Southwest Research Institute

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is an independent research and development organisation that describes its people as R&D problem solvers providing independent services to government and industry clients. Its website carries the line R&D from deep sea to deep space and the theme advanced science, applied technology. SwRI states that it has earned 56 R&D 100 awards and holds more than 1,500 patents across multiple technical disciplines.

Industries and capabilities

• Defense aerospace and aircraft, and defense powertrain and propulsion
• Electronic warfare systems and solutions, including advanced electronic warfare software
• Space research and technology
• Computational modelling and simulation tools, and machine learning technologies
• Automotive and transportation
• Chemistry and chemical engineering, and pharmaceutical development
• Power generation and utilities, energy and environment
• Manufacturing and construction, manufacturing technologies and reliability engineering services
• Biomedical and health, and electronics and automation

Recent work

• A drone-detection toolkit that uses neuromorphic cameras, which mimic human eyesight, to detect unmanned aerial systems
• Two new battery safety systems for safety-critical applications
• A new thermal vacuum chamber in the Space Systems Integration Facility that simulates the conditions of space
• A model from an SwRI-led team that removes flaws from far-side solar data for improved mapping
• Joint research with UT San Antonio on peptide catalysts and solid rocket propellants

Training and contracting

SwRI hosts short courses and webinars, such as a 3.5-day gas turbine and compressor short course and an introduction to lateral rotordynamics, and an introduction webinar for the TIER-5 emissions reduction consortium. It publishes annual internal R&D reports, a SeaPort-e capabilities page and information for subcontractors and team members.

Shows

SwRI appears in the exhibitor lists of the Small Satellite Conference, the AIAA SciTech Forum, the AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition and the IEEE Aerospace Conference.

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