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72158 Interactions with unwanted electrons are a major limiting factor in the performance of ion accelerators. A main source of these electrons is collisions at grazing incidence between ions and beam pipe walls. Computer modeling could be used to examine this problem, but the codes in the heavy-ion fusion community presently do not have the capability to accurately model grazing-incidence colli ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): At present, children with upper-limb deficiencies have few choices of prosthetic prehensors available to them. For many of these children, body-powered devices offer a better--or in some cases the only--rehabilitat

75133-In many industrial processes, dilute aqueous solutions of heavy metals are formed as waste, byproduct, or intermediate streams. If released to the environment, the heavy metals contained in these streams become toxic pollutants, which cause detrimental biochemical effects in living organisms. This project will develop a new process for reducing the heavy metal ion concentration(s) in aqueo ...

Q-DOT proposes to develop an Active Microwave Switch Matrix for the Army's hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) missile seeker test system. The 4 x 4 X-band switch matrix routes and combines signals at low levels of approximately 0 dBm, enabling each of the outputs to be rapidly programmed as an arbitrary combination of the inputs. IBM's SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) technology is used to ...

Q-DOT proposes to develop an Active RF Switch Array for the Army's hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) missile seeker test system. The switch array is designed to route 10 GHz X-band signals at low levels of approximately 0 dBm. IBM's SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) technology is used to create ultra-fast active RF switches capable of switching times of 200 ps or less. This integrated circ ...

In Phase I, Phase IV proposes to develop the overall architecture and design of a prototype RF system for shipping containers that will operate in the marine environment while being loaded stacked aboard ship, on board deck of a ship in a stack, unloaded, and moved and stacked in shipping terminals. Phase IV has developed a state-of-the-art RF system for tracking and monitoring munitions, both at ...

72872-High energy physics data sets are currently very large and will continue to grow. A time consuming and labor intensive stage of any experimental effort is the event selection (or skimming) that must be performed at a remote site in order to deliver reasonably sized data sets to the end user. This project will develop a Web tool for remote data skimming. A rich client application will be d ...

Data Fusion Corporation (DFC) and Honeywell Aerospace Electronic Systems propose the development of a prototype, next-generation GPS receiver that is resistant to structured interference and jamming. This next-generation GPS receiver shall be employed in the navigation systems of THAAD interceptor-seekers and other high-dynamic precision-guided munitions and platforms. The Phase-II deliverable ...

The PI proposes that he conduct research and develop a conceptual design meeting the requirements of the solicitation. The research activities will be directed into developing an Adaptable Cognizant Vehicle Power Pack (ACVPP) that is a self-aware, modular pack and control system that provides a modular and readily configurable packing and interfacing system. It will utilize SAE standard CAN comm ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term objective of the proposed work is the development of innovative detection technologies for biochips (a.k.a. DNA microarrays). It is envisioned that the proposed technologies will enable the application of biochips to biodefense, particularly when a rapid and reliable diagnostic screen is required in the field. The Specific Aims of the proposed wo ...