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A NEW HYBRED METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE SCATTERING AND RADIATION BY CONFORMAL ANTENNAS AND ARRAYS. THE METHOD EMPLOYS A FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATION WITHIN THE CAVITY AND THE BOUNDARY INTEGRAL (EXACT BOUNDARY CONDITION) FOR TERMINATING THE MESH. BY VIRTUE OF THE FINITE ELEMENT DISCRETIZATION, THE METHOD HAS NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE GEOMETRY AND COMPOSITION OF THE CAVITY OR ITS TERMINATION. FURTHER ...

WE WILL STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF USING NEURAL NETWORKS (NN) IN FAULT DETECTION AND ISOLATION (FDI) SYSTEMS. WE HOPE TO DEMONSTRATE THE APPLICABILITY OF NEURAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES AND ALGORITHMS FOR THE DESIGN OF IMPORTANT SUBSYSTEMS TO BE USED ON BOARD THE HIGH VISABILITY NASP OR X-30. THIS RESEARCH PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOST ADVANCED AVIONICS FOR USE IN THIS 21ST CENT ...

IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE OF TIB2 CERMAIC ARMOR TILES BACKED UP BY A VARIETY OF LIGHTWEIGHT SUPPORT-PLATES BE INVESTIGATED BY 1MEV FLASH X-RAY EQUIPMENT DURING PENETRATION, AND BY MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS OF RECOVERED TARGETS. THE SUPPORT-PLATE TEST MATRIX INCLUDES TWO MATERIALS (A STRUCTURAL ALUMINUM ALLOY AND A CERAMIC REINFORCED ALUMINUM MATRIX COMPOSITE), TW ...

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TO UNDERSTAND BETTER HOW LAMINATED CERAMIC ARMOR PERFORMS, IT IS PROPOSED TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF THE IMPEDANCE MISMATCH AND INTERLAYER BOND STRENGTH (BETWEEN AI(2)0(3) REINFORCED ALUMINUM MATRIX COMPOSITES AND TIB(2)) ON STRESS WAVE PROPAGATION AND PENETRATION PHENOMENOLOGY DUE TO LONG ROD IMPACT. LANXIDE'S UNIQUE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE USED TO FORM A STRONG METALLURGICAL BOND AT TH ...

esign of the IR/RF payloads.

THE TRADITIONAL MISSION/TASK DECOMPOSITION METHOD OF ANALYSIS HAS LEAD TO A TASK ORIENTED FOCUS INSTEAD OF A MISSION FOCUS. WHILE A TASK ANALYSIS IS NECESSARY TO DEFINE THE TASKS TO BE PERFORMED, A MISSION FOCUSED MOE DEFINES HOW WELL THOSE TASKS MUST BE PERFORMED TO EFFECTIVELY ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION OBJECTIVES. DESIGN OF TRAINING PROGRAMS TYPICALLY RELIES ON TASK ANALYSES TO SELECT TASKS FOR TRA ...

THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STAND ALONE WIND TUNNEL DATA PROCESSING AND ACQUISITION SYSTEM WHICH WHEN INTEGRATED INTO AN INSTRUMENTED WIND TUNNEL MODEL WILL ALLOW DATA TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL THROUGH A PAIR OF CABLES DESIGNED TO FIT SMALL DIAMETER STINGS AND FORCE BALANCES. THE SYSTEM USES A DESK TOP COMPUTER WHICH CAN BE SET UP PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF THE MODEL IN THE TUNNEL AN ...

WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A ROBOTIC CONTROL SYSTEM WITH NEURAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY WHICH CAN ADAPT TO VARIABLE PAYLOAD TRANSPORT CONDITIONS. TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES HAVE DIFFICULTY PROVIDING ADAPTIVE AND AUTONOMOUS MOTOR CONTROL OR THE ABILITY TO GENERALIZE TO UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS. ADAPTIVE CONTROL IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THERE IS VARIATION OF COMPONENT MASSES AND INERTIA, DIRECTION OF GRAVITY AND LITTL ...