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TAC PROPOSES TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS FORWARD-LOOKING AUTONOMOUS SENSORS AND ALGORITHMS FOR TLAM-C. THE CURRENT TLAM-C USES A TERRAIN MAPPING RADAR ALTIMETER AND CORRELATES THE SENSED AREA AT KEY WAYPOINTS WITH A STORED DIGITAL REPRESENTATION OF THE TERRAIN AREA AT THE WAYPOINTS TO PROVIDE MID-COURSE AND TERMINAL GUIDANCE CORRECTION TO THE INERTIAL NA ...

IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF TONPILZ-TYPE TRANSDUCER ELEMENTS CAN RESULT FROM (1) INCREASING THE AREA OF THE RADIATING FACE AND (2) DECREASING THE MASS OF THE RADIATING HEAD. HOWEVER, SUCH IMPROVEMENT IS LIMITED BY THE INTRODUCTION OF A FLEXURE MODE, WITH THE OUTER RING MOVING AT A DIFFERENT VELOCITY AND PHASE FROM THE INNER AREA OF THE HEAD-MASS. THE UNDESIRABLE RESULT IS A BI-MODAL RESPONSE WITH, GEN ...

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Not Available MRi is proposing a new low temperature active joining process, S-Bond, for joining metallic composite materials for use in missile fins, actuators and in electronic packaging and electronic thermal management. Key to the S-Bond process are a new family of active low temperature(200-450¿C) Sn(Zn)-Ag-Ti-X alloys that can wet and bond to aluminum, beryllium, and other metallic and ref ...

Not Available This proposal describes the development, demonstration, and evaluation of a cost-effective method of knowledge transfer through virtual dialogues with individuals who possess special expert knowledge. The primary focus of this research effort will be to enable a user to conduct a believable, virtual dialogue with a video-based expert in order to gain knowledge ('lessons learned ) c ...

Not Available Advanced propulsion technologies are needed by BMDO for both TMD and NMD applications. The ability to intercept ballistic or tactical missiles puts a premium on the accelerating power of propulsion systems, and consequently on the energy content of propellant ingresients. Under the proposed program, a little-studied method for the preparation of compounds containing azido and nitro ...

Not Available This proposal addresses the need for high power microwave transistors. Blue Lotus Devices proposes to develop AIGaN/InGaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMT) structures for this application. In Phase I, the heterojunction will be deposited and the electrical and physical properties of the structure characterized. In Phase II, high frequency power HEMTs will be fabricated a ...

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Not Available Argon Engineering Associates proposes a Cryptologic Component Architecture to the US Navy. The Cryptologic Component Architecture is required to identify the standards, practices and interfaces that support seamless technology transition and evolution while maintaining Information Operations (IO) dominance. Each identified technology will be characterized according to capacity, thro ...

Not Available The Solar Sail Microspacecraft (SSM) is a low-cost concept for implementing solar sail propulsion on a practical spacecraft with present-day technology. In the SSM, a simple micro-spacecraft derived vehicle is employed which could cheaply investigate multiple targets and simultaneously demonstrate the utility of small solar sails. The SSM reduces technology risk by using off-the-she ...