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An open problem confronting Uninhabited Tactical Aircraft (UTA) is the control concept for their successful operation in combat. Unlike reconnaissance UAVs, it will not be practical to operate UTAs with fully pre-programmed missions nor will it be possible to continuosly fly with them from remote cockpits. A new control paradigm is needed. One that supports a full range of intervention from dir ...

50051-98-I The Development of "ShortWatch," a Novel Overtemperature and Mechanical Damage Sensing Technology for Wires or Cables--BPW Incorporated, 372 River Drive, Dahlonega, GA 30533-5248; (757) 850-8679 Mr. Kenneth S. Watkins, Principal Investigator Mr. Jack Morris, Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-98ER82543 Amount: $74,500 This project will develop the ¿ShortWatch¿ fault-sensing t ...

Currently, thermal spray (flame and plasma spray) is the only single step method of applying most metal and non-oxide ceramic coatings to large objects. These coatings are usually of a low quality, and thin films cannot be applied. An in situ deposition technique that inexpensively and easily applies nitrides, carbides and other non-oxide thin or thick films in an environmentally friendly manner i ...

50402-98-I Hybrid Multilayer Membranes for the Selective Separation of Hydrogen from Complex Gas Streams--CCVD, Inc., dba MicroCoating Technologies, 3901 Green Industrial Way, Chamblee, GA 30341-1913; (770) 457-8400 Dr. Henry Luten, Principal Investigator Mr. Jerome J. Schmitt, Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-98ER82546 Amount: $75,000 The efficient separation and purification of hydro ...

50261-98-I Combustion Chemical Vapor Deposition (CCVD) of High Temperature Ceramic Insulator Coatings on Superconductor Wire--CCVD, Inc., dba MicroCoating Technologies, 3901 Green Industrial Way, Chamblee, GA 30341-1913; (770) 457-8400 Dr. T. Jan Hwang, Principal Investigator Mr. Jerome J. Schmitt, Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-98ER82545 Amount: $75,000 This project will develop a co ...

Nicalon fiber-reinforced SiC matrix composites owe their good mechanical properties at room temperature to either C or BN interfaces, which provide a weak interfacial bond. However, C and BN interfaces encounter oxidation problems at elevated temperatures in oxidizing environments resulting in degradation of mechanical properties. Recent efforts to replace C and BN interfaces have identified alu ...

Corrosion damage to aluminum structural components is very costly to both the government and commercial industry; viable treatments and/or protective procedures are required to limit it. Paint and related conventional coatings are commonly used to combat corrosion, although such coatings often may degrade quickly requiring frequent reapplication or touch-up; this is expensive and labor-intensive, ...

Multi-component dielectric thin films suitable for solid state electronics have been deposited using various conventional chemical vapor deposition (CVD) techniques, including organometallic CVD, plasma enhanced CVD, and low pressure CVD. However, these approaches are difficult to integrate with standard silicon IC processing of ferroelectric DRAM and NVFRAM attributed to high deposition temperat ...

For the past eleven years, researchers have been investigating possible applications of high temperature superconductors and working to solve the problems that must be overcome to yield practical superconductor technology. One area of interest is the coated superconductor cable which consists of a flexible metal substrate, a protective buffer layer, and the superconducting layer. Short lengths o ...

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