Nasa plans to place the large format camera in the space shuttle for earth sensing missions in 1984. it is believed that the lfc not only has direct utility in cartography, but can be used in a true multispectral sense to answer unique civil requirements. further, because of its geometric fidelity,… More

The overall program is envisioned to require three phases towards the production of a set of capabilities that will allow registration between digital multi-sensor records. the first phase of the program is proposed as a study in which the analysis will produce registration scenarios that will… More

The proposed effort will investigate the utility of multisensor imagery products to satisfy requirements for detection and monitoring of underground explosions, such as those produced at nuclear test sites. the research will involve an analysis of existing radar, thermal, multispectral, and… More

The proposed optical disk storage and dbms technology sbir weds advanced optical technology and hardware with state-of-the-art data base management system (dbms) and geographic information system (gis) capabilities. the closure and integration of these technologies offers innovative, unique, and… More

1A systematic means of studying the models which are currently available in the field for establishing a relationship between Digital Terrain Data accuracy and detail to the ability of a unit to perform its mission is to be determined. The approach involves an anlysis of the unit mission into the… More

Although great strides have been taken to generate and render problem geometries using computer automated design packages, as well as advancements in the the development of computational electromagnetics codes to solve Maxwell's equations, the link between the two is still very weak. Practical… More

The reliability and cost of wide bandwidth digital recorders represent the seak link in the ability to field operational airborne tactical reconnaissance systems. Magnetic tape technology is generally used as the storage media for tactical reconnaissance sytems because it provides that data capacity… More

This proposal addresses development of CAD software for simulating non-linear optical materials. The software will provide a virtual lab in which experimental setups are simulated. The proposed software is based on the use of a Maxwell differential equation solver, the Finite Difference Time… More

Controlling millimeter radio frequency waves with optical signals is a requirement for military communications and radar systems. The advances in the past decade have led to photonic sensors and switches that utilize light beams interacting with RF devices. New capabilities extending to higher… More

In spite of the fact that powerful desktop computers are readily available, the mechanics of antenna design has changed very little as a result. Computers are being used, but only as high speed calculators to solve models that were developed 30 years ago. Two new developments in electromagnetics… More