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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 ...

Preservation of the perishable food, especially fresh fruits and vegetables (FF&V), is particularly challenging due to substantial amount of refrigeration required to prevent spoilage. In the case of FF&V, the refrigerated air can quickly become contaminated with ethylene gas produced by the fruits and vegetables, which can lead to autocatalytic ripening of FF&V and accelerate spoilage even at id ...

The Phase 2 objective is to provide NIST with a modular gauge head unit equipped with InsituTec's standing wave probe technology. The complete gauge head unit will be retrofitted to the NIST M48 which is one of the most precise measuring machines in the world. This unit will enable NIST to achieve the agency's program goal in dimensional metrology which is to provide microscale measurement capacit ...

The goal of the proposed effort is the development and demonstration of an underwater plume monitoring tool. We propose to do this using a team of small underwater vehicles and an algorithm borrowed from the image processing literature. This system isexpected to provide vital support in three critical areas: drinking water supply surveillance, harmful algae blooms monitoring, and diver-based mi ...

This Phase II effort develops fiber grating sensors to measure transverse strain/pressure, shear strain, and temperature, in the vicinity of the bond line. Methods are developed to support ingress/egress from tactical rocket motors of fiber grating sensorarrays. Related testing of fiber grating strain sensors are performed using known and controlled boundary conditions and thermal loading in rep ...

The objective of this proposal is to determine the feasibility of using an Expendable Aerial Delivery System (EADS) to provide the United States Armed Forces long-range airdrop supply and sustainment during operations across the spectrum of military andcivil operations. DropMaster, Inc. is proposing a solution that is cheaper, simpler, and more effective than the current method of air delivery. ...

In this Phase I program, a unique carbon material is proposed as high density, ambient condition ammonia vapor storage media. Ammonia is a potential solution of hydrogen supply for fuel cell systems; it has high hydrogen content and cracking ammoniagenerates COx-free hydrogen gas. The preferred ammonia storage system is the one that based on vapor adsorption system at near ambient conditions to av ...

The objective of the proposed research and development work is to create three new types of multiple-pulse, miniature, and autonomous explosive-driven high-power microwave systems. These systems are to be used to construct small to medium caliber munitions (40-mm to 155-mm), to increase the scope of the target set, and to enhance destruction capability as requested by topic A04-221, High Power Mic ...

Low-light-level photodetector arrays are proposed for detecting the weak optical emission spectra from the trace atoms in the laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). The proposed semiconductor image intensifier and low-light-level camera utilize the miniaturized and monolithically integrated version of a proven solid-state detector technology, and is expected to be able to detect femto-watts ...

The objective of this program is to research, formulate, and test high-temperature lubricants, materials, and modified cylinder systems optimized dimensionally for high-temperature operation. The lubricants, related materials, and system design are tooperate at a top ring reversal temperature of 410 deg C max and a sump temperature of 175 deg C. The resultant system should provide deposit levels ...