Abstract:THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLASMA DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE TO MEASURE THE INTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD AND ION TEMPERATURE PROFILE IN THE CURRENT GENERATION OF MAGNETIC FUSION DEVICES. THE TECHNIQUE WOULD UTILIZE INJECTION OF 50 MA ATOMIC HELIUM BEAM. THE HIGH BEAM INTENSITY IS GENERATED BY… more
Abstract:THE ALPHA PARTICLES IN A FUSION REACTOR ARE THE SOURCE OF FREE ENERGY WHICH SUSTAINS THE "BURNING" D-T PLASMA. THE ABILITY OF A MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT DEVICE TO CONTAIN THE ALPHA PARTICLES IN THE PLASMA DETERMINES CONDITIONS FOR IGNITION. MEASUREMENTS OF THE TIME HISTORY OF THE SPATIAL AND ENERGY… more
Abstract:IN THIS PROPOSAL JAYCOR DESCRIBES AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP A FAST RUNNING, SMALL NODE NUMBER COMPUTER CODE FOR THE DESIGN AND MODAL RESPONSE ANALYSES FOR AN ICBM MISSILE IN FLIGHT. THE CODE WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE ENVIRONMENTS EXPECTED WITH HOT MISSILE AND SLOW MISSILE… more
Abstract:AN INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT CONCENT NEEDS TO BE DEVELOPED WHICH WILL DESCRIBE HOW NUCLEAR HARDNESS AND SURVIVABILITY INFORMATION CAN BE PROPERLY INCORPORATED INTO THE ILS. THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES THE TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS REQUIRED TO FORMULATE THIS TYPE OF CONCEPT. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE… more
Abstract:A TECHNIQUE IS PROPOSED WHEREBY THE BORESIGHT ALIGNMENT BETWEEN A HELICOPTER MISSILE OR ROCKET LAUNCH SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND THE REFERENCE SYSTEM CAN BED DETERMINED IN THREE AXES. THE TECHNIQUE EMPLOYS NEWLY-DEVELOPED FAST SCANNING ELECTRO-OPTICAL SENSORS AND FAST SPECIALMICROPROCESSOR SUBSYSTEMS.… more
Abstract:THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL EXAMINE THE ANTI-SIMULATION TACTIC BOTH FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE OFFENSE AND FROM THAT OF THE DEFENSE. THE OFFENSE POINT OF VIEW INCLUDES DETERMINING THE SIGNATURE FEATURES THAT THE ANTI-SIMULATION TACTIC ATTEMPTS TO DISGUISE AND THE DEGREE TO WHICH THESE FEATURES CAN BE… more
Abstract:A FEASIBILITY STUDY IS PROPOSED ON A NOVEL IDEA FOR A DESIGN OF A SEMI-SMART PROJECTILE FOR KINETIC ENERGY WEAPONS, AND IN PARTICULAR, EML WEAPONS. THE TECHNOLOGY FOR THIS DESIGN IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. IT WOULD BE INTRINSICALLY HARD TO THE 100000 G ACCELERATIONS EXPERIENCE BY AN EML PROJECTILE AND… more
Abstract:NICHOLS RESEARCH CORPORATION PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AN ACCURATE AND USABLE COMPUTER MODEL FOR PREDICTING THE INFRARED RADIANCE FROM THE SURFACE OF THE SEA AS A FUNCTION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND THE SEA STATE. THE MODEL WOULD CALCULATE THE THERMAL RADIATION EMITTED FROM THE SEA SURFACE AND… more
Abstract:RESEARCH INTO ESTABLISHING THE FEASIBILITY OF FORMULATING A NEW THEORY TO PREDICT THE ANGULAR DEPENDENCE OF SCATTERING FROM SURFACES WHICH ARE ROUGH COMPARED TO THE WAVELENGTH OF INCIDENT LIGHT IS PROPOSED. THE RESEARCH WOULD INCLUDE IDENTIFYING ANOMALIES OBSERVED IN SCATTERING FROM METALLIC… more
Abstract:A NOVEL APPROACH IS TAKEN IN THIS PROPOSAL FOR THE RIGOROUS TREATMENT OF THE PROBLEM OF ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION THROUGH SHALLOW WATER BOUNDED BY ICE AND BOTTOM WITH ROUGH SURFACES. THIS TREATMENT INCLUDES A FIELD-THEORETIC CONSIDERATION OF WAVE PROPAGATION AND A STATISTICAL-PHYSICS MODEL OF ROUGH… more
Abstract:THE EFFORT OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP AN INTERACTIVE MODEL TO DETERMINE SPACE SYSTEMS SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS, ENABLE SYSTEM OPERATING VULNERABILITY AND COST DRIVER ASSESSMENTS, AND FACILITATE TRADE STUDIES. THE CONCEPT FOR THE INTERACTIVE DATA BASE IS TO TIE AN ESTABLISHED EXPERT SYSTEM SHELL WITH AN… more
Abstract:DESIGN CONSTRAINTS ON WINDOWS FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL (EO) SENSORS ABOARD HYPERVELICITY PLATFORMS WILL BE ESTABLISHED. THESE CONSTRAINTS ARE BASED ON THE WAY SENSING OF INFRARED (IR) AND VISIBLE RADIATION ARE AFFECTED BY: (1) NEAR-WINDOW TURBULENCE, (2) IR WINDOW EMISSION INDUCED BY AERODYNAMIC HEATING,… more
Abstract:A TWO DIMENSIONAL PANEL WHOSE THERMAL IMAGE (WHEN HEATED BY AN EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE) IS SIMILAR TO AN OPERATING VEHICLE WHEN VIEWED AT DIFFERENT ASPECT AND ELEVATION ANGLES IS PROPOSED. THE PANEL WOULD ACT AS A DECOY FOR THE COMBAT VEHICLE AND SHOULD PROVIDE A CREDIBLE IMAGE TO AN IR SENSOR. IN… more
Abstract:A METHODOLOGY/MODEL FOR THE CALCULATION OF LETHALITY EFFECTIVENESS EQUIVALENCY RELATIONSHIPS FOR AN EVALUATION SET OF SPECIFIC TACTICAL NUCLEAR, CONVENTIONAL UNITARY, AND ICM WEAPONS WILL BE DEVELOPED. THE APPROACH WILL CONSIST OF SPECIFIC MODIFICATIONS TO AN EXISTING COMPUTER SIMULATION MODEL, THE… more
Abstract:OPTICAL SIGNATURE ANALYSIS WILL BE APPLIED TO MASS-PRODUCTION QUALITY CONTROL OF ENGINEERING CERAMICS. ADAPTATION OF PROVEN EFFECTIVE OPTICAL TECHNIQUES TO MASS PRODUCTION REQUIRES INNOVATION IN RAPID DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING. THE PROPOSED INNOVATION APPLIES STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE (SDI)… more
Abstract:A LIGHTER-THAN-AIR VEHICLE MOUNTED LONG-RANGE INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK SENSOR IS PROPOSED THAT UTILIZES A LARGE-DIAMETER COLLECTING PRIMARY MIRROR. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE IR SENSOR SYSTEM WOULD BE ANALYZED IN TERMS OF DETECTION RANGE FOR A VARIETY OF OPERATIONAL SCENARIOS AND TARGETS.
Abstract:TACTICAL MANEUVERING INTERCEPTORS OPERATE IN THE ATMOSPHERE BUT MAY BE AT A HIGH ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO ENCOUNTER FREE MOLECULAR FLOW. PLUME MODELS USED TO SIMULATE VARIOUS CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED DURING FLIGHT REQUIRE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES TO ADVANCE THE STATE-OF-THE-ART. AS THESE… more
Abstract:MANNED SPACECRAFT ON LONG MISSIONS OR PERMANENTLY IN ORBIT (E.G. SPACE STATION) WILL REQUIRE HOT WATER FOR HOUSEKEEPINGCHORES SUCH AS CLOTHES AND DISH WASHING AND BATHING. THE ECLS SYSTEM WILL ALSO REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF HOT WATER. IF THIS WATER IS ELECTRICALLY HEATED, MANY ADDITIONAL SQUARE… more
Abstract:THIS EFFORT WILL ENHANCE THE CAPABILITY OF THE AIR FORCE PARABOLIZED NAVIER STOKES CODE (AFWAL PNS CODE) TO PREDICT SKIN FRICTION AND HEAT TRANSFER TO HIGH SPEED FLIGHT VEHICLES. THE CURRENT PREDICTION TECHNIQUES REQUIRE EXTREMELY ACCURATE CALCULATIONS OF VELOCITY AND TEMPERATURE IN THE VICINITY OF… more
Abstract:AEROMANEUVERING AND AEROBRAKING VEHICLES, SUCH AS THE AEROASSISTED ORBITAL TRANSFER VEHICLE (AOTV), WILL MANEUVER AND DECELERATE IN THE UPPER RAREFIED REGIME OF THE ATMOSPHERE. IN THE CASE OF THE AOTV, HYPERSONIC RAREFIED FLOW IN THE SHEAR LAYER FROM THE FOREPART OF THE VEHICLE MAYIMPINGE ON THE… more
Abstract:AN INEXPENSIVE, PROGRAMMABLE, 3-D THERMAL TARGET WHICH SIMULATES THE IR SIGNATURE OF VARIOUS VEHICLES IS NEEDED TO ASSIST IN DESIGNING MISSILE SEEKERS, TAILORING IR SIGNATURES TO IMPROVE STEALTH CHARACTERISTICS OF VEHICLES, AND FOR DEVELOPING IR IMAGERY DEVICES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PHASE I STUDY IS… more
Abstract:LAMINAR FLOW OFFERS SIGNIFICANT PAYOFF TO UNDERSEA VEHICLES BY PROVIDING DRAG REDUCTION AND REDUCED RADIATED NOISE. IT HAS BEEN SHOWN THAT SMALL PARTICLES CAN CAUSE LAMINAR FLOW TO BECOME TURBULENT. A TECHNIQUE IS NEEDED TO MEASURE THE TRAJECTORY A PARTICLE TAKES AS IT MOVES PAST AN UNDERWATER… more
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