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The Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT) currently uses photographic film based image motion compensation techniques to create Focusing Schlieren photos of high speed rocket sleds. Since film processing and film manufacturing continue to be phased out, this capability needs to be replaced by digital cameras. Current state-of-the-art digital cameras are sufficient to replace HHSTT framing camer ...

The objective of this Phase-II effort is to build and deliver a high-speed laser system for performing particle-image velocimetry (PIV) and planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) of OH at rates of 5 to 10 kHz in augmentor test facilities. This state-of-the-art laser system will allow velocity and 2-D flame radical measurements for understanding the complex spatio-temporal development of instab ...

The goal of the proposed project is the creation of a web-based software application that efficiently and flexibly integrates and extracts multiply-sourced epidemiological data for a wide array of study designs. ISI has designed software that links existing databases at appropriate levels of aggregation, most notably at person-level, and assists researchers in dynamically applying inclusion and ex ...

Recent conflicts and unconventional threats in urban regions present significant challenges. There is an urgent need for unambiguous, precise identification before precision and guided ammunition can be deployed with high confidence by the warfighters. The required robust targeting needs to be cued from and coordinated by a collection of orthogonal sensor modalities. The key to many sensor challen ...

The primary objective of this Phase-II research effort is to build and deliver a sensor system that provides planar images of temperature and H2O concentration at 30 kHz in augmentor test rigs located at WPAFB. The system is based on hyperspectral H2O absorption tomography. Senor light from a rugged, high-power time-division multiplexed (TDM) source is distributed to 18 beams. The beams are jud ...

Solid State Scientific Corporation (SSSC) is pleased to propose this Phase II program to develop a unique Polarimetric Spectral Imager (PSI) that will be capable of simultaneously imaging multiple polarimetric components in the scene in multiple spectral bands. The approach will capitalize on the design concepts developed during the successful Phase I effort to create a 9-channel imager based on ...

Phase I program showed feasibility of the reactive nanocomposite materials as burn rate modifiers for aluminized propellants. The compatibility of nanocomposite materials with propellant components was established. The increases in burning efficiency and burning rate of aluminum were achieved. Aluminum agglomeration was alleviated and the practically achieved energy density of propellants was i ...

Signal direction of arrival (DOA) estimation is a classical problem that exists in a wide range of military applications such as radar, sonar, COMINT, as well as civilian applications such as emergency/disaster response, search and rescue, and the cellular telephone industry. In many of these applications, key parameters of the signals impinging on the array, such as bandwidth and center frequenc ...

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a critical element in numerous military and commercial applications. It is vital that GPS receivers operate efficiently in hostile jamming environments and in the presence of interference caused by multipath. A critical need is the development of an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) which will enable incorporation of advanced anti-jam technique ...

Conventional gas turbine engines are often optimized for a specific narrow range of the flight envelope and perform much less efficiently at off-design conditions. Introduction of an inter turbine burner (ITB) into a gas turbine design can add a level of adjustability to the engine performance that in turn provides improved operating efficiency over a wider range of the operating envelope. Durin ...