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TagoSoft, Inc. proposes to investigate and simulate a set of Internet protocols that achieves better throughput by utilizing multi-layer protocol knowledge. This effort will focus in a class of improvements that take advantage of processing capabilities in intermediate network components, and will take into account the software/hardware characteristics of next generation scaleable intermediate ne ...

The Navy has unprecedented capabilities for gathering sensory information through platforms such as autonomous vehicles. This information is exploited for a variety of purposes, including rapid retargeting, situational awareness, and surveillance. A critical need facing the Navy is software for automated browsing and processing of sensory data in order to make faster and more accurate decisi ...

An innovative magnesium intermetallic-polymer nanolaminate propellant with ultra-high surface area, potential for extremely high reaction rates, full utilization of the intermetallic material, and very safe to handle system is proposed. A patented ultra high speed nanotechnology vacuum process is used to produce the nanolaminate material, which, even in powder form, can have hundreds of ver ...

The primary objective of the present SBIR proposal is to develop a new design methodology and applying it to demonstrate the feasibility of rendering minimized missile fin hinge moment covering all possible critical flight conditions while satisfying maneuverability requirements by passive or active profile control means. The final goal is aimed at the achieveability of a significant reducti ...

A liquid chemical hydride-based hydrogen storage system is proposed for high density hydrogen supply for fuel cell power generation applications. Research works performed at MER showed that certain liquid hydrides can be catalytically dehydrogenated at temperatures as low as 150¿C. The released hydrogen gas can be withdrawn from the system through a hydrogen permeable membrane to achieve comple ...

An air pressure relief valve for airbags is described that has high frequency response owing to its low inertial mass. It is able to open to expose up to 2 square feet of exhaust area within .010 second, thus achieving optimum energy management. The relief valve operation is passive; it is opened and closed by variation of air pressure within the airbag, rather than any external power source. T ...

AstroPower proposes to develop high performance, room temperature, mass-producible, low-cost infrared detectors using liquid-phase heteroepitaxy of lattice-matched InGaAsSb and AlGaAsSb on GaSb substrates. The structure of these detectors will be a Separate Absorption and Multiplication Avalanche Photodiode (SAM-APD). This structure has proven to be an effective means of producing large gain in ...

Surface temperature measurement techniques will be used as the basis for a simple, hand-held instrument which will detect corrosion under paint. In the Phase I contract, laboratory measurments on painted coupons with and without corrosion will be used to establish the detailed requirements for instrument design. A breadboarded instrument will be built and demonstrated.

THE SAFETY OF THE FLYING PLATE DETONATOR IS KEY TO ITS USE IN IN-LINE FUZES. THE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF THE FLYING PLATE DETONATOR IS ONE OF ITS ADVANTAGES FROM A SAFETY VIEWPOINT; A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY, ON THE ORDER OF A JOULE, MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE BRIDGE IN LESS THAN A MICROSECOND BEFORE THE UNIT WILL FIRE. THE FLYING PLATE DETONATOR, HOWEVER, HAS CHANGED LITTLE SINCE ITS ORIG ...

Silicon Designs has developed a low G accelerometer technology using micromachined sense elements. In this project we propose to develop a family of high-G, shock survivable accelerometers for hard target fuzing. Our goal is to develop sense elements that will withstand the 100,000 g pea accelerations that occur during initial target penetration and return quickly to linear operation to measure ...