Reverse Engineering Flight Grip

Reverse Engineering Flight Grip

Tech Brief 01-01-012 Reverse Engineering Flight Grip Problem: Flight simulators and maintenance trainers require components to have the same look and feel as those in the original aircraft. Traditional Method: Purchase components, which can be very expensive, or...
Reverse Engineering Phoenix Award

Reverse Engineering Phoenix Award

Tech Brief 01-05-018 Reverse Engineering Phoenix Award  Click here to view it as PDF Problem: When the DOD wanted to make scaled duplicates of the Phoenix Award for Maintenance Excellence, they called NeoMetrix. Traditional Method: Contracting an artist to recreate a...
Reverse Engineering a Custom Guitar

Reverse Engineering a Custom Guitar

Tech Brief 01-05-015 Reverse Engineering a Custom Guitar  Click here to view it as PDF Problem: Custom made guitars are works of art created by hours of shaping and sanding by hand by a skilled luthier. However, creation of a 3D CAD model is required for mass...
NASA – Scanning Orion Heat Shield

NASA – Scanning Orion Heat Shield

NASA – Scanning Orion Heat Shield Ablator Heat Shield for the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle  Click here to view it as PDF America will send a new generation of explorers to the moon aboard NASA’s Orion crew exploration vehicle, or CEV. Making its first flights early...
Reverse Engineering Track Components

Reverse Engineering Track Components

Tech Brief 01-08-021 Reverse Engineering Track Components  Click here to view it as PDF Problem: The manufacturing process for disposable lighters entails the use of an extensive array of automated machinery. Over time, many components wear, and must be replaced....