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THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A NOVEL APPROACH TO IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF MTI RADARS FOR THE DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MODERN, LOW OBSERVABLE TARGETS IN RELATIVELY HIGH CLUTTER ENVIRONMENTS. AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS APPROACH IS ATLANTIC AEROSPACE ELECTRONICS CORP'S. APPLICATION OF MORPHOLOGICAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES TO RADAR DETECTION, TRACKING AND FEATURE EXTRACTION FOR CLASSIFICATION. THESE TE ...

A PROCESS FOR SURFACE TREATING NON-FERROUS STRUCTURAL METALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM AND TITANIUM IS PROPOSED WHICH CAN DRAMATICALLY SIMPLIFY AND IMPROVE THE PROCESS OF ADHESIVE BONDING AND CORROSION PROTECTION. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH EXPLORES THE FEASIBILITY OF USING NON-AQUEOUS SURFACE ETCHING TECHNIQUES AND REACTIVE PRIMER COATINGS TO YIELD TIGHT, STABLE OXIDE LAYERS SUITABLE FOR STRONG CHEMICAL BONDIN ...

The U.S. Army requires safe, high rate, high energy density rechargeable bipolar Li batteries to power a wide range of manportable electronic equipment. Although remarkable strides in solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) technology for rechargeable Li batteries have been made, serious problems with safety, rate, and energy density still remain. In this proposal we address three specific areas of SPE te ...

THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP A RAMAN SPECTROGRAPH FOR DETECTION AND IDENTFICATION OF CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION ON SURFACES, AND WHICH CAN BE ENGINEERED AS A FIELD HARDENED, COMPACT, LIGHTWEIGHT PORTABLE SYSTEM. THE PROPOSED SPECTROGRAPH WILL PERMIT A FULL (4000/CM) RAMAN SPECTRUM OF A SOLID, LIQUID OR GASEOUS SAMPLE TO BE OBTAINED IN A SINGLE RAPID MEASUREMENT WITHOU ...

Seamless curved high pressure beams could be produced by knitting, braiding and weaving. It was determined already that weaving is offering the best potential for resisting snow load due to the higher density and direction of the fiber alignment. Two basic types of curved tubular weaving were considered, a single shuttle flat loom and a multishuttle circular loom. After considerations, the circula ...

BRAIDING IS A POTENTIALLY EFFICIENT COST-EFFECTIVE PROCESS FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES. BRAIDING CAN ACCOMMODATE LOCAL BUILD-UPS, PLY DROPOFFS, CONICAL SHAPES, AND QUICK ANGLE CHANGES. THE INTERLOCKING OF A BRAIDED STRUCTURE HAS BEEN SHOWN TO INCREASE DAMAGE TOLERANCE. SIMPLE MODIFICATIONS TO BRAIDERS CAN ALLOW THE FORMATION OF FLAT FABRICS OR STRUCTURES AND THE FABRICATION OF TOROIDAL STRU ...

The AVLB is a combat system employed in the assault phase of land operations to provide a means for rapid narrow gap crossing. This mission dictates that the AVLB often leads the way and hence can be subject to direct and indirect enemy fire. This fact suggests the minimization or total removal of the crew from this vehicle and the development of a remote operation system for it. The data required ...

Advanced composite materials are finding new applications in critical components of military and commercial equipment to exploit their synergistic properties. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor in real-time the integrity of critical composite components during the manufacturing processes. Accomplishing this task (producing high quality/reliable components) will reduce/eliminate the in-service c ...

In Phase I of DARP MIMIC program, Hittite Microwave Corporation, in co-operation with Harry Diamond Laboratories, has developed a GaAs MMIC chip which performs complete RF functions of an FM-CW radar designed for proximity fuze applications in Army's Multi-Option Fuze for Artillery (MOFA). The RF package for this fuze is a miniature IC package measuring .25" x .25" x .09". The RF assembly integrat ...

The objective of the Phase I program is a design of a stereoscopic and binaural telepresence system for remote piloting of the FFRRV helicopter. The system must afford the pilot on the ground a sense of "presence" in the cockpit - both visually and aurally - complete enough to permit aggressive and precise manuevers. LEEP Systems will design a system based on its present technology, having a very ...