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The primary objectives of this effort will be the development, validation, and deployment of a software toolset capable of modeling dynamic two-phase flow systems for controls development and optimization. The toolset will be comprised of a variety of components related to two-phase flow systems with user interfaces to parameterize the component models and a variety of supporting tools for operati ...

The Navy desires to equip P-3s and similar future aircraft with UAVs that can be launched from a standard A-size sonobouy tube and return real-time information including video images from remote locations for further analysis and action. Lite Machines has developed an electric-powered rotary-wing UAV having a cylindrical body and a counter-rotating, coaxial, rotor system, that fits within these ti ...

The primary objectives of the proposed effort are to enhance, expand, and validate a variable-fidelity transient multi-domain software toolset called ATTMO+ for predicting and analyzing the dynamic interactions at a mission-level timescale between electri

Wolf is developing an aircrew-mounted helicopter restraint system for mobile aircrew that prevents ejection from the aircraft and provides crash and fall protection. It attaches to any D-ring currently used to attach the gunner's belt, and requires no modification to the aircraft to use. It automatically manages the slack between the aircrew and the attachment point. It senses motion associated wi ...

The objective of this effort is to construct and test a 40 kW UPS with at least 100ms of holdup time, integrated into a standard 19 inch rack mount enclosure with 4U (7 inch) height, and designed to meet electrical and mechanical/shock specifications required for naval shipboard application. Traditional UPS applications are typically not optimized for weight and volume, and utilize bulky lead-acid ...

The primary objective of this Phase II proposal is to further develop and demonstrate a lightweight passive power factor compensation unit utilizing advanced high-temperature magnetic materials and design techniques to achieve power quality improvement for a 65 kVA, 115V, 400-Hz aircraft power system. Based on identified system problems in the F-18 Super Hornet platform, the compensation system mu ...

Recent advances in commercially available Gallium Nitride (GaN) MOSFETS offer significant advantages compared to traditional Silicon devices for circuit protection and power distribution applications including the availability of devices in advanced packaging options, lower on-state resistances, and improved performance in harsh electromagnetic environments. To demonstrate these advantages of GaN ...

Solid state RF and millimeter wave weapons systems require substantial power to operate. Pure solid state systems have limited energy density and require charging over the typical use cycle. The directed energy system must be compact enough to mount on a vehicle such as a HMMWV, a small trailer or a structure such as found within an embassy compound. Current power systems are much too large and he ...

Engineering of the next generation of aerospace systems will require investigation into novel propulsion architectures that are designed with consideration of the power and thermal management systems.This will require exploration of the early stage design trade space with hundreds of factors and millions of possible architectures.To enable rapid exploration of this space, PC Krause and Associates ...

Legacy Air Force IT systems behind the Operational Training Infrastructure (OTI) are inhibiting warfighter readiness due to lack of interoperability and flexibility, high costs, and need for manual processes. Next generation cloud computing that focuses on cloud-native, serverless designs will enable the Air Force to embrace agility, security, scalability, and lower costs to modernize the OTI. Tre ...