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The primary objective of this project is to develop a class of novel low-cost programmable miniature electrically initiated inertial igniters that operate without any external power for miniature thermal batteries that are suitable for gun-fired munitions, mortars and small missiles. A systematic method is developed for determining the performance of each miniature electrically initiated inertial ...

The further development of a hearing protection system is proposed that allows the user to listen to ambient acoustic sounds at safe levels---sometimes known as a "talk-through" system. The system exhibits high noise attenuation properties due to double hearing protection. Directivity and frequency response is preserved yielding a very natural listening experience. The system is fully wireless, an ...

The current use of polymer matrix composite materials aboard U.S. Navy ships has been limited to mainly exterior parts such as DDX topside structures, sonar bow domes, towed array fairings, diving planes, control surfaces and the prototype submarine sail dome for VA class submarines. There has been increasing interest in the development of composite materials for applications inside ships and sub ...

The primary objective of this project is to develop a number of classes of novel miniature inertial igniters for thermal batteries that are suitable for gun-fired munitions and mortars. As part of the Phase I efforts, systematic methods have been developed for determining the performance of miniature inertial igniter concepts to all no-fire acceleration profiles, including those due to accidental ...

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 wide range of combined heat and power system (CHPS) needs identified by Natick for Army field kitchen applications includes the containerized kitchen (CK), mobile kitchen trailer (MKT) and battlefield kitchen (BK). Much of Phase I was directed toward the CK application needs, but several factors that arose during and subsequent to the original Phase I contract effort led to a current Infinia C ...

The development of a ship wide integrated, modular, divisible, flexible, and fully distributed lighting control system will create significant construction and manpower savings in shipboard applications, while at the same time enabling US Navy vessels to meet new high temp operations that employ rapidly re-configurable lighting technologies successfully and safely. The proposed system will enable ...

HYPRES has developed a unique system architecture for an improved military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) receiver. This is based on direct conversion of the RF waveform to digital format using an ultrafast analog-to-digital conversion (ADC), followed by ultrafast digital processing. The proposed receiver uses both superconductor and semiconductor circuits, both digital and analog, within t ...

Typical threat missile signatures have a definitive characteristic color ratio signature. Infrared (IR) missile warning systems currently under development use two-color processing to discriminate missile threat signatures from non-threat signatures. It is necessary to have a dynamic color ratio capability to more realistically simulate various threat missile signatures. K Lab Corporation proposes ...

Develop and test a subscale prototype Phase Switch Inverter to demonstrate that it can deliver a pulse of 0 to 10 kApk, sweep from 0 to 10 kHz within 5 msec. and that by simply paralleling additional IGBT's can provide 50 kApk. This will require the detail design, fabrication, and demonstration of a sub scale prototype MAPBB.