JSIFS lab-incubator program
Advanced Propulsion Assurance Program
Examines thrust-measurement integrity, thermal drift, vibration, electromagnetic coupling, cable forces, environmental coupling, software leakage, sensor behavior, and interpretation bias.
Research questions
- Can any artifact reproduce the reported force?
- Does the signal track the driven parameter under blinded analysis?
- Which apparatus change best discriminates thrust from artifact?
Required inputs
- Thrust-stand raw data with timestamps
- Environmental monitoring and calibration logs
- Cabling, mounting, vacuum, tare, null, and blank-run records
Known confounders
- Thermal drift
- Vibration
- Electromagnetic coupling
- Cable force
- Software leakage
- Sensor saturation
Output artifacts
- Ranked artifact attack surface
- Blinded reanalysis findings
- Discriminating experiment blueprint
- Red-team verdict
Human review requirements
- Independent measurement review
- Written response from the originating team
- Named Lab Director gate decision