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COMPACT SOFTWARE PROPOSES TO DEVELOP PHYSICS-BASED MESFET, HEMT AND HBT MODELS AND THEN INTEGRATE THEM INTO OUR COMMERCIAL MICROWAVE NONLINEAR CIRCUIT SIMULATOR, "MICROWAVE HARMONICA." EXISTING EXTRACTION BASED MODELS SUCH AS THE MODIFIED MATERKA AND CURTICE MODELS ARE BASED ON MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT INFORMATION. THE USE OF PHYSICS OR PROCESS-BASED MODELS COMPLETES THE ANALYSIS CHAIN BY LINKINGPROC ...

THIS PROPOSAL IS SUBMITTED JOINTLY BY DYNATHERM AND ITS AFFILIATE THERMACORE. A STUDY IS PROPOSED THAT WILL EVALUATE SEVERAL THERMAL CONTROL CONCEPTS FOR SMALL SATELLITES WITH A NOMINAL THERMAL DISSIPATION OF 1 KW. FIVE CONCEPTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE PROPOSAL: DEPLOYABLE RADIATORS, THERMAL STORAGE, HEAT PUMPS, VARIABLE CONDUCTANCE HEAT PIPES AND INTEGRATED STRUCTURAL HEAT PIPES. EACH CONCEPT ...

THERE IS A GROWING REQUIREMENT TO REMOVE THE SOLDIER FROM THE HAZARDOUS BATTLEFIELD ENVIRONMENT AND REPLACE HIM WITH UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES. PURE TELEOPERATION REQUIRES CONSTANT OPERATOR ATTENTION DURING "MENIAL TASKS" SUCH AS DRIVING, WHICH ELIMINATES ANY OF THE POTENTIAL FORCE MULTIPLICATION AVAILABLE WITH SINGLE OPERATOR/ MULTI-VEHICLE CONTROL. CURRENTLY DARPA IS ACTIVELY DEVELOPING THE KEY T ...