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Recent advances in electromagnetic technology clearly lend themselves to application in space-based data storage/retrieval systems. Commercial data storage systems provide low cost, long-life operation and strong logic/control systems, but employmechanical bearings that limit their resistance to shock and life expectancy. A similar system ruggedized for space via integrated magnetic motor-bearing ...

Future DoD cryogenic cooling applications include space missions with relatively large cooling demands. These include space-based lasers, orbital transfer vehicles requiring cooling of stored fuels, and space-based platforms using large arrays of infrareddetectors. Loads for these applications will range from several watts to tens of watts. Temperatures of interest are between 10 and 100 K. Cu ...

Imaging LADAR systems are critical to autonomous guided munitions. The objective of this program is to demonstrate a solid-state, eye-safe, 3-D staring imaging LADAR receiver. This state-of-the-art focal plan array LADAR receiver will combine a 1.55micron photodetector and an internal gain photodetector with a 3-D imaging readout circuit using an innovative manufacturing process. The resulting ...

Low power has been recently elevated to one of the most critical issues in circuit design, affecting circuit reliability, battery life, and heat sinking. In spite of this demand, surprisingly little support from CAD vendors exists for automated low power circuit design. Alternative System Concepts (ASC) and Princeton University propose to design and develop a much needed power optimizing design ...

One hundred degree flathead recess machine screws used to secure aircraft panels suffer unacceptable failure rates during removal for maintenance and repair activities. We propose an innovative recess drive system, including the fastener recess and mating tool bit, which greatly increases removal torque capability and reduces the probability and severity of damage during fastener removal. Generou ...