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ACME and subcontractor OPTICS 1 offer an approach to the Team Short Range Day/Night Motion Sensors and Display System topic called NoMADS. NoMADS, the Networked Motion And Display System, is a networked array of sensor nodes that can be deployed to provide information on the location and movements of enemy personnel outside of the Operators line of sight. At its core NoMADS consists of a sensor ...

Use of motorcycles helmets significantly reduces the risk of fatality or serious brain injury to riders in the event of a crash, but riders often do not wear helmets in warm weather because of thermal discomfort. We propose to develop an innovative ventilation and cooling system that will maintain a cool, dry environment inside the helmet while also meeting applicable safety standards. The key inn ...

ABSTRACT:Electronic safety and arming devices (ESADs) are critical for safe operation of missiles and bombs. These devices use environmental sensors to ensure that warheads are not armed until after the vehicle is launched and has reached a safe flight condition. Existing vehicles use intrusive airspeed sensors (turbines, Pitot tubes) that are not suitable for proposed high-speed missiles due to d ...

ABSTRACT:Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can potentially provide a safe, non-invasive, and painless method for enhancing cognition, vigilance, and learning rate. However, further research is required to evaluate, demonstrate, and understand its efficacy in a controlled and reproducible manner. Hypothesis-driven studies of tDCS require targeted delivery of electrical currents to spec ...

ABSTRACT:Inspection of inserted compressor blades is difficult due to the complicated geometry of the blades, the need for high accuracy, and the safety risk posed by undetected cracks. At present, the time and cost associated with airfoil inspection forces many parts to be condemned and replaced after limited service. Creare proposes to develop an Automated Airfoil Inspection System (AAIS) that p ...

ABSTRACT:Jet-in-crossflow fuel injectors are commonly used to fuel gas turbine main combustors and augmentors. The performance of this type of atomizer is sensitive to the engine operating condition, so that fuel placement can vary over the flight envelope. This can lead to suboptimal fueling and combustion stability issues. Similarly, changes in fuel physical properties impact jet penetration and ...

ABSTRACT: The success of unmanned aerial systems (UASs) has prompted rapid expansion of their capabilities and duties. The sensors and equipment that enable their activities require significant electric power, which can be provided by an auxiliary power unit (APU) that operates independently from the main engine. Conventional APUs are relatively heavy and inefficient for common high-altitude UA ...

ABSTRACT:Visual inspection of the outer mold line of aircraft for defects in low-observable coatings is time-consuming and prone to human error. Creare proposes to develop an automated outer mold line inspection system that provides fast, highly accurate and cost effective detection and localization of defects. Our system will provide significant gains in efficiency and sensitivity of defect detec ...

ABSTRACT:Spacecraft power management relies upon DC-DC converters to provide multiple voltages from the storage battery. Currently available converters have shortcomings in areas of power density, tolerance to radiation and wide operating temperatures, and excessive development cost. We propose to develop a high specific power converter that is compatible with spacecraft operational environments a ...

ABSTRACT: CubeSats provide a new, low-cost platform for space weather missions. They enable new mission paradigms, such as the ability to perform multiple measurements of the same physical phenomena globally from several satellites, in contrast to high accuracy measurements of multiple phenomena on the same spacecraft. Flight-tested neutral wind sensors must be miniaturized to fit into these mu ...