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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 ...

The proposed work focuses on an improved armor system based on the use of a new and innovative ceramic/metal composite material (ONNEXT) combined with high performance polymer composite backings. The key element in this study is a unique class of tough ceramic-metal composite materials that contain both interconnected metal and a large fraction of boron carbide. The metal phase provides significan ...

This Phase II proposal to develop a "Lightweight, Inexpensive, Corrosion Inhibiting, Integral and/or Multicomponent Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and Environmental Seals for the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV)" is focused on two important activities. The first is the optimization of the seal material formulation such that it meets all of the Marine's performance and service life require ...

Superconducting 3-30 MVA transformers for the Navy will have reduced size and weight, lower AC losses, and be liquid cryogen free. The smaller size and lower weight will have benefits in increasing capacity in limited ship spaces or reducing the area requirements for existing capacities. In addition to these more conventional attributes, the superconducting transformer has the potential of havin ...

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 ...

Navy personnel must be prepared to think and act under fire. Navy systems must support, not hinder, the ability to think and act in situations marked by high stakes, time pressure, ambiguous or conflicting information, and rapid change. How can the Navy leverage information technologies to establish and maintain the warfighter's knowledge superiority? Prototypes that look good in the cool isola ...

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 ...

Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. proposes to design and develp a test system where the installation and maintenance of wireless Local Area Network (LAN) will become simple and routine. The device will be a low cost handheld unit that has a simple user interface for less skilled users, and also have more sophisticated capabilities for those tough to identify problems. It will have a go/no go mode f ...

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 ...

In Phase 1, a prototype system was developed to demonstrate both the technical feasibility and the financial viability of developing a system for managing welding procedure information both within the shipyard and across the supply chain. The system was referred to as the Intelligent Shipyard Welding Procedure System (ISWP). The ISWP System will assist the vendors in developing, validating and s ...