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The proposed project will demonstrate the feasibility of developing a data driven prognostic fault tolerant smart weapon system concept for the Airborne Laser. A real-time prognostic health management (PHM) system will be developed to track the likelihoodof future system or subsystem failures and initiate or indicate appropriate actions to maintain or optimize system performance. A library of pr ...

In Phase I, AVYD DEVICES in collaboration with SRI International, will demonstrate the feasibility of our modeling approach to predict material properties and device performances using experimental parameters of growth and fabrication processes formulticolor HgCdTe detectors. The models will include point defect-dopant interactions; Fermi dopant diffusion; interdiffusion (including Fermi level ef ...

70607B02-II Improved technologies are needed to assist in the decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) of facilities used to support nuclear weapons production. In particular, a cost-effective approach is required to determine whether or not piping systems are contaminated and if so, to determine the level of contamination and its location in the pipe. This project will use both conservative a ...

Develop a titanium, welded metal bellows extendable sunshade to deploy over seeker system optics in kinetic kill vehicles and other military missile systems that employ optical tracking. One object of the sunshade is to offer an alternative technology tohelp improve the durability of optical coatings by minimizing thermal gradients on the coatings as would be generated by free airflow across the ...

The IA Tech, Inc. and Institute for Scientific Research, Inc. (ISR) team proposes an innovative concept for data driven prognostics that includes a library of predictive algorithms and an architecture with which these algorithms can be selected,implemented, visualized, and monitored. When systemic changes are indicated by the data collected and mined, the prognostics system refines the previously ...

The prognostic tasks in component health monitoring require recognizing early signs of system malfunctioning and recommending whether a maintenance procedure should be carried out. A prognostic system needs to separate nominal component behavior from afaulty ones even in the cases that those behaviors are similar. Advanced pattern recognition techniques are required to separate nominal and faulty ...

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This Phase I STTR program combines the expertise of Northwestern University in Mirror finishing techniques and Powdertmet Inc in materials manufacture and creation. The phase I program will investigate different techniques in reducing the overall cost andimproving manufaturability of DoD required mirrors. Specifically addressing the needs of the EKV program. Successful completion of this progr ...

SySense is developing a fault tolerant implementation of an ultra-tight GPS/INS system for use in missile defense. The major advance to the theory is the implementation of the Fault Tolerant Estimator to provide high integrity and continuity to the ultratight structure. In addition, the system will utiliize the missile dynamic structure within the estimation process to enhance continuity during ...

The goal of this program is to design a lightweight optical bench capable of remaining stable under temperature and moisture changes, while isolating the precision optical array from vibrations such as engine noise and air turbulence. By integrating a customizable periodic stack in the bench, vibrations are attenuated more effectively than commercially available mounts. Additionally, the periodic ...