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"The Air Force is pursuing aircraft and satellite-based high power laser systems to engage and destroy missiles at long ranges (hundreds to thousands of kilometers). A precision inertial reference unit (IRU) is critical to successful operation of longrange, high power laser systems for missile defense. The IRU enables the system to accurately point the payload telescope and attached tracking sen ...

"ASI's plasma consultant, Igor Alexeff, PhD, has invented, tested and patented an atmospheric pressure, dc of 60 Hz AC discharge, that has been operated in air, helium, argon and nitrogen. The apparatus has in laboratory testing successfully destroyedmicroorganisms. The apparatus does not require a complicated, fragile RF power supply for operation. We propose it to be developed into equipment for ...

"Brashear LP proposes to further develop ULE(TM) Lightweight Mirrors. The overallstructural efficiency of primary mirrors, such as the one used in ABL or proposed forSBL, is currently limited by the minimum thickness of the core cell walls, and frontand back face sheets that is achievable with traditional glass manufacturing methods.The technical objectives of this Phase I activity is to establish ...

"Brashear LP proposes to characterize the problem and possible solutions for acousticinduced disturbances. This problem will likely drive the LOS jitter stability of ABLand similar airborne pointing applications. The research will characterize theacoustic disturbance on ABL hardware then use this detailed description to employmore sophisticated methodsof jitter control. Such methods include mechan ...

"The mismatch between worker needs and information systems interface design and performance has long been noted, and has given rise to a large body of research on ways to factor the user more explicitly into the interface and system design process. Activework-centered interfaces that act as infomediaries between underlying systems and their users, offer the most comprehensive solution to this usab ...

"To be effective in today's threat environment, the Air Force Global Engagement doctrine instructs personnel to be responsive, innovative, adaptable, and agile. This will be particularly important for Space-Based Infrared System senior operationspersonnel. These personnel will be managing crews composed of frequently changing members with varied specializations performing new missions such as ti ...

"Readiness training for satellite operators does not currently feature certain important systems that exist in the operations center - systems that play a major role in space operations and, more importantly, systems that play key roles in coordinating withand supporting external agencies and personnel. While the specific systems that are excluded vary somewhat across satellite systems, they can ...

"The primary objective of the C3PI application is to build mission planning expertise that facilitates on-the-fly replanning and decision making. The design of C3PI is influenced by a combination of past research, research conducted during this effort, andplanning and training strategies with a history of use by tactical teams. In particular, the C3PI design features planning support tools and t ...

"The primary objective of the C3PI application is to build mission planning expertise that facilitates on-the-fly replanning and decision making. The design of C3PI is influenced by a combination of past research, research conducted during this effort, andplanning and training strategies with a history of use by tactical teams. In particular, the C3PI design features planning support tools and t ...

"The application of airborne Directed Energy (DE) weapons is under consideration for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAV). Intense turbulence is encountered along the beam propagation path in the aircraft nearfield, e.g.boundary layer, free shear layer, or wake. Flowfield turbulence creates a highly non-uniform and time-varying, three-dimensional, fluctuating dens ...