Test Method
- Mack T-8 Procedure
- Mack T-10 Procedure
- Mack T-11 Procedure
- Mack T-12 Procedure
- Roller Follower Wear Procedure
- Sequence IIIF Procedure
Evaluation of Oil Corrosiveness
Filtration and Fine Particle Technology
Ford® 2.3-L Intake Valve Deposit Procedure (ASTM D 6201)
Fuel Economy Testing and Evaluations
Fuel Systems and Contamination Research
- Ball Rust Test (ASTM D 6557)
- ILSAC GF-4
- ILSAC GF-5
- PFI Deposit Test (ASTM D 5598)
- Sequence IIIF Test
- Sequence IIIG
- Sequence IIIGA
- Sequence IVA Test (ASTM D 6891)
- Sequence L38 Test (ASTM D 5119)
- Sequence VIA Test (ASTM D 6202)
- Sequence VIB Test (ASTM D 6837)
- Sequence VE Test (ASTM D 5302)
- Sequence VG Test
- Sequence VIII Test
Gasoline Two-Stroke Cycle Lubricants
Heavy-Duty Engine Lubricant Fuel Economy Assessment
International Alternative Fuel Technology Center
International Lubricant Evaluations
Metrology for Gasoline and Diesel Engine Lubricants Technology
Micro-Oxidation Test and Evaluation
Petroleum Products Research Services
Port Fuel Injector Deposit Procedure (ASTM D5598)
Road Simulators/Mileage Accumulation Dynamometers
Romaszewski Oil Bench Oxidation (ROBO) Test
Tractor Evaluation and Technology
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC)
Geosciences and Engineering
Corrosion Science and Engineering
Corrosion Science and Engineering
- Corrosion Monitoring
- High-Temperature Oxidation and Corrosion Processes
- Microbially Influenced Corrosion
- Nanostructured Cu-Cr Coatings
Development of Nanostructured Cu-Cr Coatings
Energy Exploration and Development
Energy Exploration and Development
- 3D Stress
- Carbonate Fault Project
- Earth and Planetary Geomatics
- Geochemistry and Fluid Flow
- Geomechanics and Reservoir Engineering
- Physical Analog Modeling
- Risk Assessment
- Structural Geology
- Environmental Site Assessment and Remediation
- National Environmental Policy Act Assessments and Training
- Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
Environmental Assessment Services Under NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)
Geoscience and Engineering Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Environmental Site Assessment and Remediation
- Managing Water Resources in Karst Terranes
- Near Surface Geophysics
Infrastructure and Geotechnical Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Risk Assessment for Infrastructure
- Structural Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
- Underground Engineering
Integrated Investigations of Faulting in Carbonate Strata
Land Disposal of TENORM (Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material)
Managing Water Resources in Karst Terranes
- Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses (CNWRA)
- Corrosion Monitoring
- Environmental Site Assessment and Remediation
- High-Temperature Oxidation and Corrosion Processes
- Microbially Influenced Corrosion
- Performance Assessment
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Assessment for Infrastructure
- National Environmental Policy Act Assessments and Training
- Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
Peña Blanca Natural Analog Project
Geosciences and Engineering Space and Planetary Sciences
- High-Temperature Oxidation and Corrosion Processes
- Nanostructured Cu-Cr Coatings
- National Environmental Policy Act Assessments and Training
- Planetary Geosciences
Subsurface Gas Disposal and Storage
- 3D Stress
- Geochemistry and Fluid Flow
- Geomechanics and Reservoir Engineering
- National Environmental Policy Act Assessments and Training
Mechanical Engineering
Acerca de las Tecnologías para Maquinaria Rotacional (Spanish)
Acoustic Evaluation and Analysis
Biomedical Materials Engineering
CFD Services for Fluid Dynamics and Multiphase Flow
Compressor System and Pump System Analyses
Corrosion Testing and Research
- Corrosion Life Prediction
- Failure Simulation
- High-Temperature and High-Pressure Testing
- Product Evaluation: Anodes for Cathodic Protection
- Product Evaluation: Subsea Pipeline Pads
Deep Ocean Pressure Simulation Testing
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC or EMCR)
- Analytical Penetration Modeling
- Armor Mechanics
- Blast Containment Design
- Characterization of Dynamic Material Response
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Computational Mechanic
- Dynamic Loading on Vehicle Systems
- Explosion Hazards Evaluation
- Fragmentation & Debris Dispersion Measurement & Prediction
- Impact Assessment on Safety Structures and Aircraft Components
- Impact Shield Design & Testing
- Measurement of Ballistic and Explosive Events
- Penetration Mechanics
- Small Arms Testing
- Spacecraft Impact Testing
- System-Level Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Weapons of Mass Destruction Countermeasures and Neutralization Research
Environmental Testing Services
Failure Prevention of Structural Components
FlawPRO™ Engineering Critical Assessment (ECA) Software
Flow Component Testing Facilities
Fluid Dynamics and Multiphase Flow
Gas Turbines and Centro de Tecnología de Turbinas de Gas
Integrity and Reliability Software
Materials Performance and Characterization
Mechanical Engineering Services and Software
Natural Gas Distribution Services
Offshore Insulation and Corrosion Protection Systems Test Services
Performance Verification Testing of Valves and Components
Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics (DARWIN)
Rotating Machinery Technologies
Rotordynamic and Mechanical Design Audits
Sensors and Corrosion Monitoring
Surface Engineering and Materials Chemistry
System Reliability Engineering
Telecommunications Equipment Evaluation (NEBS)
Wind Power Technology Services
Signal Exploitation and Geolocation
Genetic Programming Environment for FIFTH (GPE5™)
Lightweight, Collapsible, Man-Transportable, Direction-Finding (DF) Antenna (AP-460)
Product Realization and Sustainment
Transitioning from Design to Production Using Leading-Edge Technology
Space Science and Engineering
Planetary Science Directorate (Boulder, Colo.)
SwRI Vacuum Microprobe Facility
