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Certification of systems with Information Assurance requirements is challenging and expensive due to the lack of powerful abstractions that permit separation of concerns. Current methods consider systems in total at the implementation level and the resulting complexity leads to expensive an inaccurate system characterizations. A need exists to provide representations of diverse, yet coordinated, ...

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Increasing the power density of current jet aircraft engines requires the replacement of conventional high temperature materials by new materials capable of operating at higher temperatures. Ceramics and ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) represent excellent candidates for increased use in hot engine parts due to their ability to withstand temperatures in excess of 2000 C. Due to the complexity of t ...

MEASUREMENT OF VELOCITY FIELDS AND FLOW RATES IS OF PRIME IMPORTANCE IN MANY AREAS OF INDUSTRY AND FLUID DYNAMICS RESEARCH. THE RESEARCH PROPOSED HEREIN WOULD RESULT IN A NONINTRUSIVE MEANS OF DETERMINING THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OF VELOCITY AND THE CORRESPONDING FLOW RATES BY THE USE OF LASER TOMOGRAPHY. LASER TOMOGRAPHY MAKES USE OF THE FACT THAT, FOR PROPERLY TUNED LASERS, THE DECAY OF LASER ...

The development of a non-contact measurement system is of particular importance to implementing an automated method for thickness measurement of critical coatings on internal/external aircraft composite structures. The objective of the proposed research project is to continue development of a non-contact measurement technology and produce a fully functional prototype device for use in robotic app ...

The development of a robotic sanding system is of particular importance to implementing an automated method for sanding critical, high performance coatings to final thickness and surface finish requirements on internal/external aircraft composite structures. The objective of the proposed research project is to continue development of robotic sanding technology and produce a fully functional proto ...

In order to achieve high performance at acceptable cost, PEM fuel cells are required to work at elevated temperature and low relative humidity (near 0 RH) for extended periods of time. However, to date, no commercial PEMs or publicly reported PEMs can meet these requirements. The objectives of this work are: (1) to develop PEMs that have high proton conductivities (50-100 mS/cm) and low area-spec ...

The objective of this Phase I SBIR effort is to develop and demonstrate a low cost, low weight, two independent simultaneous transmit beam antenna for use in SATCOM systems like the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) downlink. The current MILSATCOM system supports one downlink antenna beam in the frequency band 20.2-21.2 GHz. The goal of TSAT is to transform communications s ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is aimed at developing a multi-objective bi-level approach to highway alignment optimization. Unlike the rapid developments in the automobile and construction industries road design is still carried out in the traditional manner which is more than 50 years old. The increasing highw ...

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