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Sand/dust particles have significant detrimental effects on turbine engine performance and durability. Current inertial particle separators are inadequate to achieve filtration/separation of fine particles. A novel electrostatic method is proposed to improve their efficiency by charging and agglomerating the fine particles. The method is based on a unique application of a low temperature plasma t ...

This research is aimed at using MetaFerrite composites to design low profile, octave bandwidth with gain greater than 0 dBi VHF-UHF antennas for Army platforms where size and weight are critically important. The goals of this proposal are to design such an antenna 200-500 MHz band. In 2013, MetaMaterials Inc. researchers demonstrated that their proprietary anisotropic MetaFerrites could be used to ...

Mixed human-robot teams have potential to reduce risk to soldiers during missions while matching or improving performance over human-only teams. Responsibility to achieve mission goals can be shared between humans and robots to improve mission success and operational timeliness. Dynamic shifts of task responsibility between humans and robots during operations can improve resilience to the uncertai ...

This proposal is in response to announcement DTRT57-13-R-SBIR2 in the area 13.2-FH1, Development of Innovative Welding for High Performance Bridge Steel. It is proposed to use Homopolar Generator (HPG) Welding to join the high performance bridge steel in the 3” by 30” cross sections mentioned in the announcement in under 1 second. All of the energy required to perform the weld is stored in the ...

Millimeter and terahertz wave imaging can image objects behind or within other objects. However, current equipment that does this quickly is expensive, and affordable equipment is prohibitively slow. Researchers at Missouri S & T have successfully developed and demonstrated several innovative millimeter wave imaging systems capable of real-time, high-resolution imaging at frequencies up to 150 G ...

The use of novel magnesium materials with desirable properties can provide significant weight reduction and improved fuel economy in military, automobile, and aerospace applications. The proposed project aims to develop a microplasma discharge based magnesium vaporization process for manufacturing of novel magnesium alloys and composites. The method utilizes operation of a microplasma discharge in ...

The objective of this proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of producing large area, single crystal monolayer Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) for high frequency applications. In order to be able to achieve this aim, it is necessary to work on three main components: (a) the channel material itself, (b) the gate dielectric and (c) the drain/ source contacts to the channel material. This work propo ...

The SmartBalance? engine cylinder balance algorithm utilizes engines? existing speed sensors and a hybrid combination of advanced methods of crank vibration analysis to determine inter-cylinder imbalance and trim injector durations to reduce IMEP variation in real time.

This proposal addresses the need for a portable closed loop burn resuscitation system to optimize fluid therapy, automate medical caretaker tasks, and record and communicate resuscitation data. Patient care can be further optimized by the integration of a closed looped ventilator into the platform. The proposed system will be capable of intelligently determining fluid therapy parameters, minimi ...

There is an unmet need for a bio-detection system, to detect biological threat agents, that is fast, sensitive, specific, portable, and economical. The combination of quantum dots with bacteriophage that are specific for these pathogens offers a very novel response to this need. Lynnetch proposes to develop a multiplex, platform assay that uses a genetically engineered phage labeled with highly f ...