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ACTIVATED STEEL FOIL FABRICATED INTO ELEMENTS TO BE PACKAGED AS EXPENDABLE DECOYS HAS SHOWN GOOD PERFORMANCE IN LOW IR SIGNATURE APPLICATIONS. THE PRESENT BATCH PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR THESE FOILS ENTAILS, IN PART, TWENTY HOURS OF FURNACE TREATMENT. A COMBINATION OF NINE SEPARATE OPERATIONS, LOW PRODUCTION RATES AND HIGH LABOR COSTS YIELDS A UNIT MANUFACTURING COST OF MORE THAN $250.00. WE PROPOSE ...

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 ...

THIS EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP THE REQUIREMENTS AND THE SUBSEQUENT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PC BASED ANALYTICAL SYSTEM FOR PPBS JUSTIFICATION; PEACE TIME AND WAR TIME OPERATIONAL PLANNING FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF LIMITED OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AIRCRAFT ASSETS. PHASE I WILL CONSIST OF 1. IDENTIFYING RELEVANT DATA ELEMENTS WHICH INCLUDE AIRCRAFT COST, PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY AND CRITICAL DEMAND MODEL CO ...

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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 GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP A NEW AND CHEAPER METHOD FOR PRODUCING PENTAFLUOROTHIO (SF5) SUBSTITUTED FUNCTIONAL FLUOROCARBONS. THESE MATERIALS HAVE POTENTIAL AS BUILDING BLOCKS FOR ENERGETIC MATERIALS. THEY WILL BE PRODUCED BY THE CONTROLLED REACTION OF SULFUR SUBSTITUTED HYDROCARBONS WITH ELEMENTAL FLUORINE.

THE TRI-SERVICE MMIC PROGRAM HAS ACHIEVED GOOD SUCCESS IN DEVELOPING MOST OF THE KEY ELEMENTS WHICH ARE NEEDED FOR MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE CIRCUITS. FOR EXAMPLE, AMPLIFIERS, MIXERS, FREQUENCY MULTIPLIERS, FREQUENCY DIVIDERS, MODULATORS, AND DEMODULATORS HAVE ALL BEEN SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATED. HOWEVER, TWO KEY FUNCTIONS HAVE BEEN MISSING, NAMELY FREQUENCY FILTERS AND FREQUENCY SETTING ELEMENTS (FOR O ...

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 250 V D>C>, 15 KA FUEL CELL CAPABLE OF 40 ONE-SECOND BURSTS OF ENERGY, WITH ABOUT 6.5 SECONDS BETWEEN BURSTS, OF 3.75 MW, IS PROPOSED AS A PULSE POWER SUPPLY FOR SUBMARINE ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCH.A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT VARIOUS FUEL CELL OPERATING VOLTAGES AND EFFICIENCIES AND DIFFERENT METHODS OF FUEL AND OXIDANT STORAGE INDICATES THAT THERE IS NO ADVANTAGE FROM THE OVERALL VO ...