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"ADVANCED OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (AOS) offers an innovative approach to the development of universal, inexpensive optics for uncooled IR applications with their Night Owl design. The requirements of small f-number optics and variable focal length to ensureuniform testing of various uncooled IR detectors are investigated. The proposed solution offers three f/1, diffraction limited systems for NetF ...

"In Phase I, CFDRC demonstrated a one-of-a-kind transient bipropellant spray combustion modeling capability for gel propulsion. A single element spray rig was fabricated and tested with inert gels to qualitatively characterize the gel spray pattern for thenumerical simulations. CCD photography and planar laser illumination (PLI) diagnostics techniques were demonstrated. A comprehensive plan for ...

"An integrated framework is proposed for high-fidelity multi-disciplinary analysis of rotorcraft and tail surface aerodynamic and aeroelastic interactions. A novel multi-resolution technique is proposed for efficient capturing of the rotor wakes. A waveletcompression is used to store the flowfield as a multi-level representation in physical space. The primary solution progresses using a very coars ...

"Gelled bipropellants provide advantages over liquid or solid gels. The conversion of advanced liquid oxidizers and fuels to gel greatly increases the safety of storage and use of bipropulsion materials in missile systems. Operational advantages of thegelled propellents over solid fuels include the ability to modulate fuel burn rate. The deliverable for this Phase II proposal is an advanced mix ...

"This Phase I SBIR proposal is for the initial development of an ophthalmologic Glare and Haze Operational Simulation and Testing (GHOST) system for generating, quantifying and assessing the impact of scattered light under normal operational environmentsand visual duties. The proposed concept employs scattered light glare and haze generating light sources, projection of visual targets onto normal ...

"Morgan Research proposes a Phase I SBIR effort to develop an integrated MEMS sensor suite suitable for munition and missile health monitoring systems. This suite will include a three-axis accelerometer, a three-axis no-power shock sensor, a humiditysensor, and a temperature sensor. These sensors will be fabricated in a robust silicon-on-insulator (SOI)-based fabrication technology, and be modific ...

"In this work, we will build and demonstrate a Spiral-Line Vector Inversion Generatorthat can take electrostatically stored energy and convert it to high power,high frequency electromagnetic energy in essentially a one-component, one-stepprocess. We will develop a theoretical description of the Vector InversionGenerator, extract design guidelines from the theory and establish a relevantswitch and ...

A radar scene generator meeting the requirements of both digital andhardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulations for modern millimeter wave (MMW) systemsis proposed. The scene generator will meet the level of fidelity expectations ofdigital simulations, with adaptability to real-time HWIL applications.The simulation will be modularized so that it can be adapted to varying waveform parameters,while ret ...

The ability to propagate high-intensity broadband femtoscond laser pulses to long distances (> 10 km) in the atmosphere constitutes a new frontier in laser physics and nonlinear optics. Supercontinuum (white-light) continuum generation in the atmosphereusing terawatt femtosecond laser pulses have already been suggested for novel LIDAR applications in the spectral range from the UV to IR, to perfor ...

CONTINUOUS, FULL POWER OPERATION OF HIGH OUTPUT SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES IS GENERALLY LIMITED BY THE HEAT DISSIPATION CAPABILITY OF THE DEVICE PACKAGE. EXISTING COOLING SCHEMES REQUIRE COOLING PUMPS AND SECONDARY RADIATORS, WHICH LIMITS THE APPLICATION OF THESE DEVICES TO LARGE VEHICLES. THIS PROPOSAL CONCERNS THE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF A THERMAL PACKAGE WHICH IS CAPABLE OF DISSIPATING HIGH HEAT FLUX ...