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MZA proposes the development of the Integrated Directed Energy Aero-optical Surrogate (IDEAS) which consists of a 1/4th scale aircraft parent model and a laser pod architecture with modular beam director and supporting flow control configuration for transonic and supersonic aero-effects testing at the AEDC 16T wind tunnel. The laser pod model may be remotely articulated to point in arbitrary direc ...

THE PROJECT EXAMINES THE FEASIBILITY OF APPLYING HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY (HTSC) TECHNOLOGY TO AUGMENT ESM RECEIVER SYSTEMS. HTSC IS AN ENABLING TECHNOLOGY WHICH POTENTIALLY ALLOWS A DEVICE TO BE CONSTRUCTED WHICH SORTS HIGH DUTY CYCLE (PULSE) SIGNALS AT DIRECT RF. THE ISOLATED PD/CW AND PULSE ENVIRONMENTS SRE THEN EASILY HANDLED BY SIMPLE SUPERHET AND WIDE BAND RECEIVERS, RESPECTIVELY. ...

ABSTRACT: Voss Scientific proposes to develop an Automated Susceptibility Test Assembly (ASTA) which will be capable of efficiently determining preferred electromagnetic (EM) source waveforms for inducing effects in target electronic systems. This novel adaptive approach will potentially discover unique waveforms that substantially reduce the intensity of the microwave illumination required to c ...

ABSTRACT: MZA partnered with Kratos/DFI proposes development, optimization, subscale wind tunnel testing/validation, and target engagement simulations for an aircraft pod with forward and aft-looking laser beam directors employing integrated flow control. Using CFD simulations, we will consider both unsteady forces as well as wake properties when flow control is included on the aft section of th ...

MZA partnered with the Michigan Technological University (MTU) proposes development and testing of key components for our unified Atmospheric Refractivity and Turbulence Sensor (ARTS.) Software upgrades will be made to MZA’s DELTA-Sky sensor to enable atmospheric refraction measurements in addition to existing turbulence profiling. The illuminator assembly to implement the ARTS probe laser ...

SciTec, Inc. has extensive experience developing robust, signature based autonomous exploitation capabilities for data collected from Electro-Optic/Infrared (EO/IR) systems. These signature based capabilities are typically robust because they exploit features with known causal relationships to threat characteristics and behavior, and because they are constructed using rigorous mathematical framewo ...

The goal of the proposed STTP is to improve the Jam Beam Radiometer capability in the TAPS System to provide enhanced characterization of missile warning systems during testing against simulated SAM and AAM. The resulting radiometer and gimbal system will improve the current live fire testing process by providing enhanced JBR capability, which will significantly enhance the TAPS testing scenario c ...

The objective of this effort is to provide next generation plasma physics modeling tools for accurate simulation of phenomenology occurring in exceptionally wide-ranging states of matter. This modeling tool will enable scientists and engineers to design robust, reliable systems operating in the harsh environments of extraordinary temperature, density, and charge-states. These designs will support ...

ABSTRACT: All High Energy Laser (HEL) systems require accurate pointing and precise stabilization of the laser beam to be effective. HEL systems hosted on aircraft pose an additional challenge to beam stabilization efforts due to the harsh linear and angular vibration environments inherent in such vehicles. A key element of the stabilization system is the Optical Inertial Reference Unit (OIRU). ...

Live Fire testing of MANPADS to evaluate system performance and collection of ground truth data for system/threat model development is an expensive effort, so it is required to verify instrumentation is working accurately prior t the test event. The CRRTS system will provide the radiometric and timing sources required to characterize the radiometric responses of adjunct sensors as well as their ti ...