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NOVEL BATTERY CONFIGURATIONS WITH MICROELECTRODES ARE DESCRIBED. THESE BATTERIES SHOULD EXHIBIT VERY LOW INTERNAL CELL RESISTANCE, GREATLY REDUCED CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION EASE OF ACTIVATION IN THE RESERVE MODE AND EXTREMELY RAPID DISCHARGE. THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR PRELIMINARY DESIGNS OF LI/SOC1(2) CELLS WITH MICROELECTRODES. AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM IS DESCRIBED TO DEVEL ...

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPACEBORNE WEAPONS SYSTEMS FOR THE STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE ORGANIZATION (SDIO) HAS CREATED THE NEED FOR MATERIALS CAPABLE OF HANDLING SUBSTANTIAL ELECTRIC POWER LOAD. IN THIS PROPOSAL, WE SUGGEST THE DEVELOPMENT OF METAL-METAL MICROFILAMENTARY COMPOSITES AS HIGH CURRENT CONDUCTORS FOR SPACEBORNE APPLICATIONS. METAL-METAL MICROFILAMENTARY COMPOSITES ARE A NOVEL CLASS OF MATE ...

SPAACE-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS WILL REQUIRE SOURCES OF PULSED POWER TO OPERATE PROSPECTIVE DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS. POWER MUST BE AVAILABLE INSTANTANEOUSLY AND SEQUENTIAL POWER PULSES MUST HAVE MINIMAL INTERPULSE DELAYS. IN PRINCIPLE, AN ELECTROCHEMICAL POWER SOURCE CAN PROVIDE POWER AT A MUCH LOWER WEIGHT THAN ALTERNATIVE MAGNETIC OR ELECTRIC FIELD DEVICES (CAPACITORS OR INDUCTORS). HOWEVER ...

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SPACE WEAPONS FIRE CONTROL REQUIRES THAT THE FINAL WEAPON AIM POINT BE PREDICTED WITH A PRECISION IN THE TENS OF NANORADIANS RANGE. THIS REQUIRES THAT THE ANGULAR COORDINATES OF THE TRACKING OR DESIGNATING SEEKER BE MEASURED, TRANSMITTED AND REPEATED WITH SIMILAR PRECISION. CLASSIC APPROACHES FOR MAKING HIGH ANGULAR RESOLUTION MEASURMENTS INCLUDE MAGNETIC SYNCHROS (RESOLVERS) AND OPTICAL SHAFT ENC ...