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Standard U.S. Navy fiber optic assemblies require that the fiber be bonded to the connector using an adhesive that is labor intensive and heat controlled (MIL-A-24792). Advanced Material Systems (AMS) proposes a study that could solve this problem through the development of an adhesive system that would cure at room temperature in less that 3 minutes and yet meet all of the in-service req ...

The successful development of a scuba mouthpiece based oral bone conduction hearing device will revolutionize underwater hearing. Clear, binaural hearing in an aqueous environment, without the need for headgear or ear proximity air gap sound transmission is a tremendous advantage to divers who wish to voice communicate or to receive audible information from instrumentation. Current uses of headg ...

We will use two approaches to produce new near infrared (nir) dyes for use as fluorescent probes for biological sensing. The first approach will build on the experience of the laboratory of Dr. Leslie Loew in the development of fluorescent dyes based on the aminostyryl pyridinium chromophore and its analogs. These dyes have extraordinary Stokes shifts and, when bound to biological macromolecules ...

This document covers a proposal by Contamination Studies Laboratories in response to SBIR Topic N95-177. The proposal covers the background Phase 1 research necessary to develop an environmentally acceptable conformal coating stripper, and a prototype conformal coating rework station to'apply such a stripper in a precise and controlled manner. These rework stations are intended for militar ...

The objective of this research is to verify a new, lightweight fuel injection (atomizing) technique for heavy fuel engines JP-5, JP-8 and diesel). The primary goal is to provide a very lightweight system, with cold start capability and good performance, that is suitable for Unmanned Air Vehicle heavy fuel engines. Preliminary experimental testing of one concept has indicated that the proposed new ...

LOW-COST PRODUCTION OF VISUAL SYSTEMS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY (1) LIMITING THE OUTPUT TO MONOCHROME SCENES SUITABLE FOR NVG SIMULATION AND (2) USING A NOVEL ARCHITECTURE. IT CONSISTS OF MULTIPLE IDENTICAL 3D/PERSPECTIVE TRANSFORMATION AND RENDERING MODULES THAT CAN BE MASS-PRODUCED AT VERY LOW COST, AND IT CONTAINS A MECHANISM THAT ALLOWS ONE TO OPERATE SUCH MODULES IN PARALLEL, GENERATING SCENES OF A ...

The proposed work involves assessment of the feasibility of removal of large, concentrated heat fluxes from multi-chip circuit boards in high performance aircraft by means of liquid jet impingement cooling with subcooled change of phase. Previous studies have shown that, unlike many other types of liquid immersion concepts, the thermal performance of the proposed concept is more sensitive to coola ...

The data storage requirements for many DOD and commercial applications are rapidly surpassing the current technology in disk storage capabilities. For the DOD, there is a substantial increase in the amount of data coming from new and refined sensors, and many command centers are being required to go moblie, exacerbating the data storage problems. For commercial applications, multimedia application ...

We propose to design an eddy-current probe testing station, built aronnd a PC running Interactive Systems Carp. UNIX (ISC UNIX). The testing station will provide a quantitative evaluation of eddy-current probe perform aJice ? thereby improving the accuracy and reha,bility of eddy-current inspection. The station will consist of a model foi probe-flaw interactions, a data acqmsition system, and a. u ...

Recent world events have underscored the changing political and military requirements of the United States and its Allies to respond to situations not previously envisioned as primary missions of their Navies. Military missions which require the extensive use of mines, anti-ship cruise missiles (HARPOON), land attack cruise missiles (TOMAHAWK) and torpedoes in conjunction with littoral operations ...