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This proposal seeks to demonstrate the feasibility of using impulse radar techniques to detect and identify explosive detonators. It relies on the fact that a radar impulse will excite natural electromagnetic resonances which characterize the size, shape, and material composition of an object. These resonances are present in the scattered transient return from the object and can be extracted by ...

We propose to engineer a low-cost computer-controlled optical diagnostic system for measuring sound speed, thermal diffusivity, density, and velocity. This system will use laser-induced thermal accoustics (LITA), a transient-grating technique capable of making accurate single-shot measurements in luminous, multiphase, high-pressure flows. The LITA signal intensity is quadratic in fluid density f ...

The goal of this two-phase program is to develop a prototype system which addresses the problem of nondestructively extracting layout patterns for multilayer printed circuit boards. The system will use x-ray digital tomosynthesis for image acquisition, and advanced image processing, including morphological operators, to extract circuit features from the images. The objectives of Phase I are to 1 ...

This SBIR Phase I project proposes the development of a real-time IMU simulator which can inject simulated electronic signals into the GPS guidance receiver with least intrusion and is applicable to a wide range of navigation systems. The proposed IMU Simulator consists of a PC compatible microcomputer, a set of plug -in IMU signal generator boards, and a set of general purpose flight simulator i ...

This project will identify and develop new low cost high thermal performance coating systems for composite thermal management materials, particularly high conductivity carbon-carbon. Three materials/processes will be investigated including a new type of chemical vapor deposition called combustion chemical vapor deposition (CCVD), a new proprietary filled polymer having very high thermal conductiv ...

The primary objective of this SBIR effort is to develop and refine UXO detection, location, and discrimination technologies. The development of such technologies are achieved through systematic research, laboratory and bench scale tests, leading to performance validation based on large pilot scale proof-of-principle demonstrations. Results of the feasibility study conducted in Phase I investigat ...

An experimental program to investigate the mechanisms for pulse shortening in high power microwave tubes is proposed. The Phase I effort will develop diagnostic instrumentation and make direct observations of plasma formation and beam phenomena that are probable causes for pulse shortening in the RELTRON (TITAN Corp.). The diagnostics include measurement of gas evolution from the tube components ...

The Highway Capacity Software (HCS) has, for the past 10 years, been the principal tool for applying the analysis methods of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM). The HCS has been DOS-based with a very limited user interface. With a number of new research materials being produced, and an approved plan in place which leads to publication of an HCM 2000 and accompanying software, there is a strong op ...

The objective of this proposed Phase I SBIR is to develop the technology that will enable the production of ultra-lightweight, meter class space optics. The research will center on the various destabilizing environments that can affect the long-term stability of precision optics fabricated from polymer matrix composite materials. Several design options will be analytically evaluated for their ca ...

CSA Engineering, Inc., and its team partner, Pratt and Whitney, propose to develop and validate a design methodology for using Multi-Particle Impact Damping (MPID) in high temperature applications. Research work has indicated that multi-particle impact dampimg (also referred to as "particle damping") could be a viable option for extreme temperature applications. However, to date, the lack of a r ...