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A KEY REQUIREMENT FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE NEW, TACTICAL RADIATION DOSIMETRY INSTRUMENTATION NOW BEING DEVELOPED BY THE ARMY IS TO HAVE AN ENERGY COMPENSATED, SOLID STATE GAMMA RAY SENSOR. ATTEMPS TO USE TRADITIONAL FILTERING TECHNIQUES TO ACHIEVE A FLAT ENERGY RESPONSE HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND A NEW APPROACH IS REQUIRED. WE PROPOSE TO UTILIZE RECENTLY AVAILABLE, INEXPENSIVE DIGITAL MICROCHIPS T ...

THE OBJECTIVE IS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY AND SAFETY OF THE LITHIUM/ LIALCL4.6SO2/CARBON RECHARGEABLE CELL BY ALTERING THE ELECTROLYTE AND THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE, AND BY IMPROVING THE METHODS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED FOR MAKING THE ELECTROLYTE. ALUMINUM IS REMOVED AS DISCHARGE PROCEEDS, SINCE ONE OF THE PRODUCTS IS AN INSOLUBLE COMPLEX BETWEEN THE ALUMINUM, REDUCED SO2, AND THE CARBON SURFACE. THE DILEM ...

COMBAT WOUNDS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY A HIGH INCIDENCE OF INFECTION. TOPICAL APPLICATION OF BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS BY SUSTAINED RELEASE SYSTEM CAN PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC LEVELS FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD WITH MINIMAL SYSTEMIC TOXICITY. BIOTEK IS DEVELOPING A WOUND DRESSING BASED ON THIS CONCEPT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PHASE I PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF AN ANTIMICROBIAL WOULD DR ...

COI PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A TECHNIQUE FOR PLANNING FIELD TRIAL TEST OF SURVEILLANCE RECONNAISSANCE SMART SENSORS WHICH WILL (1) MAXIMIZE THE INFORMATION RESULTING FROM A TRIAL, AND (2) MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF FIELD TRAILS REQUIRED TO ASSESS PERFORMANCE. WE UTILIZE TARGET AND BACKGROUND SIGNATURES AND PROPRIETARY COI ALGORITHMS TO SELECT EFFICIENT SERIES OF TESTS WHICH COVER ALL SIGNIFICANT FIELD VARI ...

A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY BASED ON THE LI/A-MOO(X)S(3)-X CHEMICAL COUPLE IS PROPOSED. IT IS ENVISIONED THAT, FULLY DEVELOPED, THIS BATTERY WILL PROVIDE A SPECIFIC ENERGY APPROACHING 300 WH/KG. IN THE PHASE I PROGRAM IT IS PROPOSED TO SYNTHESIZE AND CHARCTERIZE A NOVEL SET OF LI INSERTION MATERIALS, AMORPHOUS MOLYBDENUM OXYSULFIDES OF THE GENERAL FOR ...

A METHOD OF ESTABLISHING A STANDARD SPT TEST IS PROPOSED. IT INVOLVES ELIMINATING RANDOM ERROR BY MEANS OF EITHER AN AUTOMATIC TRIP MONKEY OR A SWING-OUT DROP WINCH. BOTH OF THE PROPOSED DESIGNS CAN BE RETROFIT TO EXISTING HAMMER SYSTEMS AT MINIMAL COST AND EXPENSE. IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE SYSTEM ERROR BETWEEN HAMMER MODELS, A METHOD OF TUNING THE DELIVERED IMPACT ENERGY IS SUGGESTED. CONFORMANCE WI ...

THE SYNTHESIS OF NITRO DERIVATIVES OF HIGHLY STRAINED CAGE COMPOUNDS WHICH MAY ULTIMATELY PAVE THE WAY TO NEW, HIGHLY ENERGETIC MATERIALS FORMULATIONS HAS RECEIVED CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION IN RECENT YEARS. POLYNITRO POLYHEDRANES ARE PARTICULARLY ATTRACTIVE AS ALTERNATIVE INSENTISITVE HIGH EXPLOSIVES (IHE) DUE TO THEIR HIGH CARBON TO HYDROGEN ATOM RATIOS, HIGH DENSITIES (UP TO 1.40 G/CC) AND HIGH NET ...

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW FAMILY OF FIBER OPTIC SENSORS WHICH ARE BASED ON THE ELECTRO-OPTIC EFFECT IS PROPOSED. INTRINSICALLY, THESE SENSORS OFFER IMMUNITY TO THE EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGENTIC INTERFERENCE (EMI), MAKING THEM IDEAL SENSORS FOR OPERATION IN, NEAR, OR ON MEGAWATT COMPONENTS. THE RELEVANT TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRARION PROPOSED UNDER PHASE I WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A VOLTAGE SENSOR WHICH WI ...

THE METHOD OF ULTRASONIC SPECTROSCOPY HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE IN NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF STRUCTURAL MATERIALS OF INTEREST TO US ARMY. MUCH IMPROVEMENT OF THE METHOD CAN BE DERIVED FROM THE CURRENT ADVANCES IN DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING, MODERN SPECTRAL ANALYSIS, AND DIGITAL PATTERN RECOGNITION. THE PHASE I STUDY MAKES EXTENSIVE USE OF THE MAXIMUM ENTROPY SPECTRAL ANALYSIS TO IMPROVE TH ...

ARMY EXPLOSIVES NEED TO BE MADE LESS SENSITIVE AND LESS VULNERABLE TO SYMPATHETIC DETONATION AND FIRE. COST, PROCESSABILITY AND STABILITY ARE ALSO IMPORTANT. KSE HAS UNDER DEVELOPMENT A PROCESS FOR THE DIRECT NITRATION OF HYDROXYL TERMINATED POLYBUTADIENE (HTPB), A RUBBERY BINDER CURRENTLY IN USE FOR EXPLOSIVES AND PROPELLANT CHARGES.THE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS ADDED TO THE HTPB SHOULD INCREASE THE ENER ...