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This Phase II effort develops fiber grating sensors to measure transverse strain/pressure, shear strain, and temperature, in the vicinity of the bond line. Methods are developed to support ingress/egress from tactical rocket motors of fiber grating sensorarrays. Related testing of fiber grating strain sensors are performed using known and controlled boundary conditions and thermal loading in rep ...

Multi-axis fiber grating strain sensors have the ability to measure three dimensional strain and may be wavelength division multiplexed. This proposal describes means to multiplex a 6 by 8 array of multi-axis fiber grating strain sensors using a highspeed tunable system that allows measurements of shock and vibration to be made to support health monitoring of missiles. The passive dielectric nat ...

A heat flux of 1,000 watts/cm2 for the cooling of semiconductors in electronics will be achieved by exploiting three advanced technologies being developed at Oregon State University. Prior work indicates that this performance is well within the feasiblerange. The first technology involves micro channels which have been shown to improve cooling substantially. The primary historical disadvantages ...

A novel linear actuator is proposed as a one-for-one replacement for the existing hydraulic actuators on Naval vessels, specifically the actuator that positions the steering rudders on the LCAC. Alternative approaches will be considered, but only two seempractical - a linear motor and a linear actuator using a rotating screw. The preferred of the two uses a rotating screw since it is difficult t ...

The micro-satellite cluster is a revolutionary technology with potential to transform the way we view and deploy space-based applications. Tightly-coupled, highly autonomous satellite clusters promise enhanced mission capabilities and marked reductions inoperational costs. However, ground-based data-processing and control present obstacles to the full realization of this technology.CleverSet prop ...

In phase I a development project that Cloud Cap Technology began in 1999 came to fruition when we demonstrated the successful operation of our Piccolo avionics system for small unmanned aircraft. Our efforts culminated in a multi-day demonstration in Yumawhere we successfully completed a series of autonomous flights that conclusively demonstrated the feasibility of our hardware and software archi ...

In phase I a development project that Cloud Cap Technology began in 1999 came to fruition when we demonstrated the successful operation of our Piccolo avionics system for small unmanned aircraft. Our efforts culminated in a multi-day demonstration in Yumawhere we successfully completed a series of autonomous flights that conclusively demonstrated the feasibility of our hardware and software archi ...

In modern military operating environments, military personnel are faced with the challenge of accomplishing more with less human resources. To meet this challenge, each personnel must be able to function optimally. In other words, each operator'scognitive resources must be maximized and delegation of tasks by supervisors to each operator must be based upon knowledge of the soldier's remaining co ...

This project develops a dense array fNIR/EEG neuroimaging system for use in operational environments. Miniature NIR-enhanced optical emitters and detectors are combined with EEG and EIT (Electrical Impedance Tomography) electrodes embedded in a novel,flexible and wireless, geodesic head web. This device integrates all interconnect for power and signal within the flexible geodesic tension structu ...

The proposed work would mature a health management system for turbomachinery rotors, in part by running it long-duration on an operating jet engine. The envisioned system, if widely deployed, would save hundreds of millions dollars annually, and manylives.