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THIS RESEARCH PROPOSES TO CONCEPTUALLY DESIGN A PARAMETRIC MODEL AND AN ASSOCIATED INTERACTIVE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT WILL ACCURATELY ESTIMATE THE COST OF SOFTWAE IN COMPUTER EMBEDDED IN AI FORCE C3 I SYSTEMS. THE MODEL WILL BE BASED ON THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COST,THE NUMBER OF EXECUTABLE SOURCE LINES OF CODE, AND PERMISSIBLE DEVELOPMENT TIME. THE REQUIREMENTS AND LOGIC FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ...

POLYMERIC MATERIALS WITH EXCEPTIONAL MECHANICAL, CHEMICAL AND THERAML PROPOERTIES ARE BEING DEVELOPED AS PART OF AIR FORCE RESEARCH. THESE MATERIALS FORM IGID MOLECULAR CHAINS, HENCE THE TERM ROD-LIKE POLYMERS. CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS AND STUDY OF THE MOLECULAR STRUCTURE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE RAPIDLY, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MATERIALS SHOULD PROCEED AT A SIMILAR PACE. THIS WILL DEPEND ON FABRICATI ...

THE CONCEPT OF LIQUID FILM MEDIATED LASER PROTECTION WILL BE INVESTIGATED FOR TUNGSTEN COATED CARBON SURFACES. A COMBINED THEORETICAL-EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM IS PROPOSED. THE THEORETICAL EFFORT WILL DETERMINE RANGES OF STABILITY FOR LIQUID FILMS UNDER CW LASER INTERACTION CONDITIONS. FILM FAILURE MECHANISMS WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR TUNGSTEN COATED CARBON AND OTHER CANDIDATE MATERIALS WILL BE IDENTIFIED. ...

THIS INVESTIGATION WILL DEVISE GUIDANCE LAWS FOR THE INTERCEPTION OF LOW-EARTH-ORBITING (LEO) TARGETS BY INTERCEPTORS ORIGINATING IN THE ATMOSPHERE. SUITABLE REGIMES FOR BOTH HIGH AND LOW ENERGY INTERCEPTS WILL BE DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS STRATEGEMS FOR ENCOUNTER, ATTACK, AND SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES IN THE TERMINAL PHASE. THESE TECHNIQUES WILL BE APPLICABLE TO BOTH MANNED AND UNMANNED VEHICLES. EXPLI ...

BECAUSE NONMINIMALLY ARTICULATED (OR KINEMATICALLY REDUNDANT) ROBOT MANIPULATORS HAVE EXTRA DEGREES OF FREEDOM WITH WHICH TO MOVE AND ORIENT END EFFECTORS IN THE WORKSPACE, THEY OFFER A NUMBER OF ADVANTAGES OVER CURRENTLY AVAILABLE DESIGNS. FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF PROGRAMMING AND CONTROL, HOWEVER, THERE ARE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS DUE TO THE INCREASED COMPLEXITY OF THE KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS. A SIX MONT ...

HERMETIC PROTECTION OF OPTICAL FIBER IS REQUIRED FOR MANY COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS DUE TO THE DEGRADING EFFECTS OF MOISTURE ON THE LONG TERM STRENGTH OF GLASS. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO EVALUATE VARIOUS MATERIALS FOR PLASMA DEPOSITION AS AN EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE FOR HERMETICPROTECTION OF OPTICAL FIBER. COATINGS MATERIALS CONSIDERED FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION ARE CLASSIFIED AS DI ...

BULK GLASS COMPONENTS PREPARED FROM FLUORIDE GLASSES SUCH ASWINDOWS, LENSES AND DOMES EXHIBIT BROAD BAND LOW LOSS TRANSMISSION FROM NEAR UV TO MID IR WAVELENGTHS. THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO DEVELOP A REPRODUCEABLE PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF HIGH PURITY FLUORIDE GLASSES IN BULK FORM. AN ADDITIONAL GOAL IS THE PREPARATION OF HIGH QUALITY DEVITRIFICATION FREE LARGE COMPONENTS ON THE ORDER OF ...

THIS RESEARCH SHALL FOCUS ON TWO IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CURRENTSTATE OF MODELING AND SHAPE CONTROL OF LARGE SPACE STRUCTURES: (1) THE USE OF FREQUENCY DOMAIN/SPECTRAL FACTORIZATION METHODS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHAPE CONTROL LAWS: AND (2) THE USE OF ADVANCED METHODS, INCLUDING HOMOGENIZATION, OR THE REDUCTION OF COMPLEXITY OF THE MODELSOF LARGE SPACE STRUCTURES WITH REGULAR LATTICE STRUCTURE. THE AP ...

THIS EFFORT ADDRESSES THE REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN ISSUES SURROUNDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SECURE COMPUTER NETWORKS. WEPROPOSE A DESIGN FOR A SECURE COMPUTER NETWORK WHICH INCORPORATES NETWORK SECURITY DEVICES. THIS NETWORK IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE A PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT WITH ACCEPTABLEPERFORMANCE WHERE SHARING OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH CONFIDENCE IN THE PRESERVATION OF THE S ...

THIS STUDY WILL EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY AND PRACTICALITY OF UTILIZING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE OR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE COMPOUNDS/SOLUTIONS AS A LIGHT WEIGHT, COMPACT OXYGEN SOURCE FOR EMERGENCY BREATHING APPLICATIONS.