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AN ECONOMICAL FRAGMENT LAUNCH SYSTEM IS NEEDED TO DUPLICATE WARHEAD FRAGMENT/AIR TARGET ENCOUNTER CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MODERN AIR TO AIR COMBAT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO PROVIDE A DETAILED CONCEPTUAL DESIGN, INCLUDING BUILDING AND OPERATING COST ESTIMATES, FOR A LAUNCH SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PROJECTING METALLIC, PARALLELEPIPED FRAGMENTS WITH WEIGHTS IN THE RANGE OF 30-250 GRAINS (1.9-16 ...

A ROBOTIC POSITIONER WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR HANDLING AND CHANGING DEVICES TO BE TESTED (DUTS) IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION ENVIRONMENTS SUCH AS THAT FOUND INSIDE THE TEST CELL OF THE BROOKHAVEN NATION LABORATORY PROTON ACCELERATOR. PRESENTLY, PERSONNEL SAFETY INDICATES A LONG "COOLING" TIME BEFORE TEST FIXTURES CAN BE ACCESSED. THIS RESULTS IN LOWERED FACILITY USEFULNESS, INCREASED REAL FACILITY COSTS AN ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP A COMPACT, RUGGED, TWELVE-CHANNEL (MINIMUM) DIGITAL DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF MEASURING AND RECORDING SHOCK EXPERIENCES ASSOCIATED WITH WEAPON DELIVERY AND USE. THE SYSTEM MAY BE MODULAR, BUT EACH MODULE MUST CONTAIN FOUR DATA CHANNELS AND BE NO LONGER THAN 2.5 INCHES MAXIMUM DIMENSION. MECHANICAL DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM MUST BE SUCH THAT IT WILL O ...

NO METHOD CURRENTLY EXISTS TO DIRECTLY RELATE DEVICE OUTPUT TO THE KNOWN INPUT NECESSARY FOR THE RELIABLE INITIATION OF THE NEXT DEVICE IN AN EXPLOSIVE TRAIN. THE OBJECT OF THIS EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP A TECHNIQUE TO PROVIDE AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM TO MEASURE THE OUTPUTS OF EXPLOSIVE DEVICES. THE PHASE I EFFORT WILL DEVELOP A TECHNIQUE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS OBJECTIVE. WE PROPOSE TO UTILIZE NEW PIEZO FILM T ...

A TEST INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM IS PROPOSED FOR THE DETECTION AND ISOLATION OF UPSET FAULTS PRODUCED BY TRANSIENT RADIATION IN VHSIC CLASS ASICS AND GENERAL PURPOSE MICROCIRCUITS. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM IS COMPOSED OF A HIGH SPEED WORK STATION, A PORTABLETESTER, AND A SEPARABLE TEST HEAD CONTAINING THE DEVICE UNDER TEST TO BE PLACED IN THE RADIATIONN BEAM. THE WORK STATION ACTS AS A CONTROLLER FOR THE ...

WE PROPOSE A GENERIC METHODOLOGY FOR SIMULATING MICROPROCESSOR BEHAVIOR IN AN ADA ENVIRONMENT VHDL SPECIFICATION OF THE MICROPROCESSOR CHARACTERISTICS.

MRC PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A SAFETY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR (PI) OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM) PROTECTION STATUS OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (NPP). WE BELIEVE THAT SUCH A PI IS NEEDED BECAUSE: (1) EM ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IS ON THE INCREASE,(2) ADDITIONAL EM THREATS MUST BE EVALUATED, AND (3) DISRUPTION OF NPP OPERATIONS BY EM EFFECTS CAN AND MUST BE AVOIDED. PREVIOUS STUDIES HAVE ADDRESSED THE ISSUE OF E ...

A SERIES OF WELL CHARACTERIZED IM6/3501-6 COMPOSITE PLATES WILL BE EXPOSED TO CONTROLLED, WILL INSTRUMENTED JP4 POOL FIRES OF VARYING DURATION. FIRE EXPOSED PLATES WILL BE CHARACTERIZED USING PULSE-ECHO ULTRASONIC, MICROSCOPY, DSC, TAG AND MECHANICAL TESTING IN FLEXURE AND SHORT BEAM SHEAR. TEMPERATURE AND HEAT FLUX DATA COMBINED WITH COMPOSITE CHARACTERIZATION RESULTS WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE OP ...

DEVELOPMENT OF REACTIVE PRIMER/MODIFIED PHENOLIC ADHESIVE SYSTEM IS PROPOSED FOR BONDING RADOME MATERIALS. INITIAL STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE REACTIVE PRIMER CHEMISTRY WILL FORM CHEMICAL BONDS WITH METALS, CERAMICS AND POLYMERS. A TWO-STAGE PRIMER IS PROPOSED THAT CAN BE BONDED TO A RADOME SUBSTRATE AND AN ADHESIVE IN TWO SEPARATE OPERATIONS, EITHER BY TEMPERATURE, ACTINIC LIGHT OR A COMBINATION ...

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATED WITH BOTH CMOS AND GAAS SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES TO CREATE NONVOLATILE MEMORIES. FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS HAVE ALSO DEMONSTRATED IMMUNITY TO RADIATION DAMAGE AND ARE CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED ON TWO SEPARATE GOVERNMENT EFFORTS FOR STRATEGIC LEVEL SYSTEMS. HOWEVER, THE COMPLEX METAL OXIDE CERAMIC BEING USED IN THESE COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY ...