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A number of advanced fiber-reinforced organic matrix composites employed in a variety of Army systems are exposed to environmental weathering and/or in-service loading. This may induce chemical, physical, and mechanical changes in the composite material, and ultimately lead to component failure. This proposal will develop a fiber optic based Fourier transform Raman (FT-Raman) spectrometer for the ...

High surface area, super adsorbent activated carbon fibers are potentially an excellent adsorptive material for chemical protective uniforms. However, these fibers are not currently available from a domestic source. A Phase I program is proposed to demonstrate the feasibility of producing laboratory scale quantities of short highly activated carbon fibers based on a U.S. developed process (U.S. Pa ...

Kinetic energy penetrators are currently relied upon as a way to defeat enemy armor. Historically these penetrators have been composed of unanium or tungsten based alloys due to their high densities. In addition to density, the deformation behavior of the alloy determines it's performance. A penetrator whose tip mushrooms or fractures on impact is less effective than a penetrator that retains it's ...

The proposal offers a technology/concept to allow individual combat soldiers and components of the Electronic Battlefield System a means of identifying friendly forces.

EASE (Electrically Adaptive Suspension Element) is comprised of three major sub-systems, these being the electromagnetic Coaxial linear (EMCL) actuator, the Adaptive Feedback Network, and the Thermal Management System. The EMCL actuator is designed for use as the active suspension element of a combat vehicle. The EMCL actuator is particularly suited to this adaptive architecture because the actuat ...

Due to the increasing use of technology to plan and implement modern day combat, it is imperative that troop and vehicles deployment and position be known as precisely as possible. Furthermore, the unit commander must be able to quickly plan, transmit, and display friendly and adversarial troop and vehicle locations to coordinate battlefield operations effectively in the heat of battle. In this ef ...

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