SwRI Technical Areas

Multidivisional Technologies

Corrosion Research at SwRI

Failure Analysis

International Alternative Fuel Technology Center

Modeling and Simulation

Aerospace Electronics, Systems Engineering & Training

Aerospace Engineering Services

Aircraft Systems Engineering

Maintenance and Diagnostics for Aerospace Systems

Modeling and Simulation of Aerodynamic and Ballistic Systems

Network Centric Warfare

Razorback-300 Avionics Single-Board Computer Turbine Engine Monitoring System

Retrofit Engineering Services

Software Engineering Solutions for Avionics and Support Systems

Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Applied Physics

Biometrics Technologies Program

Electronic and Electrical Component Analysis

Geophysical Consulting

MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems)

Process Monitoring Technology

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

Automated Video Security

Beam Pointing Simulation and Optimization

Communications Devices

Communications and Embedded Systems

Control Center Technologies

Cyber Security and Information Assurance

Digital Predistortion

DSL 3-D Imaging

Embedded Systems Security

Embedded Systems Technology

Information Systems Engineering

Infrastructure and Network Systems

Instantaneous Personal Protection System

Intelligent Transportation Systems

Intelligent Vehicle Systems

Interoperability Evaluation, Performance Verification, and Specification Development

ITS Data Warehousing and Data Mining

Lean Manufacturing

Machine Vision

Manufacturing Systems Services

Medical Manufacturing Assistance

Mobile Autonomous Robotics Technology Initiative

Mobile/Wireless Communications

Modeling, Simulation and Analysis

Network-Based Instrumentation

Network and System Security

Process Improvement Engineering

Radar Systems

Reconfigurable Communications Transceiver

Reverse and Replacement Engineering

Robotics and Automation Engineering

Software-Defined Radio

Specialty Wireless Communication

Structural Dynamics

Smart Energy Grids

Systems and Software Engineering

Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC)

Transportation Surveillance

Wireless Sensor Networks and Systems

Workforce Development

WWW Development: Internet and Intranet Applications

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Fire Technology

International Alternative Fuel Technology Center

Micro/Nano Encapsulation

Synthesis and Process Chemistry

Third-Party Quality Assurance Services

Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research

Advanced Vehicle Technology

Alternative Fuel and Additive Development, Characterization, and Certification

Clean Diesel V Consortium

Clean High-Efficiency Diesel Engine VI Consortium

Component Design and Evaluation Services

Control Systems Development

DAAAC: Diesel Aftertreatment Accelerated Aging Cycles

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)

Engine and Vehicle Research and Development

Engine Design

FOCAS: Gasoline Burner-Based Catalyst Aging System

• FOCAS: Catalyst Aging System
• FOCAS: Hot Gas Test Rig

Fuel Cell Technology

• 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

• HEDGE II

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 Leak Sniffer

Particle Sensor Performance and Durability (PSPD) Consortium)

Powertrain Control

RATT: Radioactive Tracer Technology

Systems Analysis

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

Beijing Diesel Retrofit Pilot Program

Biodiesel Fuel Technology

China Bus Retrofit

Contamination Research and Advanced Fuel Delivery

Development and Testing of Aviation Fuel Filtration

Diesel Tests/ PC-9

• 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

Engine Oil Aeration Test

Evaluation of Oil Corrosiveness

Filtration and Fine Particle Technology

Fire-Resistant Fuels

Fleet and Field Evaluations

Ford^® 2.3-L Intake Valve Deposit Procedure (ASTM D 6201)

Fuel Economy Testing and Evaluations

Fuel Systems and Contamination Research

Gasoline Tests/ILSAC GF-4

• 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

In-Use Emissions Measurement Services

International Alternative Fuel Technology Center

International Lubricant Evaluations

Locomotive Evaluation

Metrology for Gasoline and Diesel Engine Lubricants Technology

Micro-Oxidation Test and Evaluation

Petroleum Products Research Services

Petroleum Products Technology

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)

Wind Turbine Gearbox Test Stand

Wind Turbine Lubricants Testing and Evaluation

Geosciences and Engineering

3D Stress

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

Earth and Planetary Geomatics

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 Programs

• 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

Groundwater Resource Analysis

• 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

Natural Hazard Assessment

• Near Surface Geophysics
• Optical and Radar Remote Sensing

Near Surface Geophysics

Nuclear Technology

• 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

Physical Analog Modeling

Planetary Geoscience

Probabilistic Safety Analysis

Site Characterization

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

Barrier Crash Testing

Biomedical Materials Engineering

Compressor System and Pump System Analyses

Engineering Dynamics

• 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

• NESSUS
• DARWIN
• NASGRO
• COATLIFE
• FlawPRO

Ion Surface Engineering

Machinery Vibration Services

Materials Performance and Characterization

Mechanical Engineering Services and Software

Mechanics and Materials

Metering Research Facility

NEBS

Performance Verification Testing of Valves and Components

Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics (DARWIN)

Rotating Machinery Technologies

Rotordynamic and Mechanical Design Audits

Sensors and Corrosion Monitoring

Stress Corrosion Cracking

Surface Engineering and Materials Chemistry

System Reliability Engineering

Telecommunications Equipment Evaluation (NEBS)

Very Light Jet Evaluations

Wind Power Technology Services

Signal Exploitation and Geolocation

Lightweight, Collapsible, Man-Transportable, Direction-Finding (DF) Antenna (AP-460)

Product Engineering

Product Realization and Sustainment

Radiolocation Testing Range

Transitioning from Design to Production Using Leading-Edge Technology

Space Science and Engineering

Planetary Science Directorate (Boulder, Colo.)

Planetary Science

Spacecraft Avionics

SwRI Vacuum Microprobe Facility

Training, Simulation and Performance Improvement

Training, Simulation, and Performance Improvement (TSPI)