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"The Air Force requires the capability to provide cryogenic cooling of electronics, focal plane arrays, and cryogenic fluids for long term (over five year) space missions. In Phase II, we propose to continue developing enabling technology for long-termspace-based low-temperature (

ABSTRACT: Voss Scientific proposes to develop an Automated Susceptibility Test Assembly (ASTA) which will be capable of efficiently determining preferred electromagnetic (EM) source waveforms for inducing effects in target electronic systems. This novel adaptive approach will potentially discover unique waveforms that substantially reduce the intensity of the microwave illumination required to c ...

Commercialization of a very high definition (HD) (>2.3 megapixel) color Active Matrix OLED microdisplay has the potential to significantly increase warfighter effectiveness without compromises in resolution, field of view and digital capability. Warfighters require high performance virtual displays that provide 20/20 visual acuity with high information content, suitable for today"s/future network ...

A new technology, Visible Hyper-spectral Imaging (VHSI), offers unique opportunities for dual use and technology transfer. Based on a Fourier transform spectrometer, this imager has the capability to provide a spectrally resolved, two dimension image, that covers the visible spectrum. Individual images with spectral resolution better than 1 nm and with moderate spatial resolution are available in ...

ABSTRACT: MZA partnered with Kratos/DFI proposes development, optimization, subscale wind tunnel testing/validation, and target engagement simulations for an aircraft pod with forward and aft-looking laser beam directors employing integrated flow control. Using CFD simulations, we will consider both unsteady forces as well as wake properties when flow control is included on the aft section of th ...

ABSTRACT: All High Energy Laser (HEL) systems require accurate pointing and precise stabilization of the laser beam to be effective. HEL systems hosted on aircraft pose an additional challenge to beam stabilization efforts due to the harsh linear and angular vibration environments inherent in such vehicles. A key element of the stabilization system is the Optical Inertial Reference Unit (OIRU). ...

This proposal discusses the development of a Graphical Vulnerability Assessment (GVA) system for setting up, executing, and visualizing the results of vulnerability assessments. The vulnerability assessments might be for hardened concrete targets, mobile ground targets, or mobile air targets. This graphical tool will allow users to link together modules from various vulnerability analyses by using ...

ABSTRACT: In phase I of this program, we proposed to develop and validate detailed designs for highly scaled silicon photonic-electronic chips for applications relevant to the DOD in high-bandwidth data communication. This effort has been closely coordinated with the OPSIS (Optoelectronic Systems Integration in Silicon) project being led at the University of Washington, an effort to create an ope ...

Stirling Cycle coolers induce some vibrations into the sensor systems that they are attached to. Because of this, there may be time periods for which the system performance can be enhanced, if the coolers are shut down. One method of allowing for system shut down is to provide an alternate passive cooling source for the sensors. SAI proposed to develop a closed system Phase Change Material Device ...

"The proposed research addresses integrated circuit (IC) failure detection using laser beam technology for examining internal chip structures, combined with the use of imaging techniques to interpret the laser images. A key advantage to our approach is thatit is a completely passive technique for detection of failure in ICs - the acquisition of images does not depend on the IC being in an electric ...