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This proposal describes a system architecture that we propose to implement as a programmer's toolkit for the triggered distribution of information within a distributed object-oriented database. The system architecture permits sudden appearance and disappearance of data objects, understands that the communication infrastructure can be temporarily partitioned, and guarantees that rule firings cannot ...

THIS PHASE I PROGRAM WILL ENTAIL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPACT REHEAT BURNER AND EJECTOR AUGMENTATION SYSTEM. A HEAVY WALL PROTOTYPE WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR TEST EVALUATION.

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The air turbo rocket (ATR) offers significant potential in terms of cost/performance ratio for tactical missiles. The high specific impulse of the ATR significantly increases range over solid rockets, while maintaining critical missile weight and launch system geometry constraints. The higher thrust levels of the ATR improve acceleration capability and rapid thrust control over a simular size turb ...

Tank Automotive Command (TACOM) of the U.S. Army has embarked on a major program called VETRONICS (Vehicle Electronics). VETRONICS envisions the application of state-of- the-art electronics systems in the form of an architecture that will integrate all the vehicle electronics and electrical systems including those directly related to combat, communications/command/control/intelligence(C3 I) and su ...

THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL COMBINES TWO TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS, A GENERALIZED SINGULAR LINEAR QUADRATIC (GSLQ) ADAPTIVE CONTROL SCHEME AND A CEREBELLAR MODEL ARITHMETIC COMPUTER (CMAC), FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACHIEVING A HIGH PRECISION, ROBUST, ADAPTIVE WEAPON CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN. THE BENEFITS OF THE RESULTING WEAPON CONTROL SYSTEM ARE SEVERAL: (1) A MULTI-INPUT AND MULTI-OUTPUT (MIMO), ADAPTIVE CONTROL ...

Advanced rotorcraft systems are highly complicated and have become prime targets for enemy anti-air weapons. Thus, battle-induced damage can be anticipated. To increase the availability, combat survivability, maintainability, and life-cycle cost effectiveness of advanced rotorcraft, reconfigurable flight controls are needed. In this project, a rotorcraft-specific reconfigurable flight control syst ...

The objective of this Phase i work is to develop and demonstrate that a frangible munitions container, one capable of passing an Insensitive Munitions (IM) cook-off test, can be presuced with a low-cost modification to the container can. The critical problem associated with existing containers is the rapid development of combustion gases and high pressures which cause the container to literally ex ...

The proposed Phase I work will constitute a study of prospective organic dye host materials, fabrication techniques, AR/HR/PR (Anti-Reflection/High Reflection/Partial Reflection) optical coatings (specific to the selected host material), and factors which are relevant to optical pumping with flashlamps or equivalent sources. Special emphasis will be placed upon organically modified silicates (ORMO ...