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Catalytic Ignition Plugs to Replace Spark Plugs

Catalytic Ignition Plugs modernize Mark Cherry’s proven 1990s designs. A prechamber in the plug body admits the fuel/air charge during compression. Trapped shielding gas compresses, then the fresh fuel mixture contacts a high temperature catalytic element. This triggers reliable surface ignition and jets active radicals into the main chamber, replacing the weak, variable spark kernel with fast,

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Sky Huddleston
Bourbon, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 230
Aerospace & Defense
Apr 27, 2026

Human Integrated Dorsal Frame – Coordinated Force Transmission (HIDF‑CFT)

The HIDF‑CFT is an experimental human‑powered force‑transmission system based on a dorsal trunk support point, designed to explore how coordinated activation of the arms, legs, and torso may influence mechanical efficiency. The concept reinterprets the classical ornithopter principle by shifting the external fulcrum from the ventral side of the body—as seen in historical designs—to the posterior side,

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Yrael Rojas Preval
Guantánamo, Cuba
Votes: 0
Views: 456
Aerospace & Defense
Apr 27, 2026

PID Light Meter Controller - Measure the Amount of Light a Star Emits

This project can be applied in Astronomy / Photography, and has the goal of developing a system with which we can measure and control the amount of lighting that a star or a galaxy emits using PID controller. For our best study,

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Guillermo Perez
Ciudad De México, Mexico
Votes: 0
Views: 205
Aerospace & Defense
Apr 22, 2026

True Random Number Generator

I have developed and released a software implementation of a true random number generator based on quantum-inspired wave function simulation running on a geometric algebra supercomputing platform.

The core principle: instead of hardware such as photon path splitting, vacuum fluctuations, or radioactive decay,

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Alexander Soiguine
Aliso Viejo, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 230
Aerospace & Defense
Apr 16, 2026

Stealth Drone

I have plans of making a drone which is physically camouflaged and even signal hiding. This helps our defense to directly get to the target without any intervention by the enemies. Using carbon fiber + Kevlar can make the body strong and flexible.

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Aashish Shet
Mangalore, India
Votes: 0
Views: 17
Aerospace & Defense
Apr 15, 2026

Adaptive Resilient UAV System (ARUS): Real-Time Failure Survival and Mission Adaptation for Industrial Drones

Drone failures don’t have to end in loss.

Turning Failures into Controlled Outcomes.

Adaptive Resilient UAV System (ARUS) is a supervised-autonomy framework designed to enable industrial drones to detect, respond to, and survive real-time system degradation or failure while maintaining mission continuity.

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Ismar Avdic
Redondo Beach, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 614
Aerospace & Defense
Apr 15, 2026

Airborne Hotel (AbH) – Modular Aircraft Cabin System

The Airborne Hotel (AbH) concept addresses a core limitation in commercial aviation: rigid cabin layouts that fail to adapt to diverse passenger needs, operational demands, and evolving safety expectations. Current aircraft interiors prioritize seat density over comfort, accessibility, and flow efficiency, often leading to passenger fatigue, restricted mobility, and limited flexibility for airlines.

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Mario Martinez Celis
Vicente Lopez, Argentina
Votes: 0
Views: 296
Aerospace & Defense
Apr 1, 2026

Lunar Deep Space Listening Station on Longwave 50-1500 kHz

The project involves establishing a listening station on the Moon for frequencies between 50 and 1500 kHz, consisting of an antenna (or antennas) with a remotely adjustable receiver for these frequencies. The second element is a transmitter that transmits signals to Earth within the standard Artemis mission communication range for further processing.

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Wojciech Starzec
Rawa Mazowiecka, Poland
Votes: 0
Views: 314
Aerospace & Defense
Mar 25, 2026

Gyro_6DoF — Absolute Inertial Navigation System with Cosmic Reference Frame (No Satellites, No GPS, No Drift)

Modern inertial navigation systems suffer from cumulative drift, require periodic external corrections (GPS, star trackers, radio beacons), and remain vulnerable to interference, signal spoofing, satellite failures, and geopolitical denial of service. Satellite navigation creates orbital debris. Submarines, deep-space probes, strategic platforms, Arctic/underwater drones, hypersonic vehicles,

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Alex Isakov
New York, United States
Votes: 6
Views: 2269
Aerospace & Defense
Mar 23, 2026

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