Drones for Planetary Exploration

Drones for Planetary Exploration

Creare is working with NASA to develop innovative drones for planetary exploration missions.  Our novel ring-wing design enables simple takeoff and landing in vertical flight mode combined with long range flight in horizontal fixed-wing mode.   Prototypes are under development for use on Venus and Titan.  Recent papers (here and here) described this work in more […]

Accurate Assessment of Noise Exposure

Accurate Assessment of Noise Exposure

Creare is developing a new dosimeter to accurately assess hazardous noise exposure for individuals working in environments with both loud ambient and impulsive noise in military and industrial settings.  Read more here.

Improving Safety for Autonomous Trucks

Improving Safety for Autonomous Trucks

Creare is working with industry partners and the U.S. Department of Transportation to develop a prototype, autonomous system that can deploy roadside hazard markers around a stopped vehicle.  Our Automated Maker Deployment for Autonomous Trucks (AMDAT) system will support the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles by enabling them to meet regulatory and safety requirements.

Advanced Circuit Breakers for Next-Generation Electric Vehicles

Advanced Circuit Breakers for Next-Generation Electric Vehicles

Creare’s high-speed, high-efficiency, long-life circuit breakers will protect personnel and equipment from electrical faults in next-generation electric and hybrid electric vehicles.  Our Gallium-Nitride Solid State Circuit Breaker (GaN SSCB) offers much higher performance in high-power, DC electrical power systems than conventional electro-mechanical devices.  These power systems are critical for next-generation military combat vehicles that are […]

Ground-Breaking Technology for Cryogenic Cooling

Ground-Breaking Technology for Cryogenic Cooling

Creare has developed and demonstrated a high-efficiency, high-capacity reverse-Brayton cryocooler for zero-boil-off storage and liquefaction of hydrogen at 20 K.  Our cooler provides over ten times more refrigeration at 20K than competing coolers and is a key enabling technology for future space exploration missions.  Our paper at the 2020 International Cryocooler Conference describes this ground-breaking […]

Creare Awarded Contract from NOAA

Creare Awarded Contract from NOAA

Creare has been awarded a contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop a Wireless Open Water Logger (WOWL) to improve the productivity of fisheries and aquaculture.  WOWL helps commercial fishermen improve their catch by measuring and logging water temperature with a rugged sensor package that attaches to their fishing gear.  Data are […]

Creare’s WAHTS Saves Service Member Hearing

Creare’s WAHTS Saves Service Member Hearing

Creare-developed Wireless Automated Hearing Test System (WAHTS) saves the hearing of deployed service members exposed to hazardous noise by enabling localized audiometric testing without the need for a sound booth or an audiologist. Read more about this system in this article from The Military Health System.

CREARE AND WEST COAST SOLUTIONS DELIVER NEW SPACE CRYOCOOLER CONTROLLER FOR INTEGRATION

CREARE AND WEST COAST SOLUTIONS DELIVER NEW SPACE CRYOCOOLER CONTROLLER FOR INTEGRATION

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA, May 25, 2021: — The Creare – West Coast Solutions (WCS) Team has successfully delivered custom, flight-qualified space hardware to the Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory for integration into the HyTI (Hyperspectral Thermal Imager) Satellite.  HyTI, funded by NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office InVEST (In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies) program, will demonstrate […]

Creare Award from NASA Flight Opportunities Program

Creare Award from NASA Flight Opportunities Program

Creare has developed an innovative device that will enable reliable and efficient transfer of cryogenic rocket propellant in microgravity. Propellant transfer is a key technology needed to support future space exploration missions. Our screened channel liquid acquisition device enables rapid transfer of cryogenic liquids across a wide range of operating conditions while preventing vapor ingestion […]