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Future DoD cryogenic cooling applications include space missions with relatively large cooling demands. These include space-based lasers, orbital transfer vehicles requiring cooling of stored fuels, and space-based platforms using large arrays of infrareddetectors. Loads for these applications will range from several watts to tens of watts. Temperatures of interest are between 10 and 100 K. Cu ...

Future DoD cryogenic cooling applications include space missions with relatively large cooling demands. These include space-based lasers, orbital transfer vehicles requiring cooling of stored fuels, and space-based platforms using large arrays of infrareddetectors. Loads for these applications will range from several watts to tens of watts. Temperatures of interest are between 10 and 100 K. Cu ...

To avoid catastrophic failure of aircraft hydraulic pumps, scheduled maintenance procedures often call for their replacement even though significant useful life may remain. Creare proposes to develop a Remaining Useful Life (RUL) prognostication tool thatfacilitates the move toward more cost effective Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) procedures. The system is based on the monitoring of several ...

Pulsed electric field (PEF) disinfection is becoming well known as a possible means for the control of microorganisms in fluids. Although this technique has been shown to be effective against a wide variety of microorganisms, its widespread application is impeded by the high specific energy input (kWh/L) required. Conversely, the proposed enhanced PEF process promises a significant reduction in th ...

This Phase I effort will establish the feasibility of capturing the available knowledge base of test expertise, outlining the logical workflow of the assessment process, and then capturing that knowledge in an automated tool. Windmill International hasteamed with Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp to provide the software tools and knowhow to capture the expert process outlined as part of the rese ...

Spatial disorientation is a significant problem in military aviation that has resulted in loss of life and aircraft. Creare proposes to develop a Disorientation Analysis and Prediction System that can be used in laboratory research, pilot training, andaccident investigation. The system consists of a predictive model, which provides an estimate of the pilot's perceived orientation, and an orienta ...

This Phase I effort will investigate and determine the feasibility of procuring and modifying commercially-available satellite dishes for use as Tactical User Antennae for access to tactical satellite information. If feasible, this would provide DoD withan extremely low-cost solution to the stated objective and result in tactical flexibility - the ability to abandon these antennas, if necessary, ...

Creare and Dartmouth College propose to design, fabricate, and test a safe and effective system for hearing protection in very high noise level environments. Current Air Force ground crews are forced to work in close proximity to aircraft engines thatproduce in excess of 150 dB of noise, which can result in noise-induced hearing loss after brief exposures without sufficient hearing protection. T ...

Advanced Device Technology Inc., in collaboration with University of Arizona, proposes to develop Hyper-Spectral Triple Band Imager and Analysis System using QWIP Focal Plane Arrays. The innovative features of the instrument are:1) High Density QWIP Focal Plane on Low Cost GaAs Substrate. The focal plane arrays is designed with 320x240 Element QWIP array. The array size will be expanded to 640x480 ...

The excited or dissociated gaseous species created in non-thermal glow discharge plasmas are effective agents for killing or neutralizing certain biological or chemical warfare agents. For decontaminating sensitive equipment or personnel, the effluentfrom such plasmas must be near room temperature to prevent unintentional dispersal of the hazardous warfare agents and to avoid harming the equipmen ...