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  1. NDE FOR COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

    SBC: Aracor            Topic: N/A

    THE TREND CONTINUES TOWARDS APPLYING ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS TO THE HIGH PERFORMANCE STRUCTURES ASSOCIATED WITH AEROSPACE. STRUCTURES FABRICATED FROM CARBON-CARBON AND FILAMENT WOUND COMPOSITES ARE PARTICULAR EXAMPLES. TO FULLY EXPLOIT THE PROMISE OF THESE ADVANCED STRUCTURES, NOVEL NDE TECHNIQUES ARE NEEDED FOR CHARACTERIZATION. DUAL-ENERGY LAMINOGRAPHY SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES THE CHEMICAL, D ...

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of DefenseAir Force
  2. PE-CVD DIAMOND THIN FILM FOR RECYCLABLE UV SWITCH

    SBC: Crystallume/edi            Topic: N/A

    THE RESEARCH ADDRESSED IN THIS PROPOSAL INVOLVES AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE USE OF DIAMOND THIN FILMS AS SOLID STATE OPTICAL SWITCHES WHERE THE FILMS ARE PRODUCED BY AN INHERENTLY LOW-COST TECHNIQUE EMPLOYING PLASMA-ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (PE-CVD) OF CARBON-CONTAINING GASES (E.G., METHANE). THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED RESEARCH EFFORT IS TO EVALUATE EXPERIMENTALLY THE OPTOELECTRIC PRO ...

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of DefenseAir Force
  3. PE-CVD DIAMOND THIN FILM FOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION

    SBC: Crystallume/edi            Topic: N/A

    THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED RESEARCH EFFORT IS TO EXPERIMENTALLY EVALUATE THE OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION DIAMOND THIN FILMS WITH RESPECT TO ELECTROLUMINESCENCE AND PHOTOCONDUCTION IN THE UV AND BLUE-GREEN SPECTRAL REGIONS. AS A RESULT OF SUCH EFFORTS WE WILL DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH DIAMOND THIN FILMS MAY BE USED AS LASING MEDIA OR PHOTOCONDUCTORS AND ASCERTAIN ...

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of DefenseAir Force
  4. NEW HIGH ENERGY AND POWER STORAGE DEVICES FOR FUZES

    SBC: Electrochimica Corp.            Topic: N/A

    STORAGE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY AT A SUFFICIENTLY HIGH DENSITY, IN A SMALL ENOUGH VOLUME AND WITH HIGH ENOUGH EFFICIENCY OF EXTRACTION IS INCRESINGLY BECOMING A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM. CONVENTIONAL CAPACITIVE DEVICES (E.G., ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS) FALL SHORT OF PROVIDING THE VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY REQUIRED TO SUPPORT NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMPLEX FUZE REQUIREMENTS. WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP AN ENERGY STORAGE ...

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of DefenseAir Force
  5. MICROSTRIP PHASED ARRAY MILLIMETER WAVE RADAR ANTENNA

    SBC: Epsilon Lambda Electronics Corp.            Topic: N/A

    THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DESIGN AND PRODUCE A LOW COST PLANAR ARRAY OPERATING AT 94 GHZ WHICH WOULD USE A COMBINATION OF Z-CUT QUARTZ MICROSTRIP FOR THE RADIATING ELEMENTS AND LOW LOSS INSULAR GUIDE LINES FOR THE FEED NETWORK. THE INITIAL PHASE I WORK WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE PROXIMITY COUPLING BETWEEN THE INSULAR GUIDE FEED LINE AND THE MICROSTRIP PATCHES. THE FIRST PHASE ...

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of DefenseAir Force
  6. DEVELOPMENT OF A KNOWLEDGE-BASED INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM

    SBC: Expert-ease Systems            Topic: N/A

    THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM (ITS) TO TRAIN AIR FORCE PERSONNEL. EXPERT-EASE SYSTEMS (EES) HAS DEVELOPED AND DEMONSTRATED A SUCCESSFUL COMPUTER-BASED INSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE CALLED OPTIMALLY ADAPTIVE LEARNING (OAL). OAL COMBINES SEVERAL TECHNOLOGIES: OPTIMIZATION THEORY, EDUCATIONAL MODELING, AND HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY. THE OAL APPROACH UTILIZED ADVANCED OPTIMI ...

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of DefenseAir Force
  7. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES/METHODOLOGIES TO REDUCE SPACE SYSTEM COSTS

    SBC: Independent Risk Assessment In            Topic: N/A

    THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PAST THIRTY YEARS IN THE SPACE BUSINESS HAS YET TO BE FULLY EXPLOITED FOR ITS POTENTIAL IN REDUCING SPACE SYSTEMS COSTS. THE PROPOSED EFFORT WILL PROVIDE A METHODOLOGY WHICH WILL PLACE THE PAST EXPERIENCE OF COST REDUCTION INITIATIVES AT THE FINGERTIPS OF THE AIR FORCE MANAGERS. THE METHODOLOGY IS PLANNED TO TAKE THE FORM OF A TWO PART DECISION SUPPORT MODEL CODED FOR A PERSO ...

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of DefenseAir Force
  8. AUTONOMOUS CONTROL SYSTEM FOR LOW-THRUST ORBITAL TRANSFER VEHICLE (OTV) FOR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS)

    SBC: Irvine Technology Gp Inc.            Topic: N/A

    THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL DEVELOP INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR LOW-COST CONTROL OF THE ATTITUDE AND ENGINE FIRING OF THE ELECTRIC ORBITAL TRANSFER VEHICLE (EOTV) DURING ITS SPIRAL ORBIT TRANSFER MISSION. THE EOTV PROMISES THE ABILITY TO DELIVER GPS REPLENISHMENT SATELLITES TO THEIR OPERATIONAL ORBITS AT SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS OVER CONVENTIONAL CHEMICAL UPPER STAGES. THE PROPOSED APPROACH WILL USE T ...

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of DefenseAir Force
  9. MICROWAVE DIELECTRIC ANALYSIS OF CURING RESIN SYSTEMS

    SBC: Kdc/isi Joint Venture            Topic: N/A

    THE MANUFACTURE OF POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES AND PLASTICS INVOLVES COMPLEX CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHANGES THAT MUST BE MONITORED AND CONTROLLED TO YIELD DESIRED PRODUCTS. AT MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES, BOTH THE DIELECTRIC (E') AND ABSORPTIVE (E") PROPERTIES ARE EXCELLENT DIAGNOSTIC INDICATORS OF THE CURE STATE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING MICROWAVE OPEN-ENDE ...

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of Commerce
  10. LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE CERAMIC LINED GUN BARRELS

    SBC: ATS-MER, LLC            Topic: N/A

    CERAMIC LINED COMPOSIED GUN BARRELS OFFER A NEAR IDEAL MATERIALS COMBINATION TO PRODUCE LIGHT WEIGHT GUN BARRELS THAT WILL WITHSTAND 20-30 MM RAPID FIRE BALLISTIC CYCLE OF 1600-1800 DEG F AND PRESSURE UP TO 70,000 PSI FOR LESS THAN 5 MILLISECONDS AT APPROXIMATELY 1/2 THE WEIGHT OF STEEL BARRELS. A UNIQUE FABRICATION METHODOLOGY WILL BE UTILIZED TO APPLY A COMPRESSIVE METAL LAYER TO A CERAMIC LINER ...

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of DefenseAir Force
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