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MODERN SENSORS PRODUCE VAST AMOUNTS OF SIGNAL INFORMATION WHICH MUST BE PROCESSED QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY TO PERFORM SURVEILLANCE AND TARGET TRACKING FUNCTIONS. PREPROCESSING OF THE SENSOR DATA IS PERFORMED FIRST TO REMOVE BACKGROUND SIGNALS, DETECT SPIKES AND PEAKS, FILTER THE SIGNAL, ENHANCE EDGES AND IMPROVE THE SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO. FURTHER PROCESSING IS THEN PERFORMED TO IDENTIFY OBJECT DIREC ...

k Technology Corporation (kTC) proposes to develop an Integrated Thermal Module (ITM) to be an integral part of a high performance power electronics package using silicon carbide (SIC) devices. The module will optimize the heat transfer from the active silicon carbide to the cooling fluid. By minimizing the temperature rise through the package, the coolant temperature can be maximized, and there ...

A gas turbine engine concept is proposed that provides the technical innovation needed to increase specific power, thermal efficiency, and overall performance and reliability without need for development in material technologies. This advanced fluid-fluid energy exchange device can serve as the core of high performance gas generators to meet a variety of land/air applications. This unique system i ...

DNA microarray technology, in combination with statistical and predictive modeling tools, could be used to evaluate thousands of genes against distinct gene expression patterns induced by chemical/biological agents to provide early identification and speed therapeutic intervention. The overall objective of this Phase II effort is to leverage existing public domain resources and commercial tools t ...

INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE IS NORMALLY ACCOMPLISHED BY HIGHLY TRAINED, HIGHLY SKILLED TECHNICANS. THE ABILITY TO PLACE SUCH SKILLED PERSONNEL IN "REMOTE-FIELD POSITIONS" HAS BECOME ECONOMICALLY IMPRACTICAL BASED ON THE NUMBER OF FAILURES THAT OCCUR AND THE HIGH COST OF TRAINING. THIS BEING THE CASE, WE MUST LOOK TO STATE-OF-THE-ART ADVANCES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO BRING THE EXPERTISE OF THESE ...

We propose to develop an improved multi-purpose munition container with reduced hazard classification and ability to pass the fast cook-off test. The currently rielded container, when loaded with munitions and exposed to a large fuel fire, acts as a pressure vessel to contain the product gases evloved form the buring munitions inside, until it catastrophically ruptures, with a release of fragments ...

Current fabrication techniques for millimeter wave (MMW) waveguide assemblies are inherently costly and poorly suited to realizing economies of scale. Improved processes for manufacturing these components at reasonable costs are required to exploit recent advances in MMW technology. In this project we will develop and demonstrate an innovative superplastic forming (SPF) production process for the ...

Magnetic bearing systems are an innovative approach to aircraft gas-turbine engine rotor support, with the potential to operate at high temperatues and speeds, to improve significantly engine specific fuel consumption, power/weight ratio, rotordynamics control and reliability, and to reduce maintenance by elimination of oil lubrication systems. Magnetic bearings require auxiliary ball and roller b ...

In this Phase II program, an innovative 10 kW thermoelectric generator (TEG) using high temperature exhaust gas (from a Stryker vehicle) will be constructed based on results from the Phase I program. Analysis shows that more than 90 % of the total heat transfer resistance is at the gas heat exchangers attached to the hot and cold junctions of the TEG modules. The major innovation offered in this p ...

Provision of clean drinking water poses a significant challenge to Army units in the field. Due to the quantity of water required and its substantial weight, soldiers can only carry a limited supply, and sustainment of soldiers through centralized resupply poses major logistical hurdles in many situations. Existing portable water filters to not meet the need to treat locally available water supp ...