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We propose to develop a state of the art vehicle and personnel location and tracking system for operation in densely forested terrain without exposing ground troops to compromise. This goal will be accomplished with an array of miniature acoustic sensorsdispersed from an unmanned aerial vehicle, which hang from the trees and use power generated from solar cell arrays embedded in the retarding par ...

High speed x-ray imaging is extremely important for several military and civilian applications such as imaging exploding land mines, high speed computed tomography for medical imaging, time resolved x-ray diffraction of biological systems, and drugdevelopment research. The advent of high flux, micro-focused, flash x-ray sources have now facilitated high-speed x-ray imaging in laboratory environme ...

Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells are candidates to fill the Army's need for high-energy lightweight power sources. Methanol is a more convenient fuel source than gaseous hydrogen, but requires advanced membrane materials and alternativeprocessing. SRL with partners Tulane University and Northeastern University has demonstrated Electron-Beam-crosslinked polyphosphazene membranes with ...

Foster-Miller will demonstrate an innovative method to improve ballistic performance of ceramic armor tiles via its encapsulation with a high strength metal matrix (MMC) composite material. On account of thermal expansion and moduli differential betweenthe MMC encapsulant and the ceramic armor tile, coupled with our ability to tailor an overall composite armor architecture, a substantial predete ...

Triton Systems, Inc. and the University of California, Santa Barbara are developing a low-cost, hybrid composite technology which combines the high temperature corrosion resistance of ceramic matrix composite surfaces with the high strength, high thermalconductivity, machinability and weldability of a metal matrix composite. These highly integrated metal-ceramic matrix composite (MCMC¿) structu ...

"3D-IC proposes to develop design specifications for a 12 megapixel 1000 frame / second digital output imager. The proposed design will be based on using a monolithic substrate for the photosensor array that is engineered to achieve high quantum efficiencyand good spectral response in visible light. The company proposes to investigate adaptation of its proprietary pixel-parallel processor core arc ...

A HIGH STRENGTH TO WEIGHT, LOW COST BRIDGE DECK IS REQUIRED FOR THE ARMY'S TRI-ARCH BRIDGE. FOSTER-MILLER, INC. IS PROPOSING FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC DECK MADE BY A COMBINATION OF ROLL-FORMING AND WELDING. USE OF AN ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTIC MATRIX MATERIAL SUCH AS POLYETHERETHERKEYTONE (PEEK) PROMISES TO OVERCOME MANY OF THE DISADVANTAGES WHICH HAVE PREVENTED THERMOSETTING EPOXIES FROM BEIN ...

The proposed approach will develop an innovative lightweight non-pneumatic tire that can be used in the aggressive environment anticipated by the Army for Objective Force. This tire system will combine durable, tough thermoplastic materials with modifiedtread concepts to offer a ballistically tolerant tire with active traction control.The Phase I program will begin the development of the tire sys ...

"Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) proposes to develop a closed loop focus control system based upon interactions of the human visual system with a novel NVD optical design. The common feature of existing auto-focus systems is that they depend directly in someway on some information contained in the scene being imaged. The proposed control system uses a key parameter needed to control focus which is t ...

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is a major component of the document management workflow in both Army and civilian scenarios. It is also one of its weakest links, having no turnkey or standardized solution. The performance of OCR software is furtherstressed by the need to automatically parse volumes of