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The next generation of surface combatants will be designed with stringent requirements on efficiency, performance, and survivability. To support their design, ThermoAnalytics successfully developed a thermal design and infrared scene-rendering tool based on the Army infrared analysis code MuSES and commercial thermal design tool RadTherm. This prototype used detailed heat transfer models, ray trac ...

Current helicopter sonobuoy launchers are complex, heavy and will not meet future requirements for mission versatility. Because of the complexity of the launcher and its pneumatic subsystem, the launcher has many points of potential failure; its reliability is poor. Further, as in other pneumatic systems involving stored compressed air, the system is subject to vagaries of pressure which can resul ...

Modern weapon and aircraft control systems are software intensive, containing many complex internal and external interfaces. Accurate testing is vital to ensure that the system is functioning properly and will meet all operational requirements. Most current testing focuses on components and subsystems and is labor intensive relying heavily on the subjective judgment of expert personnel. There a ...

A device will be developed that provides insert communications and hearing protection for the Naval aviator and will enhance the operational performance of the individual as well as limiting noise exposure to safe levels. This effort will be directed toward designing a device that will be comfortable and will maximize hearing protection and speech communications performance. This effort will inc ...

We propose to develop and demonstrate a compact, low cost/power, high-sensitivity, integrated sensor-sampler that provides vastly superior performance while concomitantly achieving drastic size/weight reduction. The overall device is expected to be of shoebox size, to operate with AC/DC power, to generate

As autonomous undersea vehicles become more widespread in their use for complex missions, the difficulty inherent in deploying versatile autonomous systems at long range becomes more challenging. Michigan Aerospace Corporation proposes a system of small autonomous undersea vehicles that are deployed from a larger autonomous vehicle, thereby greatly extending the effective range. To aid in the de ...

The objective of this proposal is to develop and implement methodologies for new bulk thermoelectric materials that incorporate nanostructural elements to significantly increase the thermoelectric figure of merit, ZT, by way of phonon boundary scattering providing enhanced fuel economy via waste-heat to electrical energy conversion as well as provide stand-alone power from either intentional fuel ...

A new airborne electronic warfare pod is being developed for the EA-18 aircraft that will be entering service to replace the aging EA-6B. This new pod demands significantly higher power capacity than the current ALQ-99 pod while simultaneously operating over a much wider speed and altitude range. An innovative ram air turbine, customized to produce power and provide cooling that will be located ...

We propose to develop and test a new, non-silicone polymer product to resist short term heat exposures in the range of 700°F or higher. This formulation shall be equal to or better than silicones or polysulfides in chemical resistance to both jet fuels, and hydraulic fluids. The material will be weather resistant and will maintain flexibility in all climates. The joint sealant will be designed an ...

Two obstacles to expanding speech technology application domains are the limited discrimination of intentional speech from (i) background noise, and (ii) incidental interfering speech, or background chatter. Since 1997, our company IC Tech has been engaged in developing technologies and solutions for speech enhancement towards better speech intelligibility and speech recognition accuracy in no ...