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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 ...

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 ...

THE EVOLUTION OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY HAD LED TO APPLICATIONSAND OPERATING SYSTEMS REQUIRING THE USE OF A MOUSE AS THE OPTIMUM INPUT METHOD. A VARIETY OF ALTERNATE KEYBOARD INPUT METHODS CURRENTLY EXIST TO ASSIST THE DISABLED INDIVIDUAL INACCESSING COMPUTERS, BUT MOST DON'T SUPPORT MOUSE FUNCTIONS.THE ALTERNATE INPUT DEVICE MOUSE EMULATOR (C), AID-ME(C), WOULD PROVIDE THE LINK BETWEEN THESE ALTERNA ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DEVELOP A HIGH-ACCURACY, HIGHRANGE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE TRANSDUCER FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF RAPID TRANSIENTS TO 700 MPA AND TEMPERATURES TO 3000 K, AS WELL AS HEAT TRANSFER, IN GUN INTERIORS. ALL THREE MEASURING FUNCTIONS WILL BE PERFORMED BY ONE SMALL (ABOUT 20 MM IN DIAMENTER) SENSOR UNIT AND SOME EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE SENSORS. THE PRESSURE IS DETECTED BY CA ...

Tibia and lower leg injuries are a major concern in underbody blast events which have been identified as one of the most common causes of war time lower limb injuries. Approximately one third of all soldiers injured in underbody blast events sustain foot/ankle fractures or tibia/fibula fractures. Worse yet, many of these injuries are severe enough that they lead to amputation or permanent disabili ...

All the military Services have identified the need for greater levels of autonomy and collaborative control or swarming for unmanned systems as critical enabling technologies for future forces. While swarming has demonstrated great potential, currently there is no method for easily designing and verifying swarming systems for military applications. DSOARS helps fills this critical need by bringing ...

GLSV has developed a process and supporting technologies to provide affordable, high performance quiet mufflers to defense markets at low to mid production quantities typically experienced in the defense ground vehicle industry. GLSV has streamlined a process that provides for muffler and full exhaust system performance customization for a specific application. GLSVs process has provided for minim ...

Complex electro-optic, background and target, wide area scene simulations are required for development, test, and evaluation of missile seeker systems. Developing simulations of specific test ranges and geographical locations begins with topographic height fields collected by on-site, aerial, or satellite surveys. The height fields are discretized data set so terrain features that result in vehicl ...

We propose to develop a methodology and supporting tools for assessing and estimating multidimensional fidelity requirements for target and background scenes used in M&S to obtain smart munitions system performance. The overall effort in Phase II will focus on the development of a prototype toolkit that involves integrating fidelity metrics, development of test imagery, performance assessment, cor ...

Advances in physics-based, multi-spectral modeling and simulation have paved the way to provide an enhanced evaluation environment for current and future weapon systems. These advancements present an opportunity to develop an equally sophisticated ground vehicle model that can dynamically interact with the physics of the scene simulations. Signature Research, Inc. details a solution to develop a g ...