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The proposed Phase I research program will define and evaluate techniques and tactics intended to counter active expendable electronic countermeasures (ECM) threats to air-launched radar-guided weapon systems. Performance will be measured in terms of the missile seeker's ability to discriminate between the expendable and the true target. These performance evaluations, together with qualitative ass ...

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Recently, much effort has been made to develop semiconductor laser technology. As a result, the device technology has matured so that power levels, and lifetimes are more than adequate for many practical applications. Laser diode array bars are available which produce up to 100 wats per cm of optical power. With this impressive device capability more and more applications are emerging and the emph ...

Previous R&D at AVCON has developed miniaturized, power efficient, modular, scalable active magnetic bearings and control electronics for applications ranging from precision gimbals for sensors, to radial and thrust bearings for IHPTET type turbine engines, to radial and thrust bearings for SSME type rocket engine turbopumps. The current SBIR Project addresses a complementary digital electronics c ...

A TWO-PHASE PROGRAM IS DESCRIBED FOR DEVELOPING A HIGH FIDELITY, YET FAST EXECUTING, RADAR SIMULATOR WHICH MODELS THE DETECTION, ACQUISITION, TRACKING, AND MISSILE GUIDANCE OF U.S. AND FOREIGN SYSTEMS IN AN ECM/ECCM ENVIRONMENT. THE SIMULATION INCLUDES ALL MAJOR ECM/ECCM TACTICS (INCLUDING TOWED DECOYS AND TERRAIN BOUNCE) AS WELL AS THE SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF MULTIPATH AND CLUTTER. T ...

Three areas of research on low cost, reliable, folding aero surfaces will be conducted. First, different types of fin deployment and flight control actuators will be examined. These include conventional fin actuators, shape-memory-alloy, piezoelectric, magnetostrictive, and electrostrictive actuators. Second, different fin designs will be examined. These candidate designs are capable of flight con ...

QUANTIC INDUSTRIES, INC., HAS BEEN A MAJOR FORCE IN THE TRANSITION OF SAFE AND ARM (S&A) DEVICES FROM ALL-MECHANICAL OUT-OF-LINE TO ALL-ELECTRONIC IN-LINE. HOWEVER, IN SOME CASES, A HYBRID MIX OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANISMS WOULD RESULT IN MORE EFFECTIVE (S&A) IN TERMS OF LIFE CYCLE COST AND/OR SIZE/WEIGHT WHILE STILL MEETING THE REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY/RELIABILITY REQUIREMENTS. IN ORDER TO ...

A plan is proposed to investigate several particulate reinforced ceramic composites that show promise of having good electrical insulation properties at temperatures approaching 3000 degrees Centigrade. In addition, good thermal shock resistance, machinability, and durability for continuous use at maximum temperature are required. Previous studies have shown that the microstructure required for ma ...

Mission Research Corporation (MRC) proposes to analyze and develop and aerial refueling communication system that uses Solar Blind Ultraviolet (SBUV) radiation, from 220 to 280 nm, as the communication carrier. The advantage of SBUV is that the propagated links can be both non-line-of-sight (NLOS) and have a very low probability of interception and detection (LPI/LPD). Minimum terrestrial backgrou ...

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