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The military services are currently considering advanced imaging systems with extremely large fields of view (hemispherical or greater) for inclusion in next generation seekers for missile defense. By necessity, these panoramic imaging systems will havelarge distortions and the resolution will vary across the field of view. In other words, the imaging systems in question are highly non-isoplanat ...

Until recently, the cost of high performance electro-optical systems such as missile seekers have been dominated by the cost of the focal plane array. Recent developments are improving the affordability of arrays, with the result that the optical andopto-mechanical subsystems are emerging as the cost drivers. We have addressed this problem through the development of opto-mechanical systems built ...

Reusable launch vehicles currently being designed by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration require innovative structural components that are both light weight and able to withstand the severe thermal environmentsof reentry without time consuming and expensive refurbishment prior to the next flight. This project will investigate combining state-of-the-art ...

This proposal addresses full digital control of the Line of Sight (LOS) Stabilization system required for advanced infra-red (IR) seekers employing strap down sensors and inertially stabilized optics, while maintaining the LOS degrees of freedom to supportmissile interceptor requirements.The effort proposed is an extension of a proof of concept demonstration conducted by Aero Thermo Technology, In ...

MicroEnergy Technologies, Inc. (mET), collaboratively with Technology Assessment and Transfer, Inc. (TA&T) proposes to develop an injector array for liquid fuel atomization. This development effort hinges upon the application of a novel system of parallelensemble of dielectrophoretically (DEP) enhanced micro-injectors. Using an electric field, the spray process is controlled precisely to match t ...

The challenge in developing a Work-Centered Interface (WCI) is to create a system capable of exploiting an array of distributed information resources and channeling these resources to decision-makers in a useful and flexible manner to support a full rangeof Command and Control operations.Sentar proposes a WCI based on a multi-agent architecture. This approach enables definition and execution of r ...

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