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"The Navy is faced with the problem of transmitting data betweenvarious platforms and underwater instrumentation. Security andsafety prevent physical contact between the platform and the datasource so remote optical communication is necessary. A frequencydoubled Nd:YAG laser is used in these situations because itproduces a green beam for efficient transmission through coastalwaters. Unfortunate ...

"The Air Force and other branches of the Armed Forces require new eyesafe short-pulse laser sources for many applications. These include laser rangefinders with improved range resolution, high-resolution range-gated imaging from UAVs and missiles, and asoptical drivers for frequency conversion to longer wavelengths for the identification of explosive materials, and biological or drug related thre ...

"In future advanced military diesel engine propulsion systems, the engine's tribological considerations have been limited by the temperature capability of the lubricating fluid. Thermal oxidation resulting in lubricant breakdown and formation of films anddeposits are typical causes of engine failure in the high operating conditions projected for Low Heat Rejection (LHR) type diesel engines. Work ...

"The US Navy has developed an important ASW capability usingimpulsive sources to provide broadband spectral illumination forsubmarine detection. Present sonobuoy sources use high explosivesto achieve the required source levels. Explosives present serioussafety hazards and subsequently incur significant operational andmanufacturing costs. Additionally, explosives produce inherentlyshort (

"Improving filtration technology for military vehicle engine lubrication systems remains a significant challenge. Equipment failures due to improper or excessive periodic maintenance contribute substantially to the overall cost of maintaining militaryfleets and create combat ineffectiveness during mission critical operations. Current systems have short filter life span and do not provide satisfa ...

"The erosion / corrosion resistant coating developed by MPT is amulti-layered, thin "titanium-nitride" coating that effectivelyresists erosion throughout the erosive particle impingementregime from low to high angles of impact. The coating is appliedby using a Cathodic Arc Physical Vapor Deposition coatingmachine. The coating application may be modified to optimize thecoating for various applic ...

"This proposal shall outline the process of modifying a standard loom to weave three-dimensional complex shapes for personnel armor. Current manufacturing techniques for textile-based personnel armor focus on constructing complex shapes from orthogonalwoven fabrics with cuts and darts, reducing comfort and performance. The solution to the above problem is to develop a robust technique which weav ...

"The Air Force requires the capability to provide cryogenic cooling of electronics, focal plane arrays, and cryogenic fluids for long term (over five year) space missions. In Phase II, we propose to continue developing enabling technology for long-termspace-based low-temperature (

"As a result of our Phase I research, BPG has determined thatdevelopment of an integrated simulation-based design environmentis both technologically and economically feasible. Critical tothis effort was identifying a business model and define ascenario based on that model around which to demonstrate ourproposed integrated simulation-based design environment for theUWV. This scenario, as well as ...

"The mismatch between worker needs and information systems interface design and performance has long been noted, and has given rise to a large body of research on ways to factor the user more explicitly into the interface and system design process. Activework-centered interfaces that act as infomediaries between underlying systems and their users, offer the most comprehensive solution to this usab ...