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KaZaK Composites proposes to design and demonstrate innovative, low cost pultrusion technology that meets DD(X) structural requirements, and could significantly reduce the finished cost of composite ship structures compared to VARTM. A database of design information is required to confidently commit to the use of a material in ship structures. It has been KCI's assertion that the pultrusion proce ...

In this Phase II program Foster-Miller will design, build and install on Naval platforms a radically different type of oil condition monitor, the Lubricant Quality Sensor (LQS). This sensor will be designed to probe the fluid quality of a variety of synthetic and diesel lubricants applicable to both military and commercial platforms. The LQS builds on the successful Phase I demonstration of the ...

MSI has developed a method of producing solid state converted (SSC) relaxor ferroelectrics that involved recrystallization through the addition of orientable seeds that act as nucleation sites in the ceramic matrix. MSI has explored both integrated seed and epitaxial approaches to SSC. SSC has been demonstrated to produce a highly textured material with property enhancements. One remaining obst ...

A low cost, broad bandwidth, acoustic homing array is needed for the Mk 54 torpedo to replace the lagacy Mk 50 array that was designed for blue water operation and is no longer in production. Under this Phase II SBIR program, MSI proposes to design and develop an upgraded array capable of improved performance in littoral undersea warfare using its proven low cost injection molded 1-3 piezocomposit ...

Aerosol particles play an important role in visibility, acid deposition, climate, and human health, although large uncertainties remain in quantifying their impacts which depend on their chemical composition and atmospheric transformations. An innovative aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS)has been recently designed to fill a critical need for size-resolved, quantitative chemical composition data on a ...

Today, the Navy, and all of our nation's defense are faced with the unconventional threat of terrorist or other asymmetric attacks. As such, a unique system combining fire resistance, blast mitigation, and energy absorption for Navy surface ships will be developed and demonstrated. The proposed solution will utilize Aspen Aerogels' flexible aerogel blanket as an energy absorption mechanism. The ...

Triton Systems proposes this Phase II SBIR program to design, develop and fabricate compact one-piece integral and/or multi-component seals for the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV). The Triton Integrated Multi-functional Seal (TIMS) will provide electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, corrosion reduction/elimination, and air/water-tight environmental sealing per EFV requirements. The TIM ...

ALPHATECH proposes, in conjunction with our partners, Rolls-Royce North America, a novel approach to the on-line prognostic modeling of drivetrain clutch systems, combining dynamic modeling of the clutch transients with physics-of-failure based hazard modeling. In particular, our effort is focused towards the F35B LiftFan clutch, to which our models and techniques will be applied. We extend our ...

ALPHATECH has developed a prototype planning tool, dubbed RATTLER, for Robust Automated Tactical Tomahawk Loitering and Engagement Router, in Phase I of this SBIR effort. RATTLER uses a variety of optimization techniques to construct missile trajectories that maximize target "coverage": the ability of the collective salvo of missiles to be redirected to a new set of aim-points. A RATTLER-generat ...

The advent of the High Level Architecture (HLA) increased the complexity, time, and expense of performing simulation network integration as compared to the previous DIS standard. While DIS was a well-defined, static data protocol, HLA has many additional complexities, including the Runtime Infrastructure (RTI) and API, unlimited Federation Object Model (FOM) structures, and indeterminate low-leve ...