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CHRONIC NEEDS FOR HIGHER PERFORMANCE IN PRESENT AND FUTURE ARMY ROTOCRAFT/AIR-VEHICLE SYSTEMS MANDATE IMPROVEMENTS IN MATERIALS PROPERTIES. LIGHTWEIGHT METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES (MMC) INCLUDING MAGNESIUM AND ALUMINUM ARE AMONG THE BEST CANDIDATES TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT ENABLE LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES, ADVANCED PROPULSION, TRANSMISSIONS, ROTORS, THRUST DEVICES, ETC. A UNIQUE COATINGS APPROACH ...

LITHIUM-ALLOY/CHLORINE THERMAL BATTERIES OFFER SUPERIOR PROPERTIES,SUCH AS LONG SHELF LIFE, HIGH POWER CAPACITY, HIGH RELIABILITY, AND ABILITY TO OPERATE IN A WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE, AS WELL AS IN DYNAMICENVIRONMENTS. THESE PROPERTIES MAKE THE LITHIUM-ALLOY/CHLORINE THERMAL BATTERY A VIABLE CANDIDATE FOR THE RADIO FREQUENCY DECOY BATTERY. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS PROPOSED PHASE I PROGRAM IS TO DE ...

THIS PROPOSED RESEARCH IS INVOLVED IN DESIGNING SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF AUTOMATIC TARGET RECOGNITION (ATR) IN HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS. SPECIAL NOTE IS MADE OF THE UNIQUE ASPECTS OF ATR IN RELATIONTO THE GENERAL PROBLEM OF OBJECT RECOGNITION AS STUDIED IN PATTERN RECOGNTION AND COMPUTER VISION. RESEARCH IS THEN PROPOSED THAT INVOLVESTHE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ATR TECHNIQUE FOR USE IN GROUND-TO-GROUND OPERATION ...

DOD OPTICAL COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS HAVE MOVED BEYOND THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF CONVENTIONAL FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES. CONVENTIONAL OPTICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKS ARE LIMITED TO BASEBAND COMMUNICATION. HOWEVER, BREAKTHROUGHS IN NEW, BIREFRINGENT CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY COMBINED WITH THE APPLICATION OF NEW HEURISTIC TECHNIQUES FOR OPTICAL LASER POWER MODULATION MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO ...

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INFRARED SYSTEMS ARE NEEDED FOR A VARIETY OF DEFENSE RELATED APPLICATIONS, SUCH AS: SURVEILLANCE, TARGET DETECTION, ACQUISITION AND TRACKING, MISSILE GUIDANCE, ETC. FOR MANY APPLICATIONS SUCH AS THOSE INVOLVING COLD-DIM TARGETS, THESE SYSTEMS NEED TO OPERATE IN THE VERY LONG WAVELENGTH REGION OF THE INFRARED SPECTRUM, E.G. 15-35 MICRONS CUTOFF. IN THIS WAVELENGTH REGION, THE AVAILABILITY OF SUITAB ...

SENSING OF THE PRESENCE OF WARFARE GASES AND OF ENVIRONMENTAL GASES IS CRITICAL TO MAINTAINING A PROPER WORKING ENVIRONMENT ON SHIPBOARDS AND IN SUBMARINES. PERFECT VIEW INC. AND THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR HAVE DEVELOPED FOR THE U.S. AIR FORCE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS CHEMICAL COATINGS THAT CHANGE THEIR COLOR IN A QUANTITATIVE MANNER WHEN EXPOSED TO WARFARE GASES. SIMILAR CHROMOPHORIC MIXTURES HAVE ...

THE LATEST U.S. ARMY PRODUCTION HELICOPTERS INCLUDE CREWSEATS WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE PROBABILITY OF SPINAL INJURY DUE TO VERTICAL IMPACT FORCES. HOWEVER, THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE UPPER TORSO AND HEAD DUE TO SECONDARY IMPACTS IS STILL UNACCEPTABLY HIGH. ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THIS IS THAT THE STANDARD FIVE-POINT RESTRAINT SYSTEM IS NOT DESIGNED TO RESTRAIN LATERAL MOTION, AND IMPACTS WITH ...

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THERE IS A CHRONIC NEED FOR LIGHTER YET STRONGER MATERIALS FOR BOTH AMBIENT AND ELEVATED TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS IN BOTH IAILITARY AND COMMERCIAL SECTORS. ONE REQUIREMENT IS FOR A 9OODEGF ALUMINUM FASTENER COMPATIBLE WITH ALUMINUM AND TITANIUM ALLOYS. MECHANICAL ALLOYING/RAPID SOLIDIFICATION PROCESSING USING INTERMETALLIC AND SPINEL DISPERSIONS HAVE DEMONSTRATED PROMISE FOR INCREASING THE SERVICE ...