December 2022 * Vol. 46 No. 12 Contents Features 6 Products of Tomorrow 10 Fine-Tuning the Factory Using Simulation 14 Five Tips for Optimizing 5G Private Network Signals 40 Application Briefs: Reliable Power for Long-Term Lunar Surface Operations 44 Vote for Product of the Year 45 Facility Focus: The Grainger College of Engineering 48 NASA Spinoff: Space Radiation Research Fights Cancer on Earth Solutions 18 Aeronautics 18 AI Pilot Can Navigate Crowded Airspace 19 Vertiport Assessment and Mobility Operations System 20 3D-Printed Catalysts Propel Hypersonic Flight 20 Solid Electrolyte-Based Microthrusters for Precision Propulsion 21 Spacecraft to Remove Orbital Debris 22 Robotics & Automation 22 Chipset-Specific IPDs Simplify Development of Next-Gen Wireless Medical IoT Applications 23 New Capabilities for Grasp-Assisting Gloves 24 AI that Mimics the Human Eye 24 Robot Overcomes Uncertainty to Retrieve Buried Objects 25 3D-Printed Insect-Inspired Robots 26 Materials & Coatings 26 Self-Healing Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite 27 Manufacturing on Mars with 3D Printing 27 Shape-Shifting Materials Offer Infinite Possibilities 28 Soft, Mechanical Metamaterials 29 Computer-Implemented Energy Depletion Radiation Shielding 30 Communications 30 Easing Industrial-Grade Ethernet Implementation (Communications continued on page 2) Tech Briefs, December 2022 www.techbriefs.com 1 40 6 33 Departments 4 Click 8 5 Ws 9 Q&A 47 Advertisers Index New for Design Engineers 42 New on the Markethttp://www.techbriefs.com