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THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DESIGN AND PRODUCE A LOW COST PLANAR ARRAY OPERATING AT 94 GHZ WHICH WOULD USE A COMBINATION OF Z-CUT QUARTZ MICROSTRIP FOR THE RADIATING ELEMENTS AND LOW LOSS INSULAR GUIDE LINES FOR THE FEED NETWORK. THE INITIAL PHASE I WORK WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE PROXIMITY COUPLING BETWEEN THE INSULAR GUIDE FEED LINE AND THE MICROSTRIP PATCHES. THE FIRST PHASE ...

A CONCEPT FOR A WIRELESS V-BAND COMMAND/RESPONSE DATA LINK IS DESCRIBED WHICH WOULD HAVE MAJOR IMPACT ON COMMUNICATIONS IN AIRCRAFT AND SUPPORT ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEMS (INCLUDING MISSILES AND SUBMUNITIONS). THE WIRELESS LINK CAN BE USED TO REPLACE HARD-WIRED CABLES OR DATA BUS (TO SAVE WEIGHT AND IMPROVE RELIABILITY) AND/OR AS A REDUNDANT BACKUP TO IMPROVE WEAPON AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY IN EVENT OF B ...

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FANS OR BLOWERS IMPROVED TO ACHIEVE UP TO 80% EFFICIENCY WOULD BE A GREAT BENEFIT TO OUR ENTIRE SOCIETY. TWO-THIRDS OF THE ELECTRIC POWER GENERATED IN OUR COUNTRY TODAY DRIVES ELECTRIC MOTORS, MANY OF WHICH ARE DRIVING FANS AND BLOWERS WITH 30% OR LESS EFFICIENCY. THIS WASTED ENERGY REDUCES MOTOR WINDINGS AND BEARING LIFE, AND ALSO REQUIRES US TO BUILD OVERSIZED POWER STATIONS TO COMPENSATE FOR TH ...

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NEW AND IMPROVED CHEMICAL DETECTION AND ALERTING SYSTEMS ARE NEEDED FOR DEFENSE AGAINST CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS. ONE USEFUL APPROACH HAS BEEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS AND SOME OF THESE ARE NOW IN PRODUCTION. HOWEVER, A MORE SELECTIVE, SENSITIVE, RUGGED, SMALL, AND LOWER COST SENSOR IS NEEDED. IN THE PROPOSED STUDY, TWO TECHNOLOGIES ARE COMBINED: ELECTROCHEMISTRY OR ELECTROCHEMICA ...

THERE ARE A VARIETY OF ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WHICH REQUIRE THE USE OF A VERY EFFICIENT, SMALL, RUGGED WHITE LIGHT SOURCE FOR AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS. TODATE, SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO USE EXISTING COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE SOURCES INSTEAD OF PERFORMING THE SYSTEM-SOURCE DESIGN INTEGRATION NEEDED TO OPTIMIZE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. THE PROPOSAL CONCENTRATES ON THE SYSTEM IMPACT OF EACH OF THE SO ...

SIGNATURE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, (SSA), FOR AN AIRCRAFT IS A NATURAL EXTENSION OF RECENTLY PROVEN TECHNIQUES. THIS PROPOSAL PROVIDES A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE PHYSICS INVOLVED IN USING THE ENVIRONMENT TO AN ADVANTAGE. ALSO PROVIDED IS ANALYTICAL DATA TO CORROBORATE THE CONCEPT. THE PROPOSAL DISCUSSES HARDWARE AND ALGORITHMS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE THAT CAN BE USED AS BUILDING BLOCKS, AND DETAILS A SY ...

WIZARD IS A PROPOSED INTELLIGENT UNIFIED LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING (ULCE) MECHANICAL DESIGN AID. WIZARD AUTONOMOUSLY CREATES OPTIMAL DESIGNS OF MECHANICAL PARTS. WIZARD WILL INTERFACE TO A FEATURE BASED MODELING SYSTEM TO GET DESIGN VARIABLES. WIZARD WILL USE A UNIFORM KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION SCHEMA TO REPRESENT PARTS AND THEIR PROPERTIES. SUCH A SCHEMA PERMITS DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS AND EXPERT SYST ...