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ABSTRACT:This SBIR proposal covers the preliminary design and initial hardware and software in-the-loop testing of the GOLauncher 1, a single stage liquid air launched rocket system, for utilization in future hypersonic flight testing efforts. Major objectives include completing prelimianry design of the system based on requirements defined during Phase I, further validation of cost and schedule e ...

ABSTRACT:Global Technology Connection, Inc., in collaboration with its academic and industrial partners proposes to develop a hierarchical 3-tier fault tolerant architecture to improve aircraft reliability, safety, and availability. The hierarchical system will support autonomous decisions for aircraft mission modification, trajectory planning, and controller reconfiguration. The architecture in ...

ABSTRACT:The objective of this work is to develop a tool to quantitatively predict corrosion between carbon fiber composite (CFC) and 7050 Al, as used in remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs). Phase I showed that the dominant corrosion mechanism for this material mix is pitting. Therefore, this effort will introduce computational analysis of both galvanic and pitting corrosion rates on aluminum in stru ...

ABSTRACT: Global Technology Connection, Inc. (GTC) in collaboration with their academic and industrial partners proposes to develop a software tool called Scheduling Algorithm for Maintenance using Prognostic Life Estimates (SAMPLE). This technology will aid maintainers in the creation of aircraft fleet maintenance schedules that incorporate prognostic information. Pre-planned work order packages ...

ABSTRACT:A Propellant Health Monitoring (PHM) Sensor for Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs) utilizes actual propellant components in a tiny new sensor called AgeAlert.These sensors provide real-time data corresponding to mechanical property degradation resulting from environmental aging of propellants.The sensors are mounted external to the propellant and automatically track degradation passively without ...

ABSTRACT:Tactical Air Control Parties (TACP) and Joint Terminal Air Controller (JTAC) deploy with not only a significant amount of gear, but also a large work load in order to manage all of their responsibilities. As the battlefield becomes more digitized, it is forcing TACPs/JTACs (which we will refer to as just TACPs for brevity in the document) to deal with more information than their current s ...

ABSTRACT: Aircraft transparency systems such as canopies incorporate conductive layers that provide electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding. These conductive layers require inspection during manufacturing and throughout the life of the aircraft to ensure proper electrical performance is achieved and maintained. Current manufacturing inspections are conducted manually, are time consuming, and ...

ABSTRACT: The Area-I team propose to leverage their expertise to develop an extended-endurance Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated Unmanned System (ALTIUS). ALTIUS, meaning"higher"in Latin, will provide a paradigm shift in the performance of small, tube-launched remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). Core features and capabilities of the ALTIUS UAS will include: 1) A state-of-the-art, high-energy-density pow ...

ABSTRACT: Global Technology Connection, Inc., in collaboration with its academic and industrial partners proposes to develop a hierarchical 3-tier fault tolerant architecture to improve aircraft reliability, safety, and availability. The hierarchical system will support autonomous decisions for aircraft mission modification, trajectory planning, and low-level controller reconfiguration. At the ...

ABSTRACT: Propagation Research Associates, Inc., (PRA), teamed with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), proposes to design and evaluate an algorithm to produce useful measurements of the state of the ionosphere from Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment used on mobile platforms. We will address how methods of TEC estimation that have been designed for multiple ground-based, stationary receiv ...