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"The goal of the proposed Phase I effort is a feasibility study on the design and development of an innovative, fail-safe, controllable magneto-rheological fluid (MRF) smart pad for shock and vibration mitigation of Trident submarine based vertical launchweapon systems. The objective of this project is to explore the design feasibility of the proposed MRF shock absorber system which consists of a ...

"Turbine blade tip failure is one of the most critical issues facing future development of gas turbine engines. This proposal describes an inexpensive method to deposit a highly effective micro heat exchanger made from a MCrAlY alloy on the tip of ablade. The combination of the very efffectively cooled tip and the excellent mechanical and oxidation resistant properties of MCrAlY alloys will a ...

The objective is to modify and test gas turbine engines presently installed in/on marine craft to demonstrate that by adapting technology used on street legal vehicles can be used to reduce the heat and noise levels in marine craft. Whether or not the IR15dB level or lower, and the above water acoustic/noise level to 60dB level or lower can be achieved, is a matter that can only be demostrated by ...

"The objective of this SBIR is to define a system that fulfills the strike packageplanning requirements for low observable (LO) vehicles and addresses the needs ofthe Joint Armed Services. BONN Corporation will work with user communities from allthe armed services to identify LO strike package planning requirements. Part of thiseffort will be to design a platform-independent, distributed archite ...

Omni Technologies, Inc. (OTI) is proposing to develop an autonomous, geotechnical survey tool for mapping marine sediment properties. Our approach is to leverage one of the available man-portable autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and develop an instrument capable of surveying a wide area. OTI proposes to combine a geotechnical instrument(s) with an acoustic sub-bottom profiler to combine lar ...

Waves and resulting surf play key roles in coastal processes andin affecting many activities including military operations.During successful Phase I research addressing the Office of NavalResearch (ONR) SBIR Topic N98-134,

This Phase I Small Business Innovation Research Project addresses the development and feasibility evaluation of WLAN DESANVAL, a suite of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Design and Validation tools for complicated military environment where there isvulnerability to security, electromagnetic interference (EMI), Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) and ordnance. The tools are developed to determine ...

"Our Phase I study proved the feasibility of using monofilament carbon tow and thin resistant wire in a glove system to provide an adequate heat source to keep a soldier's hands comfortable in extreme cold temperatures while retaining hand dexterity andtactility. Our objectives during Phase II are to (1) incorporate our heat generation process into a super thin, non-melting, flame-rerardant materi ...

The primary goal of the proposed Phase I effort is to develop a fault tolerant distributed optoelectronic switch. The crossbar switch will utilize wavelength division multiplexing to increase the throughput and enhance the fault tolerance. In addition,the distributed nature of the switch combined with its utilization of fan-in and fan-out provide a network that is highly fail safe, low latency, ...

The objective of this proposal is to develop and demonstrate a high volume underway replenishment circulating ropeway system to transfer stores and ordnance to aircraft carriers from supply ships. Circulating ropeway concepts will be developed andevaluated for at-sea future underway replenishment needs. Adaptation of circulating ropeway technology to existing replenishment installations will be ...