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General aviation and commuter aircraft generally do not have adequate deicing equipment to operate safely in all types of icing conditions. Since icing forecasts are not yet sufficiently reliable for pilots to avoid icing conditions, an airborne system that remotely detects icing conditions ahead of the aircraft could prevent serious accidents. The National Oceanic and Atrmospheric Administratio ...

To develop faster and larger pulse-coupled neural networks (PCNN) for image processing, Bosonics will design and simulate a 64 by 64 neuron chip with optical inputs and outputs. PCNN have been shown to be effective at fast analog pre-processing of detector data, image transforms, and automatic target recognition. In Phase I Bosonics will 1) define the image processing application specifications ...

We will develop a fully capable Windows environment for connected-pipe ramjet and ducted rocket testing with interactive flow system configuration, CEC calculations, on-hand test articles, sophisticated plotting and tabular presentation, and export of text, tables, diagrams,'. and plots. Phase I work includes NASA CET code modifications and integration into the Windows environment. Different fac ...

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This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will develop a tough, strong, inexpensive and highly wear resistant ceramic composite with a "brick and mortar" microstructure. Biological materials such as nacre have high strength, high toughness and surprisingly high wear resistance even though they are composed of relatively soft materials. On the other hand, engineering ceramics achiev ...

Current radiator design technology has proven ineffective and inefficient for high performance combat vehicles with smaller silhouettes. Goss Engineers, Inc. proposes a new and innovative modeling approach to determine the Army's future direction in radiator designs. We will develop Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Heat Transfer and Thermal Stress models to examine the significance of several ...

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Coherent Technologies, Inc. (CTI) proposes to develop an eyesafe Multiple Intgegrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) laser transponder for use in Tactical Engagement Simulations (TES). The new MILES transponder will provide for eyesore operation while 1) enhancing the laser engagement range, 2) reducing the probability of false alarms and missed hits, and 3) providing superior penetration throug ...

High-speed large-format solid state imaging devices have been used for several years in a variety of scientific, industrial, and consumer applications. As the format size increases, however, the problem of post-capture processing becomes significantly larger, not only in terms of raw memory required but also in terms of processor throughput. Ideally, an imager capable of performing significant p ...

The overall objective of the proposed program is to develop an eyesafe high-resolution Doppler lidar edge-technique-based sensor capable of 3 m spatial resolution, 0.2 m/sec velocity precision, and adequate temporal resolution to permit remote measurement of low altitude atmospheric disturbances to range of 1-10 km. The objective is to develop a compact, low-weight, low-power, and low-cost sensor ...