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A surface-emitting semiconductor laser with a lenslike lateral layer for mode control is proposed for operation in the 975 nm wavelength range. This lens-like grating-outcoupled surface-emitting (LLGSE) laser is designed for powers of about 10 W (300microns wide and 1 cm long). Applications of LLGSEs include pumping solid state lasers used in laser radar systems, laser designators, and counter ...

The proposed approach considers test program development as a consequence of building a functional model of the UUT using a black box approach. This is accomplished through a revolutionary new approach to test and measurement equipment that brings the testinstrument directly to the UUT pin and circuit path, virtually eliminating signal path loss and problems associated with the lack of test points ...

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Hydrogen powered equipment requires a source of hydrogen, a fuel that is not widely distributed. Currently the military runs nearly exclusively on JP-8, a heavy hydrocarbon. To make hydrogen powered equipment practical at forward locations requires areformer that can produce hydrogen from JP-8. The plasmatron reformer at the core of this process can process any fluid hydrocarbon, including fuel ...

The primary goal of this project is to design, develop, and demonstrate an electronic enterprise-wide planning and management system (e-TEAM). The e-TEAM concept relies upon a SDM (System Development Methodology) conceptual architecture, instrumented withartifact management and information brokerage software, enabled through a wireless-web, handheld-based technology interface and supported by dat ...

A survey of High Power Microwave technologies reveals substantial efforts toward microwave technology. Gains in power and efficiency are being made to the point of being deployable. Unfortunately, little effort has been made toward the pulse powerrequired to drive the microwave sources. This proposal details a phase II effort aimed at providing deployable pulsed power sources compact enough to ...

We propose to design, build, and deploy an On Demand Depot Shop Simulation System (ODSS). The proposed approach uses a combination of data mining and knowledge discovery methods to automatically reconfigure and optimize systems simulation models. Becauseit operates through the shop portal, the ODSS solution will be platform independent and enable collaborative depot shop systems modeling and ana ...

The need for innovative combined cycle engines for Space Access and hypersonic vehicles leads the Air Force design engineers to the requirement for analysis tools that provide higher levels of fidelity than are available today. The engines for thesevehicles, rather than being separate systems, are integrated systems that share inlets, nozzles and in many cases, combustor flow paths. Because analyt ...

The efficient, intuitive use of ultrasonic inspection techniques is critical in assuring that motor cases (as well as other components) are manufactured and maintained correctly. Present inspection methodology generally uses a point-by-point scan of theitem that can be very time consuming with results that are not easily interpreted. In Phase I, the feasibility of using a wide-area ultrasonic im ...

The primary goal of proposed Phase II effort is to develop a versatile and powerful Software Tool for Efficient Airspace Management (STEAM) that can be used by airspace managers and policy makers for reviewing, analyzing, and assessing the utilization ofspecial use airspace over time and for designing strategies for optimal long-term utilization.During Phase I, KBSI successfully demonstrated the a ...