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THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED EFFORT IS TO REDUCE THE SIZE, WEIGHT, AND COST OF THE RELAY OPTICS OF THE AIRCRAFT HEAD UP DISPLAY (HUD), BY REPLACING IT WITH TRANSMISSION HOLOGRAPHIC LENSES. HOLOGRAPHIC LENSES ARE VERY LIGHT AND CAN BE MANUFACTURED AT VERY LOW COSTS. APPLICATIONS OF HOLOGRAPHIC LENSES TO HUD WERE LIMITED IN THE PAST, DUE TO WIDE SPECTRAL BAND OF THE HUD - CATHODE RAY TUBE (CRT). HO ...

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A PHASE I EFFORT IS PROPOSED TO INTEGRATE PREVIOUS WORK AND DEVELOP THE NEEDED RESEARCH BASE TO ASSESS AND DEVELOP STOCHASTIC METHODS FOR PROTECTIVE DESIGN FOR NON-NUCLEAR WEAPONS. THE CORNERSTONE OF THIS EFFORT WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN (RBD) PROCEDURE. THERE ARE SEVERAL WELL DEVELOPED RBD PROCEDURES (LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTORS, FIRST-ORDER SECOND-MOMENT, AND MONTE CA ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO CONDUCT PRELIMINARY TESTS ON A NOVEL CHEMISTRY WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE PRODUCTION OF A LOW COST WAFER WHICH CHANGES COLOR UPON EXPOSURE TO WARFARE GASES (WG). SIMILAR WAFERS WHICH WE DEVELOPED FOR OTHER GASES ARE ABOUT 2" X 1" X 1/16" AND WEIGH ABOUT 2.3 GM. THESE CHROMOSENSE (TM) WAFERS CAN DETECT HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC. IN 10-30 SEC. AT CONCENTRATIONS OF THE ...

THERE ARE MANY MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS WHERE VERY HIGH SPEED AND HIGH RESOLUTION SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTING, IMAGE PROCESSING AND VISION SYSTEMS ARE DESIRABLE. CURRENT SYSTEMS ARE SEVERELY LIMITED BY DEVICES THAT REQUIRE RELATIVELY LONG TIMES TO GET INFORMATION INTO AND OUT OF THE SYSTEM. APPLICATIONS SUCH AS SURVEILLANCE, TRACKING, PROCESS MONITORING, QUALITY CONTROL AND MANY OTHER ...

THIS PROPOSAL WILL DETERMINE THE MERIT AND FEASIBILITY OF A RECOMMENDED METHODOLOGIES (WHICH BEST LINK THE ADA DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT, WITH THE RAPID PROTOTYPING DEVELOPMENT PROCESS ASSOCIATED WITH AI APPLICATIONS THAT ARE WRITTEN IN EITHER LISP OR PROLOG LANGUAGE) BY MAPPING BETWEEN APSE AND ASE AND THE MAPPING OF THE SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT INTO THE ADA SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT. THE SECOND SUB-PROBLEM I ...

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THIS PROPOSAL DETAILS A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHICH WILL DEMONSTRATE FEASIBILITY OF A POWER-AUGMENTED EXOSKELETON. AN EXOSKELETON IS A JOINTED, EXTERNAL FRAMEWORK WORN BY A USER. FORCE SENSORS DETECT USER MOVEMENTS AND, THROUGH MODERN FEEDBACK CONTROL TECHNIQUES, POWER THE EXOSKELETON LIMBS. A USER'S STRENGTH CAN THUS BE MAGNIFIED THREE OR FIVE TIMES WITHOUT LOSS OF DEXTERITY OR SPEED. THE PROJECT I ...

FUTURE MILITARY SPACE MISSIONS WILL REQUIRE 10-100 KILOWATTS OF SUSTAINED POWER WITH PEAK/PULSE POWER LEVELS OF 100 KW TO 100 MW. ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS WHICH CAN DELIVER HIGH POWER DENSITY YET OFFER HIGH ENERGY DENSITY NEED TO BE DEVELOPED. THESE RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES MUST HAVE DURABILITY AND COMPOSITION INVARIANCE FOR OVER 30,000 CYCLES. BOTH OF THE ELECTRODE REACTIONS IN THE ME ...

A PHASE I PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO INVESTIGATE AND DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE CLOTHING MATERIAL HAVING AN ENHANCED THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE CAPABILITY. PRESENT FABRICS THAT UTILIZE MULTIPLE LAYERS OF PASSIVE INSULATION OR ACTIVE ELECTRICAL HEATING ARE RESTRICTED BY EXCESSIVE BULK AND IMPAIRED DEXTERITY OR POWER LIMITATIONS AND BATTERY WEIGHT. A NOVEL APPROACH IS PROPOSED THAT WOULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT THER ...