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1The Navy desires to demonstrate an optical processing system capable of target aim point selection in an infrared image, in real time. Advanced Optical Systems, Inc. (AOS) has demonstrated with optical processing: aim point selection in visible imagery, in clutter; target recognition in infrared imagery; and small feature recognition internal to a target, in simulated IR imagery. We propose to co ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS SBIR EFFORT IS TO DEVELOPE AN IR SCRENE PROJECTOR BASED UPON IR LASER DIODES WHICH CAN BE USED IN HWIL SIMULATIONS TO TEST MISSILE SYSTEMS. THE GOAL OF THE PHASE I EFFORT IS TO DEVELOPE A SINGLE CHANNEL LASER DIODE IR PROJECTION SYSTEM TO DEMONSTRATE THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF THE TUNABLE DIODE LASERS. THIS DOCUMENT PRESENTS AEGIS RESEARCH'S PROPOSAL FOR THE PHASE I EFFO ...

Several objectives in this proposal include systematic study of innovative ways and means to improve survivability and safety of airborne platforms (C-130, C-17, Helicopter), flight crew, paratroops, cargo and equipment. High altitude deployment and glide operations, and airborne snatch and recovery of individuals or cargo from ground or water pick-up sites will also be studied. This proposal will ...

THE ABILITY TO LIFT HEAT FROM A SELECTED PORTION OF THE SPACECRAFT IS REQUIRED IN A NUMBER OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT TASKS FOR SPACED BASED SENSOR AND WEAPON SYSTEMS. THE PROPOSED EFFORT WILL DEVELOP THE THEORETICAL AND ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK TO ASSESS THE UTILITY AND FEASIBILITY OF A HOT PISTON PULSE TUBE VUILLEUMIER REFRIGERATOR. THE EFFORT WILL IDENTIFY A BASELINE APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED CONCEPT ...

This proposal is directed to the preparation of high-surface-area (HSA) activated-carbon fibers that are suitable for the Army's lightweight chemical-protective combat uniforms. The overall goal of the proposed program is to develop a domestic source of activated-carbon fibers having surface areas greater than 1500 m2/g. Our approach begins with a novel method of preparing polymeric precursor fibe ...

IN GENERAL, PROTEINS FOLD WITH HYDROPHOBIC RESIDUES BURIED, AWAY FROM WATER. REVERSIBLE PROTEIN FOLDING DUE TO HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS RESULTS FROM INVERSE TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS WHERE FOLDING OCCURS ON RAISING THE TEMPERATURE. SINCE WARM-BLOODED ANIMALS PROVIDE AN INFINITE HEAT RESERVOIR, THE TRANSITION TEMPERATURE, TT, NOT THE ENDOTHERMIC HEAT, DETERMINES THE FOLDED STATE AT PHYSIOLOGICAL TEMP ...

Of the several protein elastomers - elastin, resilin, abduction, titin and twitchin- the elastomer with the greatest demonstrated durability is elastin. It is perhaps no coincidence that elasting is also most hydrophobic, as durability and hydrophobicity may be coupled. Also, greater hydrophobicity makes elastin-based elastomers of greater potential utilization alone and particularly in combinatio ...

The turbojet engine starter system utilizes the pressure of the solid propellant boost motor to pressurize a fluid contained in a bladder tank. The increase in fluid pressure ruptures a diaphragm containment seal allowing the fluid to flow through a boost motor/heat exchanger where the high pressure fluid is heated to high temperature. The heated fluid is used to spin-up rotors and to ignite the b ...

ADAPTATION OF STATE-OF-THE-ART GIGAHERTZ WAFER PROBE TECHNOLOGY (WPT) FOR USE IN DESIGN, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND PRODUCTION OF MULTICHIP MODULES (MCMS) IS PROPOSED. THESE PROBES ARE CURRENTLY CAPABLE OF TESTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES ON WAFERS AT FREQUENCIES UPTO 75 GHZ. PHASE I WILL SHOW THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL FEASIBILITY OF PROBING MCMS AND SET DIRECTION FOR PHASE II. KEY TASKS INCLUDE ESTABL ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING CLASS 28 IO KW (12.5 EVA) AND 30 KW (37.5 KVA) AUXILIARY POWER UNITS THAT ARE LIGHTER THAN PRESENT M D INVENTORY WITH 120 VOLT A.C. - 3% AT 60 HZ AT A .8 POWER FACTOR THAT HAVE MAXIMUM NOISE LEVELS OF 7SDB (A) AT ONE METER OUTSIDE OF THE SHELTER AND SSDB (A) INSIDE THE HUMAN FACTORS COMPARTMENT. VIBRATIONAL OSCILLATION IS ...