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AEROMET PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A SENSOR SYSTEM FOR THE PURPOSE OF MONITORING RF FIELD STRENGTH ENERGY. PHASE I WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A UNIQUE PROGRAMMABLE SENSOR THAT CAN SENSE THE ENERGY IN VARIOUS FREQUENCY BANDS. THE SENSOR WILL ACT AS A STAND ALONE UNIT AND BE POWERED BY SOLAR CHARGED BATTERIES. THE SENSOR WILL BE DESIGNED SO THAT MANY OF THEM CAN BE OPERATED IN CONJUN ...

A RESEARCH PROGRAM WILL BE PERFORMED TO PRODUCE A MORE COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF FASTENING SYSTEMS FOR ADVANCED COMPOSITES. THIS WILL INCLUDE EVALUATIONS OF CURRENT PRODUCTION FASTENER SYSTEMS AS WELL AS A CANDIDATE SYSTEM BASED ON THE USE OF A COLD EXPANSION PROCESS TO PERMANENTLY INSTALL THIN WALL PROTECTIVE GROMMETS IN FASTENER HOLES IN COMPOSITIES. THESE FASTENER SYSTEMS WILL BE TESTED FOR INT ...

FOR FAST RISE TIME PULSES AND HIGH POWER MICROWAVE APPLICATIONS, A NEW CLASS OF VARISTOR DEVICES IS NEEDED THAT SURPASSES THE PERFORMANCE OF PRESENT DEVICES. CURRENTLY AVAILABLE VARISTOR MATERIALS DEPEND ON SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS, AVALANCHE MECHANISMS, OR ZENER ACTION, OR A COMBINATION OF THESE EFFECTS. AN ALTERNATIVE THAT OFFERS SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES IN TERMS OF RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS, RELIAB ...

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GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE, OZONE LAYER DEPLETION ARE TOPICS OF SCIENTIFIC AND PUBLIC INTEREST. THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THESE CHANGES INCLUDES SEA LEVEL RISE, CHANGES IN PRECIPITATION PATTERNS, ELIMINATION OF ARABLE LAND, AND ALTERATIONS OF NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS. EACH OF THESE IMPACTS HAS FURTHER IMPACT ON MILITARY ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS. PLANNING, POLICY MAKING, STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, AND BU ...

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CURRENTLY, THE ARMY USES WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS BASED ON REVERSE OSMOSIS (RO). RO IS EFFECTIVE, BUT CONSIDERABLE ENERGY IS REQUIRED TO OVERCOME THE OSMOTIC PRESSURE OF RAW WATER. ALSO, ELABORATE PRETREATMENT SYSTEMS MUST BE USED TO PROLONG THE LIFE OF EXPENSIVE RO ELEMENTS. THE ARMY DESIRES A SYSTEM THAT IS AT LEAST AS EFFECTIVE AS RO FOR WATER PURIFICATION, YET IS SMALLER, LIGHTER, MORE ECONO ...

VERY RECENTLY, THERMOPLASTIC PULTRUSIONS, INC., HAS DEVELOPED THE CAPABILITY TO PULTRUDE ULTRA HIGH-MODULUS GRAPHITE FIBER/POWDERED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN PREPREGS INTO HIGH QUALITY COMPOSITES WITHOUT DAMAGING THE FIBERS. SINCE THE PULTRUDED COMPOSITES ARE ALREADY CONSOLIDATED, REFORMING DOES NOT REQUIRE THE HIGH PRESSURES AND LONG DURATIONS TYPICAL OF AUTOCLAVE FABRICATION. HENCE, IT SHOULD BE POSSI ...

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TO MEET THE KINETIC ENERGY ANTI-SATELLITE (KE ASAT) REQUIREMENTS FOR TIMELY AND RELIABLE KILL ASSESSMENT, AEROMET PROPOSES TO RECOMMEND INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN REAL-TIME KILL ASSESSMENT SPECTROSCOPY. BECAUSE IT CAN BE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO ACCURATELY VERIFY SATELLITE ELIMINATION, A KILL ASSESSMENT SYSTEM MUST DISCERN BETWEEN VARIOUS HIT AND MISS PHENOMENA, INCLUDING THE USE OF POTENTIAL COUNTER ...