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THIS PROPOSAL IS TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF UTILIZING LUMINESCENCE QUENCHING FOR MEASUREMENT OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT TEMPERATURES FOUND IN ARCTIC ENVIRONMENTS. IT IS BASED ON THE OBSERVATION THAT CERTAIN FLUORESCENT AND PHOSPHORESCENT COMPOUNDS, IMMOBILIZED ON SPECIFIC SUBSTRATES, SHOW A LUMINESCENT RESPONSE WHOSE INTENSITY IS PROPORTIONAL TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR THE PROPORTION OF WATER VAP ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PULSED MID-IR LASER IN THE 3.5 TO 4.1 MICROMETER ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMISSION WINDOW. SUCH SPECTRAL SOURCE IS RELEVANT TO A VARIETY OF TACTICAL APPLICATIONS. THE DF CHEMICAL LASER HAS BEEN THE CHOICE, BUT SUFFERS FROM WASTE FUEL MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS. NO OTHER EFFICIENT DIRECT LASING SOURCE IS AVAILABLE. TO OBTAIN SUCH A SOURCE, WE PROPOSE THE USE O ...

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THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP A MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND SAMPLE HARDWARE FOR A LIGHTWEIGHT, TOUGH COMPOSITE CLASS 70 TRIARCH BRIDGE DECK. CONTINUOUS FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES (TPC) ARE WELL SUITED TO THIS APPLICATION BECAUSE THEY OFFER REDUCED WEIGHT, IMPROVED IMPACT DAMAGE TOLERANCE, LOW CORROSION POTENTIAL, AND ARE SUITED FOR HIGH VOLUME MANUFACTURING METHODS. AFTER ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING A "HYBRID YARN" CONSISTING OF A MIXTURE OF GRAPHITE AND THERMOPLASTIC FILAMENTS TO FABRICATE A PRIMARY STRUCTURAL COMPONENT TYPICAL OF CURRENT AND FUTURE ARMY COMPOSITE AIRFRAME STRUCTURES. THE RESULTING THERMOPLASTIC MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIAL IS ANTICIPATED TO HAVE THE SAME IMPROVEMENTS IN TOUGHNESS AND REPAIRABILITY THAT CHA ...

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THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES DESIGNED TO AID IN THE ABILILTY TO DEVELOP DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME ENVIRONMENT. THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION WILL FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND AND EVALUATION OF INTERCEPTOR MANAGEMENT ALGORITHMS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PLANNING TECHNIQUES. THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED DURING PHASE I WILL INCLUDE DEVELOPING AN ...

THIS PROPOSAL CONCERNS THE BASIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED TO DEFINE AN OPERATIONS MONITORING ASSISTANT (OMA) WHICH IS INTENDED AS A TOOL FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF CURRENT EVENTS ON A CORPS, OR DIVISION LEVEL OPERATIONS PLAN. THE SYSTEM IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH FULFILLING AN INDICATIONS AND WARNING FUNCTION, THAT IS, WITH PREDICTING THE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPORTANT BATTLEFIELD EVENTS I ...

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IMPROVED PROCESSING METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF HGCDTE INFRARED DETECTORS ON EPITAXIAL MATERIAL IS ADDRESSED IN THIS PROPOSAL. THE GOAL OF PHASE I OF THE PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP PROCESSING TECHNIQUES ADEQUATE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF 64 X 64 ELEMENT FACAL PLANE ARRAYS. THE DEVICE IS DESIGNED TO SHOW PERFORMANCE LEVEL AT AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE HIGHER THAN THAT CURRENTLY ACHIEVED. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHE ...