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The proposed rad hard Modular Power Controller (MPC) application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and corresponding ASIC-integrated rad hard power converters provide a rad hard solution for achieving applications that need a high-level of radiation tolerance. ASIC integrated wide bandgap (WBG) ceramic-based and PSR-based converters based on analog circuitry represents a transformative design ac ...

There is an ever-growing need for increased battery performance in weight-sensitive and volume-constrained applications. Also needed is the ability to develop batteries with non-standard form factors to accommodate tight size constraints. Erigo and our collaborators at EaglePicher Technologies propose to develop a thermal battery by leveraging advances in cathode formulations, fabrication techniqu ...

eSpin Technologies will design the scale up machine to produce novel high performance separator for lithium primary batteries. The process will be developed to produce novel separator and a variants which has the potential of a significantly higher volumetric efficiency for electrolyte storage capacity and kinetics to distribute electrolyte flow within nanoporous channel efficiently. This new sepa ...

Water expansion during freeze-thaw cycles can cause deterioration in concrete, leading to scaling, cracking, and crumbling over a period of years. Resistance to this damage is achieved with a system of voids formed by adding surfactants to the fresh concrete to stabilize air bubbles naturally entrained during mixing. The volume fraction, size, and spacing of these voids are critical. It is importa ...

Broken rails are a common cause of mainline derailments and a particular concern given the increasing use of our rail system for passenger traffic and petroleum products. The progressive nature of the defects provides an opportunity for early detection of cracks before they become significant enough to cause a derailment. Unfortunately, current inspection technology does not allow these inspection ...

Materials Research & Design, Inc. (MR&D) proposes program to demonstrate repeatable processability of low conductivity, low modulus, high strength, Lyocell based materials that can provide sustained, domestic replacement for rayon based materials. MR&D will manage the program and perform micromechanical property predictions, detailed stress analyses, data correlation, and recommend improved materi ...

This proposal will specifically seek to demonstrate metallized ceramic-based structural insulators for solid rocket motor applications.Metallized ceramic-based structural insulators, fabricated by the Vacuum Plasma Spray (VPS) process, are anticipated to offer improved performance compared to rayon-based fiber Carbon Cloth Phenolic (CCP) composites and many other fiber composite materials.Ceramic ...

General Sciences, Inc. (GSI) is proposing the study and evaluation of available non-rayon carbon fibers produced in the USA in combination with new resins to produce high temperature composites for the aerospace industry. GSI has studied and evaluated a new resin, Self-Reinforcing Polyphenylene (SRP), which is superior to the baseline phenolic, currently used for ablative and non-ablative applica ...

Todays newer weapons systems are being designed with small platforms which may not have the space or power delivery systems necessary to support a full complement of electronics desired, such as electronic beacon systems.Programmable Signal Generator Modules (PSGMs) capable of interacting with pre-existing telemetry radios provide a flexible, size, weight, and power (SWaP) conscious alternative to ...

History has repeatedly shown that combustion instability is the greatest technical risk faced in any chemical propulsion development program, with some form of pressure oscillations experienced in practically every engine development effort. The costs to mitigate combustion instability can be extremely large due the need to rely upon hardware intensive build and test efforts. This combination of ...