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This proposal investigates the feasibility of using a systems analytic approach to model the critical processes supporting proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. It uses as a framework for synthesis a previously developed systems analysis model of biological weapons proliferation. The proposed approach consists of four tasks to: 1) extend the BW analytical process to encompass all WMD, 2) d ...

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RECENT WORK IN VOLUME HOLOGRAPHY HAS LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE ORTHOGONAL DATA STORAGE TECHNIQUE. THIS METHOD OF HOLOGRAPHIC DATA RECORDING REDUCES THE CROSSTALK BETWEEN CHANNELS BY STORING MANY WAVELENGTH MULTIPLEXED IMAGES IN A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE USE OF K-SPACE. FURTHER REDUCTION IN CROSSTALK IS OBSERVED IN HOLOGRAMS STORED IN CERTAIN PHOTOREFRACTIVE CRYSTALS USING THE COUNTER-PROPAGATING ...

ADAPTIVE DIGITAL ARRAY PROCESSING IN AIRBORNE RADARS CAN PROVIDE A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IN TARGET DETECTABILITY BY ADAPTIVELY SUPPRESSING CLUTTER AND JAMMING. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS SPACETIME ADAPTIVE PROCESSING HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED BY DETAILED SIMULATION AT ASI. RECENTLY, ARRAY RADAR FLIGHT TEST DATA WAS USED TO VERIFY THE PERFORMANCE OF ADAPTIVE RADAR. THE PROPOSED STUDY WILL EXTEND THE SIMULAT ...

Adroit Systems, Inc. will develop a Pulse Detonation Synthesis (PDS) process to manufacture ceramic powders from gas-powder reactant mixtures more efficiently and inexpensively than current methods. A high combustion rate and simple design make the PDS system capable of mass producing these powders, which are used as raw materials for high-temperature, high-performance ceramics and ceramic composi ...

The need for a graphical computer based functional emulation of a systems behavior has been identified by several requirements, including this announcement. The need exists for multiple stations which interact with each other as the actual real world system behaves. This project will provide a prototype vehicle to address this need. The prototype will demonstrate the capability and advantages of s ...

LACK OF RELIABLE, FLEXIBLE, LOW COST TRANSPORTATION FOR SMALL PAYLOADS IS A BOTTLENECK IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF SPACE BASED SYSTEMS. PACASTRO'S FAMILY OF ROCKET VEHICLES, EMPLOYING A CORE PRESSURE-FED, LIQUID PROPULSION UNIT AND ELECTRONICS AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED IN SMALL LOW COST SPACECRAFT PROGRAMS, WILL CUT IN HALF THE PRICE OF LAUNCHING SMALL SUBORBITAL AND ORBITAL PAYLO ...

Alpha Photonic Inc. (API) proposes, to develop an n-type strained layer InGaAs/GaAs multiple quantum well (MOW) structure for normal incident long wavelength (>12 um) infrared (IR) detection. This structure offers high sensitivity and a fast response time. The detection wavelength can be easily tuned by tailoring the MOW structure. The detection mechanism is based on the coupling of the conduction ...

AMAIN Electronics has recently patented an entirely new focal-plane method which directly digitizes the photo-response at each pixel within a monolithic or hybrid focal-plane. This technology is broadly applicable, and offers an opportunity to significantly advance sensor technology across the spectrum from visible to VLWIR, and in a very wide range of military, space, commercial, and evern consum ...

The proposed concept combines the advantages of fiber optic geometry and piezoelectric materials to produce a superior active strain sensor. The sensor will be produced with innovative manufacturing processes of sputtering multi-layered thin films of piezoelectric materials and insulators. Such a sensor, suitable for embedding into structureal composites, would impart real-time monitoring capabili ...