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The proposed Phase II effort investigates innovative finite element formulations, alternative structural modeling procedures and modern parallel computational strategies to improve the computational performance of high fidelity simulation software for modeling the progressive collapse behavior of blast damaged buildings. Its goal is to reduce the time required to compute and visualize high fideli ...

High energy density capacitors are needed to provide load flexibility to fuel cells as hybrid power supplied for a variety of WMD sensors and detectors. New materials/manufacturing processes are needed to make these electrical power systems man portable. To develop high performance supercapacitors with fast recharge and high discharging rate electrode materials should have very high surface area. ...

We propose a new active optical method to measure time-domain waveform of THz pulse in the vicinity of the target in an omni-directional manner. This method utilizes the THz radiation-enhanced-emission-of-fluorescence from laser-induced air plasma to detect the THz field, which enables the standoff sensing for low volatility chemicals using THz spectroscopy. We have demonstrated its capability of ...

A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF IMPROVING DECOY PENETRATION AID (PENAID) PERFORMANCE BY SUPPLYING MEANS TO 1) ALLOW FOR DUAL CENTER OF GRAVITY (CG) LOCATION, THEREBY ENABLING INDEPENDENT FULFILLMENT OF IMPULSE BALANCING AND REENTRY STABILITY REQUIREMENTS; AND/OR 2) COUNTERACT DECOY CONING BY SENSING ITS PRESENCE, AND CORRECTING THE ANGULAR MOMENTUM OF THE DECOY TO ELIMINATE CONING.

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NUCLEAR EXPLOSION INDUCED LIGHTNING (NEIL) REPRESENTS A POTENTIALLY SEVERE THREAT TO MILITARY SYSTEMS REQUIRED TO SURVIVE AND FUNCTION AFTER EXPOSURE IN THE SOURCE REGION OF A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION. WHEREAS THERE EXISTS SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE NATURE AND MAGNITUDE OF THE THREAT, ITS EXISTENCE IS CONCLUSIVELY DOCUMENTED IN THE FILM RECORD OF ATMOSPHERIC NUCLEAR TESTS IN THE PACIFIC DURING THE 1950'S ...

In this proposed Phase II program we will build on the successful Phase I program where we for the first time implemented engineered epitaxial layers based on nanostructure technology that were used to harden commercial silicon devices against radiation by minimizing collected photocurrents (electron-hole pairs) via recombination centers where we demonstrated that improved radiation hardness could ...

In the proposed SBIR Phase I program, SiCOM will: 1) demonstrate and parametrically field-characterize BitSURE(tm) an innovative and unprecedented interference and multipath tolerant spread-spectrum wireless high speed digital communications technology; and 2) develop a point modem design for a revolutionary reduction in size, power and cost for Phase II using SiCOM's(tm) unique Application Progr ...

Vexcel proposes a system for extracting terrain elevation from large stereo SAR databases using a priori elevation map data. This system will accelerate, automate, and improve the accuracy and robustness of radargrammetricnprocessing for data acquired from wide spectrum of existing and planned SAR platforms.