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SpaceWorks proposes to continue development and advancement of its novel QuickShot trajectory optimization software suite. A number of new modeling capabilities of value when simulating advanced military systems will be implemented. Additionally, a variety of case studies and applications that will showcase and demonstrate utilization of these new features will be conducted.

Per- and polyflouralkyl substances, otherwise known as PFAS, are a large group of chemicals including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). These chemicals have a large variety of uses globally. Remediation of PFAS has gained importance due to their environmental persistence and toxicity. Water treatment methods must combine multiple strategies to be effective, as PF ...

To reach the end user, oil and gas production at the wellhead must be transmitted through the country and distributed to a wide range of customers. This logisticalsystem requires natural gas gathering lines, processing facilities,product storage tanks and Jots of other equipment. What results is air pollution caused by industry losses during these operations and the use of continuous or intermitte ...

A chemical threat agent mode of action is often initiated through a selective interaction with a biological molecule or structure. The binding event mimics normal cellular processes, but then overruns natural control mechanisms leading to toxic and lethal effects. The native binding specificity is used to design sensor recognition elements that outperform conventional antibody-based biosensors. Ou ...

The goal of this SBIR project is to develop plug-and-play query-based platform that provides a general and scalable solution to CAD-CAE and CAE-CAE interoperability problems. The approach is based on the following observations: (1) the shape and material information in any CAD model may be abstracted by a finite collection of queries -- formally defined and computable functions -- that eliminate t ...

Essential to supporting the requirements from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy nuclear communities, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Nuclear Enterprise Support Office (NESO) provides essential support to aging nuclear systems that are expected to remain in service for the next 20 to 25 years. Challenged by part obsolescence, company mergers and sales, loss of technical data, and aging technologi ...

Since World War II, normal aircraft braking is achieved through a system of hydraulically activated carbon brakes located on the main wheels of the aircraft. These friction-based systems offer limited performance and reduced braking capabilities due to brake fade, overheating, thermal loading issues, and generally higher operational, maintenance, repair and overhaul costs over the life cycle of th ...

An Additive-manufactured, Low-Cost, Upper-stage Propellant (ALCUP) tank architecture is proposed that integrates different AM techniques to produce a scalable, modular tank architecture which allows for incorporation of different tank features required to retain mission flexibility, while utilizing advanced concepts to decrease inert fraction. The innovative design and manufacturing technique util ...

High G Aerodynamic Controls | Approved for Public Release 18-MDA-9707 (3 Jul 18)

Development of novel propulsion systems in the past two decades has focused almost exclusively on cryogenic boost-phase systems (LOX/LH2, LOX/LCH4, and LOX/RP-1) for launchers and uppers stage engines, and Attitude / Reaction Control Systems (A/RCS) for in-space applications using green monopropellants such AF-M315E or LMP-103S. Basic research and development of scalable, non-toxic, non-cryogenic, ...