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The Phase II proposal involves the development of a fully functional high temperature Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) assembly with high temperature qualified integrated circuits, passive components and related materials for smart node and data concentrator that are part of a Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) in an airplane that will need to operate over a wide temperature rang ...

In an effort to development more robust optical system coatings DTRA, in collaboration with Sandia National Labs, is working to characterize the degradation of optical materials for space systems when exposed to high intensely EUV/ cold x-rays. The experiments utilizes the Double Eagle z-pinch facility which generates high current, high voltage arc pinch plasma to produce an intense EUV and cold x ...

Etegent Technologies, Ltd. and the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) propose to implement a suite of advanced algorithms targeting real-time jitter suppression and clutter suppression. This includes both algorithms that were successfully prototyped running within a real-time execution budget under the phase I effort and more ambitious (and computationally demanding) techniques being introd ...

This project team will fully develop and test AlphaBear 2, a vocabulary learning game for grade 4 to 7 students. Vocabulary is a prerequisite for academic success, as it is linked to stronger performance across academic subjects and improved reading comprehension. It is more difficult for students to participate in educational activities without understanding the key vocabulary associated with tha ...

Cu-Be alloy is the material of choice for highly wear resistant, high strength bushing material utilized frequently in landing gear applications. However, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lists beryllium (Be) as hazardous with inhalation of Be-containing particulate leading to inflammation of the lungs and chronic beryllium disease and lesion development in the lungs with long-term exposu ...

To reduce weight and improve fuel efficiency, composites are being adhesively bonded into integral structural elements of aircraft at an accelerating rate. Once a bonded structure is assembled, there is no conventional NDI method available to assure that bond strength is adequate for service. The presence of weak regions in bonds can lead to disastrous failure of the structure under flight loads ...

In Phase I, UTC successfully demonstrated the ability to build 3D, high-to-low-Z graded alloys (GA) with Selective laser melting (SLM) additive manufacturing (AM) techniques. In Phase II, UTC will fully automate and scale-up the GA AM process, and work with Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMCO) and Southern Research (SR) to fully characterize the process so components intended for use on LMCO missile syst ...

Achieving desired bondline temperatures is critical to ensuring proper wetting, flow and cure when repairing composite structures. Under this multi-phase SBIR project a novel method for measuring/managing cure temperature in the bondline is being pursued based on patented amorphous microwire temperature sensors that are placed permanently within the bondline and read remotely via low-frequency ele ...

The focus of this research and development effort is the maturation of a small-displacement internal combustion (IC) engine with reliable, on-board, in-flight, start/re-start capabilities specifically targeting compressed carriage sUAS aerial vehicles that are remotely deployed.The advantage of integrating of IC engines into these platforms is a significant increase in range and endurance expandin ...

The objectives of this research effort are to experimentally derive the scaling laws up to 30 bar for key combustion species and temperature for reactions involving various hydrocarbon fuels in such a way so that the spatio-temporally resolved measurements would not be influenced by signal-degrading processes such as quenching, photolytic interference, Stark shift, and stimulated Raman. This build ...