Abstract:CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS POSE A THREAT TO OUR FORCES WHICH REQUIRES A COUNTERMEASURE WHICH DOES NOT RESTRICT THE MOBILITY OR OPERATING EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SOLDIERS AND WHICH CAN BE READILY DEPLOYED. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM ARE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIALTY FORMULATIONS WHICH WILL PROTECT AND\… more
Abstract:GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN COMMER- CIALIZED AND ARE BEING USED INDUSTRIALLY FOR THE RECOVERY OF HYDROGEN, FOR ENRICHED AIR PRODUCTION, FOR ENRICHED NITROGEN PRODUCTION, AND FOR ACID-GAS REMOVAL AMONG OTHER APPLICATIONS. MEMBRANE PROCESSES HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATLY REDUCING… more
Abstract:THE PROPOSED WORK WOULD PROVIDE MEANS FOR REMOTING THE TRANSMITTER PORTION OF GROUND-NETWORK RADIOS. FUTURE ENEMY SENSOR SYSTEMS WILL PROVIDE RAPID ACQUISITION AND TARGETING, ESPECIALLY AGAINST COMMAND CENTERS. TRANSMITTERS LOCATED FAR FROM ASSOCIATED RECEIVERS, EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL WOULD REDUCE… more
Abstract:ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (EMP) PHENOMENA CAN CAUSE SEVERE COMPROMISE IN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. IN THE MEDICAL AREAS, EQUIPMENT FAILURE IS LIFE-THREATENING. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO REQUEST PHASE I FUNDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THREE NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL ACHIEVE EMP SHIELDING, WHILE… more
Abstract:THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP A TWO- DIMENSIONAL-IMAGING, FOURIER TRANSFORM SPCETROMETER (FTS) FOR VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET (VUV) SPECTROSCOPY OF PLASMAS. THIS INSTRUMENT WOULD BE: (1) THE FIRST FTS PRODUCED FOR SPECTROSCOPY AT WAVELENGTHS SHORTER THAN THE CUTOFF LIMIT OF FUSED SILICA, AND… more
Abstract:PHASE I OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF ASSESSING THE WEAR LEVEL OF AN OIL-WELL DRILLBIT DURING THE ACTUAL DRILLING PROCESS, BASED SOLELY ON PROCESSING SURFACE VIBRATION DATA. A RELIABLE AND INEXPENSIVE BIT WEAR SENSING SYSTEM WOULD READILY BE ACCEPTED AND IMPLEMENTED BY… more
Abstract:IN THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WE WILL DEVELOP AN INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING SMALL AMOUNTS OF TRANSIENT BIREFRINGENCE IN MICROSCOPIC BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES, AND WILL APPLY IT TO AN EXISTING MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENT IN THE AREA OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY. THE PROPOSED LASER MICROPOLARIMETER WILL BE CAPABLE OF MEASURING… more
Abstract:OPTRA PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A FAST HIGH PRESSURE TRANSDUCER BASED ON THE STRESS-OPTICAL EFFECT IN A SINGLE OPTICAL CRYSTAL. THE SMALL SIZE OF THE SENSOR RESULTS IN A FAST RESPONSE, AND ITS MONO-LITHIC NATURE--WITH SENSING AND TRANSDUCING FUNCTIONS COMBINED IN ONE AND THE SAME… more
Abstract:AN EFFORT DIRECTED TOWARDS THE DEMONSTRATION OF AN OPTICAL NON-CONTACT INTERFEROMETRIC STRAIN GAGE IS PROPOSED. THE CONCEPT IS BASED ON DETECTING THE MOTION OF A DIFFUSELY REFLECTING SURFACE BY IMAGING A MOVING FRINGE PATTERN ON THE SURFACE, AND THEN INFERRING THE MOTION OF THE SURFACE (IN A… more
Abstract:RESEARCH LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REMOTE OPTICAL THERMOMETER FOR SEVERE ENVIRONMENTS IS PROPOSED. THE TEMPERATURE SENSING ELEMENT CONSISTS OF A SMALL SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL TRANSDUCER WHICH IS COUPLED TO A REMOTE EXCITATION SOURCE AND READOUT UNIT BY OPTICAL FIBERS. THE BASIS FOR THE MEASUREMENT IS… more
Abstract:RESEARCH LEADING TO AN ABSOLUTE THERMOMETER WITH A FIBER OPTIC READOUT IS PROPOSED. THE BASIC SENSING ELEMENT IS A SHORT LENGTH OF SAPPHIRE. UNDER A PREVIOUSLY FUNDED EFFORT, OPTRA HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT THE OPTICAL BIREFRINGENCE OF SAPPHIRE IS HIGHLY PREDICTABLE AND A NEARLY LINEAR FUNCTION OF… more
Abstract:OPTRA HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED AN OPTICAL TECHNIQUE, INVOLVINGTHE USE OF A 2-FREQUENCY HENE LASER, FOR MAKING PRECISE NON-CONTACT MEASUREMENTS OF THE TRANSVERSE MOTIONS OF DIFFUSE SURFACES. OPTRA PROPOSES HEREIN TO APPLY THIS TECHNIQUE TO THE MEASUREMENT OF THE EXTENSION, UNDER APPLIEDLOAD, OF SAMPLES… more
Abstract:THE ISAR PART TASK TRAINER IS A TRAINING SYSTEM WHICH WILL MAINTAIN THE PROFICIENCY OF ISAR OPERATORS IN THE AREA OF IMAGE ANALYSIS AND CLASSIFICATION. THE SYSTEM WILL BE PORTABLE AND SUPPORT MULTI-PLATFORMS. THE SYSTEM WILL BE COMPRISED OF A HIGH RESOLUTION DISPLAY, A VIDEO DISK, MICROPROCESSORS… more
Abstract:NON-MAGNETIC UNLINED ALUMINUM ENGINE BLOCKS ARE CURRENTLY FEASIBLE IN GASOLINE ENGINES, BUT NOT FOR DIESELS, WHERE PRESSURE LOADINGS AT THE FOR DIESELS, WHERE PRESSURE LOADINGS AT THE NOVEL VENTILATED BAND SEAL APPROACH WILL SOLVE THAT PROBLEM,AND WILL ALSO REDUCE FUEL CONSUMPTION IN ANY PISTON… more
Abstract:A MAN PORTABLE PCS (PERSONAL COOLING SYSTEM) WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR TROOPS REQUIRING COOLING WHILE WEARING CHEMICAL WARFARE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. THE CONCEPT DEVELOPED ON THIS PROJECT WILL USE A VAPOR COMPRESSION FREON CYCLE. THE POWER SOURCE FOR THE ROTARY COMPRESSOR WILL BE AN IC (INTERNAL… more
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