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AeroChem Corp. proposes to develop an optical system for full-field pressure measurements. Our system will be a significant improvement over existing Pressure Sensitive Paint (PSP) systems. It will be capable of unsteady pressure measurements for both periodic and short duration transient conditions. Aerochem's system will also be self-compensating for temperature variations, will simultaneousl ...

The US Army has identified a need to provide advanced AGC (automatic gain control) algorithms for ATR tasking involving a man-in-the-loop. To be practical, such provision must be achieved in such a way as to allow the continued on-demand production of high-performance RGC algorithms via a cost effective design approach. This proposal by AFT, Inc. addresses these concerns by providing a means to ...

The US Army has identified the need for extending existing hetrojunction device physics models to a 3-D FPA process and device model. Specifically, this involves developing models for the operation and performance of double hetrojunction MCT photo-diodes devices. AET, Inc. proposes to use physics based semiconductor device equations solved using a finite element analysis similar to commercial dev ...

The Department of Vocational Rehabilitation has determined that efforts to adequately serve Deaf clients could be greatly enhanced by a voice-to-sign translation system (Shalls, 1997; Ward, 1997). It is hard for DVR to hire enough VR Counselors fluent in sign language (Shalls) and very expensive to hire interpreters to handle all communication between Counselors and Deaf clients. Very few prospect ...

The overall obiective of this Phase I SIBIR is to investigate the feasibility and conduct a breadboard demonstration of a state-of-the-art Precsion Target Ballistic Scoring System capable of scoring both subsonic and supersonic projectiles or particles in sizes from the 0.22 caliber to 120 mm singly or in bursts. The Phase I effort will develop the conceptual top level design of a projectile scor ...

This project will design an improved condition monitoring system for rotorcraft drive train mechanical components. The monitoring concept will employ the fusion of two advanced diagnostic technologies; Stress Wave Analysis and Abductive Network Modeling. Stress Wave Analysis is a signal conditioning and data processing technique for extracting quantitative measurements of friction and shock from ...

The goal of this Phase I proposal is to formalize a concept, utilizing configuration management guidelines and, as approporiate, off-the-shelf software, integrated into a prototype data processing (Management Information System [MIS]) system which utilizes simulator operating parameters to determine the validity of the simulation being presented. The crewstation simulator is a new class of simula ...

We propose to develop miniature antennae built on fractal designs. The antennae will be built to exhibit the recently discovered advantages of fractal antennae--shrunken size; broad/multibandedness; reasonable radiation resistance. These fractal antenna will be designed to accomodate a number of constricted form factors including: covert or embedded mounting; top mounting; and multiple mounting. ...

Phase I will develop and test the feasibility of coated topical skin protecant additives using a new class of reactive metal alloys. These materials have already been demonstrated to destroy molecules containing hetero-atoms (P, S, 0, halogens) which includes nerve agents such as Sarin. The proprietary powder preparation process produces highly reactive substrates which have been proven in other ...

This proposal describes a research project to develop a high performance heat transfer fluid consisting of a phase change material suspension for I.C. engine cooling systems. During the Phase I studies, experimental work will be done to develop a suitable phase change material/suspending fluid formulation as required. In addition, work will be done to evaluate the heat transfer and flow characte ...