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In the proposed effort, we will leverage this extensive experience and capabilities to realize a frequency agile mmW radiometer that can cover the range of DC-110 GHz and can be scaled to DC-200 GHz under Phase II. Ours is a photonic system that multiplies and up-coverts a low-frequency reference signal onto an optical carrier (laser) using EO modulation, then uses the modulation sidebands to inj ...

Training in the symptoms of Spatial Disorientation (SD) has shown to be valuable in aiding pilots to recognize its onset and provide a means for mitigating its effects, but such demonstrations have traditionally been associated with specialized equipment and devices. Since the vast majority of pilots for the commercial aviation jet fleet are trained (or recertified) on 6-degree-of-freedom (DOF) h ...

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"A new method for classification, identification and discrimination of warhead versus decoy based on combined transmit waveforms and radar receiver design is proposed as part of the Phase-I effort. Fully geared for software implementation, this newmethodology is based on jointly optimizing transmit waveform and receiver filter for automatic target recognition and identification of multiple tar ...

"We propose to make ball and roller bearings from a new superhard carbon material, called DiamoniteO. High speed bearings (~50,000-100,000 rpm) are at the heart of most high speed mechanical devices, including touchdown bearings, turbine bearings, andback-up bearings for magnetically suspended flywheels. Diamonite(TM) is harder than SiC and Si3N4. Its isotropic properties make the material high ...

"Phase 1 develops an innovative approach for electronic target augmentation that artificially presents RF signature characteristics for a space object and allows alternative signature characteristics to be selected in multiple radar frequency bands. Phase 1examines target augmentation requirements and verifies the feasibility of generating electronic signatures for a programmable missile defense s ...

"Digital signal processing of microwave and millimeter wave signals, particularly RADAR and electronic warfare signals, is a key element of future missile defense sensor systems. High-speed, high-resolution photonic analog-to-digital conversion, is anenabling technology for the next generation of high performance millimeter wave systems (radar, electronic warfare, communications) and advanced digi ...

"The overall goal of the proposed program is to develop a new generation of compact solid state lasers for a variety of applications including frequency-hopped millimeter wave communication; chirped Lidar/Ladar for target detection and ranging; generationof high frequency, low jitter clock signals; high resolution Analog to Digital converters; and ultra low-noise millimeter wave signal generation ...

"Detection and tracking of missiles in the boost and midcourse phase through clouds, and the discrimination between missiles and decoys is crucial to our nation's missile defense system. The goal of the proposed program is to develop a dynamically tunable,high power, electro-optic microchip laser that will enable a more sensitive detection method, a hybrid LIDAR-RADAR. This technique combines the ...