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Higher inlet temperatures for turbine engines will provide significant benefits in fuel efficiency and performance for both military and commercial air vehicles. To accomplish this goal, new generation thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) with superiorreliability and durability will be needed. The currently-used zirconia-based TBCs do not adequately meet thermal conductivity requirements and they suf ...

A nearly universal trend in modern technology is the continued integration of systems, and their associated devices, on decreasingly smaller scales. While this has led to personal computers that offer more functionality and faster computational speeds, ithas also spurred the development of hybrid optoelectronic systems on a chip (SOCs). Currently, such SOCs are receiving significant interest fro ...

As we look towards the next decade there are many opportunities to enhance services for navigation which compliment, enhance, and replace existing Aids to Navigation technologies. This Phase II project will continue the US Coast Guard¿s investigation of the development of a Virtual Aids to Navigation system by building a working prototype that delivers real-time data to the mariner. The vATON s ...

The Future Combat System (FCS) military diesel engine propulsion systems tribological considerations are predicted to be compromised primarily by the temperature capability of the lubricating fluid. Thermal oxidation resulting in lubricant work in rigid condition breakdown and formation of deposits are typical causes of engine failure at high temperature operating conditions. Work in the Phase I ...

Candent Technologies is developing an innovative small gas turbine engine capable of improved fuel efficiency and low production and development costs. This engine system is applicable to the next generation of unmanned aircraft systems. The Phase II program will conduct a full scale demonstration of this innovative engine technology.

Each sound and odor has a distinct signature which when detected amidst high noise conditions can offer a superior level of protection and knowledge. Over the last six years, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and DARPA have funded research at University of Southern California and Tufts University Medical School on advanced neural networking algorithms (Dynamic Synapse Neural Network - DSNN) to di ...

In Phase I of this SBIR project, novel acousto-optic (AO) sensors were developed that offered many advantages over current state-of-the-art AO sensors. These sensors were used to demonstrate feasibility of a simple, fast and low-cost method for NDE of fielded structures. The proposed Phase II work will build on the success of Phase I to refine the AO sensor concepts and the methodologies for app ...

During Phase I of the project, Sharma & Associates, Inc. developed a concept for a high speed freight truck intended for 70-ton, regular freight and bi-modal operation at speeds up to 150 mph. The truck uses a rigid frame and an independent, compliant, primary suspension for its basic architecture. Constant contact side-bearings and yaw dampers were also added to improve dynamic performance. Ve ...

Surfaces Research proposes optimization and engine endurance demonstration of an innovative tribology system for Future Combat System (FCS) diesel engines. Our new extreme-temperature engine lubricant and self-lubricating cylinder liner coatings will be evaluated in NATO-cycle endurance testing. In the Phase I program, we developed the extreme-temperature engine lubricant using Surfaces Resear ...

This Phase II proposal extends the technique developed during Phase I for protecting CPI into a commercially viable and generally applicable source-to-source transformation engine. In addition, we expand the Phase I approach to support high-performance secure computation through careful division of tasks, between a slower secured processor, and multiple high-performance general-purpose COTS proce ...