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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 AES International Corporation (AESI) of College Station, Texas, in concert with Texas A&M University personnel, can build an airborne ground-penetrating radar system to detect land mines from an Unmanned Airborne Vehicle (UAV). The radar itself will be a totally new and fully airworthy flight demonstration unit, the principles and characteristics of which will be conceptually similar to two p ...

AMI utilizes a technique known as the "ribbon wind" approach to manufacture infrared fiber image bundles. The ribbon wind approach provides a unique opportunity to manufacture relatively low cost, large format, medium resolution infrared fiberoptic image bundles for industrial, commercial and military applications. Indeed, this approach has been applied successfully by numerous fiberoptic manufa ...

COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DEPEND ON GROUND SUPPORT FOR NAVIGATION. THE GROUND SOLUTION CAN BE COSTLY AND MAY PROVIDE LESS ACCURACY THAN NEEDED. A GPS-BASED REAL-TIME AUTONOMOUS SPACECRAFT NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS PROPOSED. AN ALGORITHM WILL BE DEVELOPED WHICH COMBINES GPS-DERIVED POINT POSITION ESTIMATES WITH A PROPAGATED A PRIORI POSITION ESTIMATE. THE POINT POSITIONS ARE ...

Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of most industrially utilized alloys, including those used in many Naval installations, is well established. However, the diagnosis of MIC type corrosion is often difficult to make using the techniques commonly employed requiring large amounts of tiem and money and "expert opinion". Ther is a need for a less subjective indicator of MIC. The work of seve ...

The primary task output of Phase I will be the formulation of a LCC Model Requirements Specification describing the approach to be used in Phase II to develop a flexible, meaningful PC-based LCC model particularly sensitive to the Navy Aircraft Carrier application. The model specification will embody the results of extensive research into the carrier application, existing LCC models, and input dat ...

COMCO proposes to develop a new, meshless computational methodology for dynamic fracture simulation in fluid-structural interaction. Our approach is based on a new class of methods which eliminate all need for computational mesh of finite elements. This is accomplished by covering the computational domain by a cloud of points and using these points for discretiz- ation of the mathematical proble ...

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The objective of this project is to develop a lightweight fuel injection system for use with UAV Heavy-Fueled Engines. Current systems designed for automotive and diesel applications are not ideally suited to current small UAV HFE designs. The proper application and mapping of an injection system to an internal combustion engine has profound effects on engine performance. Current HFE trends indi ...

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