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Aerial refueling is a mission-critical component of Navy operations. Refueling is made difficult by the interference between the tanker and receiver aircraft. The receiver aircraft may experience various forms of disturbances during approach, stressing the skills of a pilot or the control system of an autonomous vehicle. Current flight simulation capabilities are unable to reproduce the impact of ...

In this Phase II contract, Interphase Materials will further validate the efficacy of its antibiofouling surface treatment (AST) in preventing biofouling on OHIO-class submarine seawater cooled heat exchangers (HX). The AST is a molecularly thin surface treatment that binds to the substrate, protecting the surface from organism attachment. An intensive field study will be conducted, incorporating ...

A novel hybrid acoustic emission (AE) and guided wave (GW) inspection approach for radar towers inspection is presented. Keeping aging radar sites (many are over 50 years old) in good repair is important because they are critical intelligence components that provide advanced aircraft notification. This proposed work will continue development of new, patent-pending shear-type AE sensors, and apply ...

Sudden structural failure caused by stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in aircraft components is becoming a severe safety threat to Air Force aircraft and other aviation vehicles. Detection of SCC often occurs late in the damage development cycle, in which fast-growing macroscale cracking has already developed. This significantly increases depot maintenance cost and can negatively impact aircraft ava ...

Additive manufacturing (AM) technology offers the potential to fabricate complex geometries that cannot be realized using conventional subtractive methods. In current industrial AM processes, determination of the type and distribution of support structure is often based solely on technician experience. This process is far from optimal and as a result, significant non-recurring engineering costs ar ...

The objective of the proposed project is to develop designs for manufacturable all-metal terminal hot-electron transistors (AMTHETs) that will enable 1W – 10W THz RF amplifiers and oscillators. The proposed work will focus on quantum-mechanical modelin...

Phase II will exit with a new and substantially test-rig validated new solid-state integrated propulsion control valve actuator design for Divert and Attitude Control Systems (DACS) that present a unique engineering challenge in that they need to fit in tight volumes, require very high performance and are subject to extreme temperatures that fills the void of providing a highly engineered but simp ...

Materials Research & Design, Inc. submits this Phase II SBIR proposal to address Rayon Replacement for High Temperature Materials. The proposed program seek to demonstrate repeatable processability of low conductivity, low modulus, high strength, Lyocell-Based materials that can provide sustained, domestic replacement for rayon based structural insulators. MR&D will manage the program and perform ...

An ideal structural insulator will not outgas, will not change significantly with respect to material properties and geometry during elevated temperature exposure, will have the necessary thermal conductivity/diffusivity for insulating purposes, and will have the necessary stiffness to provide proper support.Metallized ceramic-based structural insulators are anticipated to offer improved performan ...

Todays newer weapons systems are being designed with small platforms which may not have the space or power delivery systems necessary to support a full complement of electronics desired, such as electronic beacon systems.However, certain platform types, such as the missile defense system (MDS), have an inherent need to have these types of beacon system present to support mission requirements.A nee ...