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The innovation proposed is the development of a high-fidelity software tool to be used for the design of hypersonic UAV dispense and subsequent dispense and dispersion of small hardened projectiles (SHAPs) from the UAVs using blast-based concepts. Such dispersed kinetic energy concepts can be effective against maneuverable and depressed trajectory threats for which conventional interceptors would ...

Hospitals are currently facing significant staffing crises, especially a shortage of immediate care personnel such as nurses. As a result of this shortage, the number of work-related injuries continues to increase primarily due to more work shifts, mandatory overtime, the increasing patient weight, and the aging nursing population. To address this issue, this project proposes to develop and implem ...

The U.S. Army, as well as other national military services, requires new and innovative energetic materials to produce next generation munitions. There exists a need for adaptable warheads that provide user-selectable energy output, as well as selectable modes of operation, such as fragmentation, penetration and blast. General Sciences, Inc. (GSI) will demonstrate the feasibility of applying energ ...

Thermal batteries are mission critical components which provide power to military weapon systems for electronics, fusing, sensing and actuation. Current and future thermal battery packaging and performance requirements are being pushed to the limits, demanding higher power levels over longer operating times (hence, higher usable energy output) in smaller, lighter packages. These increases are req ...

The use of lightweight, high strength carbon fiber reinforced composites in rocket motor cases has provided the ability to increase the propellant mass fraction, extend range and/or increase velocity for advanced tactical missile systems. While continuous fiber reinforced composites are being used for the motor case, relatively heavy metallic components are still employed for the case end closure ...

The lack of a reliable analysis package is seen as a weak link in the thermal battery design, development, and qualification process. ENSER has developed and refined dynamic electrical and thermal performance models based on fundamental electrochemical and heat transfer principles. These models are employed at the start of the battery development, adding value early while saving time and cost as w ...

DCGS-A­, a top Army priority­, is the ISR fusion and processing system of systems for the Army’s Future Force. The sheer scope of DCGS-A consolidation & integration, coupled with its evolutionary acquisition and technology insertion approach, derives the need to manage and support a number of different baselines simultaneously. The consequences of these Configuration Management (CM) and Verifi ...

FBS, Inc. and The Pennsylvania State Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence (VLRCOE), during Phase I of its Army Phase I SBIR contract, demonstrated improved ultrasonic deicing/anti-icing performance using a novel ultrasonic focusing technique. The resulting technology has shown great potential for providing a low-power, light-weight alternative to thermal-based ice protection systems curren ...

This SBIR development effort concentrates on blade tip clearance management in the high pressure turbine. Improved seals in this location of a gas-turbine engine provide the highest benefits to overall engine efficiency, service life, stability and stall margin. The COAS proposed will deliver a 3-5% decrease in SFC and a 30-50¢XC decrease in exhaust gas temperature. The ATG COAS is a non-contac ...

Test methods for scuffing and fatigue are available to assess surface technologies for high power density gears. Five key tribology parameters are identified to link mechanistic failure processes with engineering design parameters. The evaluation of advanced gear material processes, surface finishing and surface treatments, like laser peening, are proposed. The purpose is to selectively use cer ...