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A fully reconfigurable multi-carrier rf communications system requires a fast, versatile switch matrix, which will permit distribution of various signals between a set of antennas and a set of radios. This is carried out most efficiently in the digital domain, but requires the use of ultrafast circuits that can accurately process multi-GHz rf signals. Superconductor electronics can provide high- ...

RCA Consultants, Inc. and our team mate the Mission Research Division is proposing a 24 month program to design, fabricate and test a large area (~ 8X8 square meter) absorbing screen to accurately measure the incident millimeter wave power density (w/cm2) over the 25 to 100GHz frequency region. The design will be suitable for both laboratory and field measurement. The approach can easily be ext ...

This Phase II effort will produce a system for the dismounted marine that will enable the seamless transitioning between helmet mounted intensified imaging and the image view from a rifle mounted thermal weapon sight.

An innovative program to develop high efficiency (>40%) MMIC power amplifiers at both Ka-Band and Q-Band for Phased Array applications.The power output for the Ka-Band is 2watts while the power output for the Q-Band amplifier is 1.5watts. A primary objective of the program is to produce these amplifiers at a very low cost in production that will make phased array systems more affordable. A key com ...

Scientific advances have made it possible to understand phenomena on the atomic, molecular, microscopic, and macroscopic scales. That increased understanding has led to the development of a variety of software packages that provide simulation capabilities on each of those scales. However, many new challenges in product developments require simulations at different scales and require functionality ...

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with Luna Innovations proposes to further mature and demonstrate the Prognostics Health Monitoring (PHM) technologies developed in Phase I for on-board PHM of the Three-Bearing Swiveled Module (3BSM) of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). On the Short Take-off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant of the JSF, the adjustable 3BSM at the rear of the engine redirects ...

In order to enhance missile performance, future missile designs will incorporate domes with a more aerodynamic shape than the traditional hemisphere. Significant additional benefits in areas of performance and cost reduction would be realized if a new material with more robust properties and the ability to be formed to near net shape replaced more common materials, such as sapphire. One promisin ...

Applied Visions, Inc. (AVI) is pleased to present this proposal for a Phase II follow-on effort to our Phase I work on Topic N04-231 “Display and Visualization of Movement Predictions for Ground Vehicles”. The core of the problem to be solved is that of minimizing the area of uncertainty (AOU) for a mobile target that may have moved from its last known location. The methods of attacking the p ...

The US Navy is seeking improved capabilities to quickly and efficiently generate 3-D target templates (or “site models”) to support such operational systems as the Tomahawk Command and Control Systems (TC2S), Distributed Common Ground Station-Navy (DCGS-N), and collateral damage assessment (e.g., CDET and FastCD). There are two parts of interest. The first is to extract valid and reliable 2-D ...

During Phase I, the Blackhawk hanger bearing and oil cooler fan bearing applications were studied in detail, including analysis of vibration and temperature data from used oil cooler bench tests (conducted by Sikorsky) and used hanger bearing bench tests (conducted by Sentient). This data, along with an analysis of operational and environmental conditions, has allowed us to identify the probable r ...