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The US Navy is pursuing the development of an electromagnetic rail gun (EMRG), which promises to extend naval fire support and increase ship safety. Such guns have been built and operated successfully, however several obstacles prevent them from widespread usage in the field. One specific obstacle is the development of suitable interface between the armature and conductor rails. Abrasion, arcs, mo ...

In the proposed effort, ASI will be teaming with a major propulsion contractor to develop next generation thermal stabilizers for double base propellants. The scope includes chemical synthesis, propellant development and testing, and accelerated aging.

The proposed SBIR Phase II project is to develop miniature light-weight high-functionality multi-sensor systems that meet the requirements for prognostics and health management of military equipment, and their life cycle management and condition-based maintenance. The systems integrate temperature, shock/vibration, and strain sensors with low-power CMOS circuit for sensor data management, data pro ...

Various methods for increasing seat belt usage have been investigated over the last several years including visual and audible warnings currently installed in today’s vehicles. In spite of these attempts, FMCSA research has shown that drivers of about 59% of commercial motor vehicles (those weighing 10,000 pounds or more that operate in interstate commerce) buckle their safety belts as compared ...

Rugged and compact laser systems operating in the visible and infrared spectrum with output powers sufficient to damage the eye are becoming increasingly more accessible. In addition, ultra-short (femtosecond) laser systems with peak powers in the terawatts are now commercially available. Laser eye protection (LEP) for a wide range of laser wavelengths and pulse duration is important. Passive devi ...

Today there is a need to perform mission-adaptable, covert surveillance in various contested environments to localize vehicles and weapons fire (mortar and rifle). Tomorrow’s mission will be different depending upon the type of conflict and geographical location. Current sensor systems meet a narrow range of objectives and compromise personnel safety in order to hand-emplace the sensors. Othe ...

GSE has developed a novel concept for a hybrid track system that greatly improves performance. Preliminary lab tests have demonstrated significant reduction of track-induced noise and vibration, which will lead to improved ride quality for troops and crew, improved reliability of on-board equipment, and reduced maintenance costs. In addition, the new hybrid track concept eliminates traditional tra ...

SeaLandAire recognizes the importance of deploying a gateway buoy for long term communications relay in areas where mooring is not desirable. Such a system must overcome the dual difficulties of station keeping and energy harvesting to successfully achieve military utility. This system must also be tactically viable in that it must be deployable from a variety of platforms. Extended system life ...

Under NAVAIR Contract N683535-04-C-0240 Phase I, CFDRC has demonstrated the feasibility and advantages of using copper catalyst coated energetic nanoparticles to assist in heterogeneous cold start combustion for high-thrust propulsion applications. The feasibility studies were carried out using CFDRC’s multiphysics high fidelity engineering analysis tool. Enhancements and improvements were made ...

The objective of this proposal is to leverage the exceptional results and learning from the Phase I program to develop and implement bulk material processes to produce thermoelectric materials on a pilot plant scale and make thermoelectric component pellets that are fabricated into complete, testable, multi-couple modules with significantly increased thermoelectric figure of merit, ZT. The phonon ...