The objectives of this phase i study is to determine survivable smallicbm concepts for postulated red force attack variations under treaty limitations by showing that a systematic evaluation of the parameters involved are sufficient in determining favorable sicbm options. the effort will include:… More

An extensive review will be made of literature on technical developments or innovative methods of explosive excavation. this review will identify any promising concepts for reducing time required or improving productivity in drilling for blasts, loading blast holes, charge design, ventilation and… More

A fault-tree based analysis will be made to identify inherent vulnerabilities of a hard silo based ballistic missile. these vulnerabilities, in functional or failure mode terms, will be combined with construction analyses of silo designs to determine target damage modes, and effects. a series of… More

Sea, inc. proposes the development of a methodology to define and assess potential physical security threats to the small icbm hard mobile launcher (hml) and to design a cost effective security system to counter these threats. the methodology would address security implications during all of the… More

Soviet acquisition of western technology can be directly traced to improvements in their military capability. hardening and survivability technology is undoubtedly high on the acquisition priority. implementation of dod instruction dodi 4245.4 - acquisition of nuclear survivable systems will result… More

Structural latch mechanism concepts will be developed to be used on future fighter aircraft for interfacing the crew escape capsule with the airframe. the f-111 escape capsule design will aid in the generation and validation of preliminary design requirements. three philosophies will be considered… More

Theoretical computer codes for analysis of nuclear dust/debris clouds currently over-estimate the degree of interaction between the crater ejecta and the fireball by factor of three or more for near-surface bursts. most of the cold ejecta remains close to the surface in a coherent sheet and does not… More

An innovative approach to developing a return flux experiment of vehicle emitted gases, via collisions with theambient atmosphere, is presented. the sensors and sources requirements are developed in conjunction with necessary modeling parameters assessment. the experiment package is designed for… More

Existing contamination assessment models for spacecraft utilize a single collision scattering model to predict fluxes of contaminants on surfaces and contributions to optical lines-of-sight. they also do not include the ram pressure buildup of ambient gases near spacecraft surfaces. an innovative… More

This study utilizes the experience gained on mps, csb, d2b peacekeeper concealment basing studies and recent small missile concealment studies. sensors, discriminants and physical signatures applicable to an icbm in conjunction with a transporter/launcher are screened for applicability to ballistic… More

Exposure of personnel and hardware to nbc contaminants is a critical problem in many warfare scenarios. although several current nbc protection techniques exist and may satisfactorily protect personnel and hardware in many circumstances, a method is required that enables flight crews to expediently… More

This phase i study would begin with an operational requirements matrix including: world setting; missions; mission phases; objectives; target "signature"; payload requirements; sensor requirements and survivability requirements. missions would include damage assess-ment, damage assessment/strike,… More

This small business innovative research effort will provide a retrofit kit design which will increase the emp protection to a level from 20 to 40 db. based on sea's previous experience, our company will review the drawings and diagrams of the iso-shelter, determine the best emp hardening options,… More

Investigation of the applicability of the circuit base concept is herein proposed. the circuit base concept is a relational database methodology for integrating cad/cae software and for managing electronic systems engineering data. it is innovative in the use of a relational approach, in including… More

The intent of dod instruction 4245.4, "acquisition of nuclear survival systems" is to provide for nuclear survivability throughout the life cycle of weapon systems which are required to survive the effects of nuclear weapons. one key to implementing this intent is to insure that all the people… More

Sea will devise a jammer concept that will jam threat radars over their entire operating frequency. the conceptual jammer will survive reentry and operate throughout the endo-atmosphere. the principal element of the design is a retrodirective linear array with high-gain amplifiers which will receive… More

The performance of any "innovative sensors" for srt applications must be quantified and compared with each other and with current state-of-the-art sensors. they must also be placed in context with the benefits/costs of improved srt performance due to area limitation techniques, optimized… More

The department of transportation (dot) is required to main- tain the nation's bridges and ensure their safety. however,a large number of bridges have not been recently inspected to determine if they are capable of safely supporting the traffic that is crossing them. the current method of surveying… More

Microwave coupling simuation codes (mccs) are required for modeling susceptibility of military systems to high power microwaves (hpm). mccs assist in detection of system weaknesses to hpm and in evaluating proposed hpm-hardening technology. the rapidly increasing need to establish system… More

This effort would scope the logistics planning efforts required for the air force to support an entirely new class of hypersonic vehicles,efforts from base planning to operational maintenance support. a matrix of probable world settings and mission scenarios would serve as a starting point to… More

This small business innovative research effort will provide a prototype measurement system which can be used to determine the rlcm coupling parameters to interior wires of a multiconductor cable. knowledge of the coupling parameters will allow calculation of currents and voltages on interior wires… More

Low-energy laser technology has the potential to significantly improve the effenciency and effectiveness of nuclear weapons security operations. such lasers, employed in either automated or remotely manned configurations, can supplement current physical security measures by providing three… More

The device described in this phase i proposal incorporates a novel technique for using rf as an enhancement to facility security systems. rf has often been investigated as a method for providing a non-lethal deterrent to intrusion into secured facilities such as storage facilities for nuclear… More

Frequency agile, intermediate power laser is being developed for diffractive beam steering and remote laser induced emission spectroscopy from spaceborne platforms. The system is an efficient compact, tunable, solid-state laser designed by combining the advent of high power laser diode arrays, with… More

An advanced reactor with a 50-75% efficient electrical energy conversion process incorporated within a core comprised of fuel and moderator provides options heretofore unrealized. in principle, the requirements for the feasibility of such a compact reactor could be met with the development of energy… More

Quality computational tools have been available for solving exterior electromagnetic coupling problems and for solving circuit problems for many years. The desire to extend this conventional analysis to the solution of interior coupling problems with internal circuitry is the principle focus of the… More

A Mobile Ordnance Disruptor System (MODS), which is being developed for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), utilizes a high power Nd:YAG laser for munitions neutralization. This concept allows for EOD at a safe distance . which minimizes the risk to personnel. A shortcoming of the MODS is the… More

Science & Engineering International Corporation (SEIC) is proposing to develop a metal plating technology based on nanocompsite chromium for gun barrels and other interior surfaces of military hardware. Use of nanocomposite chromium plating will greatly improve wear, erosion, and corrosion… More

Optical amplifiers that are equipped on teh airborne platform must be compact, highly efficient, and stable for reliable autonomous operations in an extreme environment. Development of a solid state laser amplifier system based on a diode pubped laser crystal and a state-of-the-art technology for… More

The defense nuclear agency (dna) is developing the operational mesoscale environment model with grid adaptivity (omega) to predict real-time dispersal of hazardous aerosols. one requirement for omega or any similar model is to predict collateral effects from strikes on nuclear, biological, and… More

This proposal is to develop a new incoherent Doppler lj.dar system for atmospheric wind measurement with a high accuracy over a few tens of kilometer range from a ground based or airborne! platform. This sensor is based on the pseudo-random modulatioii cw ladar technique in conjunction with a new… More

In this research program, we plan to investigate a revolutionary new form of communication based on the microwave auditory effect. This proposed communication idea satisfies the requirements for an innovative, natural interface requiring no learning or training for efficient operation and effective… More

A new range-doppler laser-radar for solid target detection with 1 m range and 0.5 m/s velocity resolution at ranges up to several hundred kilometers is proposed. a multi-beam agile scanner feature will provide angular discrimination across a large fov image with a wide field of regard. range… More

This proposal is ti develop a cost effective and reliable NIRS sensor for quantification of deep tissue blood oxygenation. The proposexd multielement sensor will provide oxygen saturation images of the deep tissue by measuring the differential path-lenth of an optical pseudo-impulse at two near ir… More

The main objective of this proposal is to design and develop an all-solid-state, high repetition rate laser source, tunable throughout the 1.5 to 3.5 um wavelength range. The proposed source will have a peak power greater than 1 kW at multi-kHz repetition rate. It will be based upon an optical… More

A feasibility and optimization investigation is proposed for electromagnetic immunity and emission testing over the frequency regime of 10 KHz to 18 GHz. The proposed facility combines the cost-effective performance features of a TEM cell and a reverberation chamber. The feasibility investigation… More

In the present domestic and world political climate, U.S. military forces are faced with situations requiring less-than-lethal response options. Low-energy lasers can be effective, non-lethal weapons for a variety of military missions and law enforcement applications. Through the effects of… More

The Defense Nuclear Agency hase undertaken several related programs to develop new technologies for countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, including weapons which disperse dry spore biological agents. These initiatives require an increased understanding of the response o… More

SESI proposes the development of a novel flow cytometer to detect biological warfare agents in large multiplex of up to 300 agents. Our proposed cytometer combines new phosphorescence technology in conjunction with a state-of-the-art flow cytometer configuration to achieve simultaneous 300-agent… More

A feasibility investigation is proposed for designing a HIRF aircraft test facility which reduces existing test time by at least a factor of two without comprising the HIRF requirements for aspect angle/polarization and field strengths (both average and peak). SEA proposes a hybrid TEM … More

With the development of compact, rugged laser diodes that can be powered with bateries, it appears that medical procedures that utilize lasers can now be brought into the field environment. The goal of this effort is to develop a fieldable laser diode tissue soldering system for wound… More

The USAF Material Command (AFMC) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMA) has a critical need to support military planners in establishing a cost effective approach to selecting components and identifying system behavior during the design process, minimizing… More

We propose to develop an innovative, compact ultrafast high brightness laser source, broadly tunable in the infrared for vibrationally-resolved infrared microscopy and other applications. By passive Kerr lens mode-locking of a novel diode-pumped tunable Cr:LiSAF laser, 100fs pulses will be generated… More

With the development of compact, rugged laser diodes that can be powered with bateries, it appears that medical procedures that utilize lasers can now be brought into the field environment. The goal of this effort is to develop a fieldable laser diode tissue soldering system for wound… More

51021-98-I An In-Pipe Mercury Assay System--Science and Engineering Associates, Inc., 6100 Uptown Boulevard NE, Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM 87110-4163; (505) 884-2300 Mr. D.T. Kendrick, Principal Investigator Ms. IIene R. Colina, Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG03-98ER82661 Amount: … More

Remote sensing of chemical emissions from concealed sources, such as concealed chemical manufacturing plants, or internal combustion engines, from airborne and ground based mobile platforms is a high defense priority. We propose to develop an innovative, miniature, rugged, rapidly tuned,… More

Hig concentration of ground-level ozone is undesirable because it initiates photochemical smog formation, and is also detrimental to human health. Continuous monitoring of ozone is essential to measure its variability, its transport across regional boundaries, and the dynamic sources and sinks that… More

"An investigation to determine the applicability of statistical modeling techniques to shielding effectiveness estimation of complex, irregular structures is proposed. In particular, the ability to extrapolate existing shielding effectiveness data tosimilar structures (similitude) is of interest.… More

Commercial and government electromagnetic (EM) emission and immunity standards require testing over the frequency interval 10 kHz to 18 GHz. Currently, equipment must be tested in two or more test facilities to satisfy this requirement. The objective of the effort is the design of a relatively low… More