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As U.S. military emphasizes Information Dominance and advanced Command, Control, Communications & Intelligence capabilities in its operation, smart lighting control for specific applications and environments, including lighting for surface aviation and amphibious assault ships launch and recover aircraft whose pilots typically use Night Vision Devices for night operations, becomes increasingly imp ...

Bridger Photonics proposes developing an optical metrology probe with a wavelength greater than 2 microns capable of transmitting through key infrared materials, achieving

Bridger Photonics proposes developing a disruptive metrology probe capable of achieving 1 kHz update rates and measurement ranges exceeding 10 cm. This probe will be coupled with OptiPro Systems' 5-axis air-bearing UltraSurf stage to provide optical figure and transmitted wavefront error of large aspheric optics including conformal windows, aerodynamic domes, and corrector optics.

The purpose of this research project is to develop computational modeling methods that are able to describe the propagation and interaction of fatigue cracks using the phase-field methodology within the numerical framework of isogeometric analysis (IGA). Fatigue cracks initiate and grow in aircraft components under service loadings. Accurately predicting this failure mechanism is a critical aspect ...

In prior research and development, the team developed AlphaBear, a mobile gaming app where students are challenged to spell words which are then used to create humorous sentences. This project will develop and test a prototype for use specifically by English Learners. The prototype will formatively assess students' vocabulary, adjust gameplay to the skill levels of individual students, and provide ...

Metal-alloy based anode materials have much higher energy density and provide distinct advantages. However mechanical degradation and eventual failure of metal-alloy anode during electrochemical cycling lead to the loss of capacity, thus limiting its cycle life and commercialization. Storagenergy Technologies Inc. and North Carolina State University propose to design and develop a high-performance ...

Pre-flight and in-flight activities require pilots to carry voluminous materials, such as maps and charts, and utilize commercial applications that do not provide mission-specific information. This creates issues for the pilot by occupying physical space in the cockpit and forcing them to use multiple sources to complete their duties. By developing an electronic kneeboard application suite for the ...

Ultra-high-temperature ceramic (UHTC) composites hold great potential for use as leading edges and nose tips in hypersonic and atmospheric re-entry vehicles. UHTC composites must be joined to themselves and to aerospace alloys to integrate the leading edges and nose tips into the airframe. The objective of this project is to develop a reliable bonding process to join UHTC composites to Ti-based me ...

This proposal offers to create a proof of concept, scalable, hardware platform that demonstrates the interface interoperability requirements of Hardware Open System Technologies (HOST) Tier 1 and Tier 2 OpenVPX Core Technology Standards. It will address a variety of software platforms, both legacy and emerging, to include those conforming to the new Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) te ...

The purpose of this research project is to develop computational modeling methods that are able to describe the propagation and interaction of fatigue cracks using the phase-field methodology within the numerical framework of isogeometric analysis (IGA). Fatigue cracks initiate and grow in aircraft components under service loadings. Accurately predicting this failure mechanism is a critical aspect ...