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The objective of the Phase II research is to utilize the lessons learned from the Phase I risk reduction work to develop a prototype CAD-programmable environment for the development of condition-based maintenance systems for rotorcraft. This developmentenvironment features a CAD scenario modeler for constructing, via click n' drag modeling, fault-to-failure damage models which can account for the ...

The objective of the Phase II research is to utilize the lessons learned from the Phase I risk reduction work to develop a prototype CAD-programmable environment for the development of condition-based maintenance systems for rotorcraft. This developmentenvironment features a CAD scenario modeler for constructing, via click n' drag modeling, fault-to-failure damage models which can account for the ...

The objective of this project is to develop and validate a CAD tool for the rapid design of mechanically fastened repairs, bonded repairs, and hybrid repairs involving both adhesive bonding and mechanical fasteners. To allow use by non-specialists, the CAD tool will replace the current process of manual construction of joint finite element models with CAD tinker toy assembly using parametric par ...

This proposed effort is to develop an approach to eliminate the requirement for hydraulics, swashplates and control rods on conventional helicopters. A servo tab on a servo tab approach is used to provide a two step amplification of power using the energyin the airstream to provide the cyclic, collective and high-frequency control for flight control and vibration reduction of a full size rotor us ...

We will optimize the design of a monolithic, highly-integrated, active/passive, two-color infrared detector capable of S/MWIR avalanche photodetection, (S)MWIR passive photodetection, or LWIR passive photodetection. The structure is constructed usingback-to-back photodiodes (one designed for unity gain or avalanche operation) manufactured with well-established, band-engineered HgCdTe heterostructu ...

The US Navy seeks science and technology feasibility research emphasizing innovative imagery and data fusion approaches for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and exploitation (i.e., ISR). Interest includes using data from multiple sensors/systemsfor comprehensive and timely ISR, supporting operational users in joint force battlespace environments.We propose to research and develop linear ...

A major limitation of current high performance composites made from vinyl ester resins is their performance with carbon fiber reinforcements. Carbon fiber composites can possess much higher specific stiffness and strength than glass fiber composites, but the laminated composite properties depend on a good interface between the matrix resin and the fiber. Since vinyl ester resins typically do not e ...

This program will demonstrate high-performance GaN microelectronic devices for X-band radar applications by using novel device designs and single crystal gallium nitride substrates. FETs for power amplifiers will benefit from lower defects resulting fromgrowth on a native GaN substrate, improved device design, including features such as gate recess and passivation layers, and device cooling. The m ...

Gallium nitride crystal growth has gained more attention as the need for a homoepitaxial substrate for GaN devices has increased. Kyma Technologies proposes to develop an advanced manufacturing process capable of growing single crystal GaN at growth ratesin excess of 1mm/hr. 50mm single crystal GaN substrates produced by Kyma Technologies will be used as the seed material to ensure thermal and l ...

This SBIR will develop a new class of computer architecture called an “agent based computing” module (ABC Machine) that enables “cognitive computing” algorithms to be implemented effectively on a large scale. The ABC Machine is a biologically inspired architecture derived from the field of “membrane computing” and is also based upon “statistical dataflow computing”. It operates in ...