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Reservoir Labs and Johns Hopkins University will develop alternative numerical solution techniques that improve computational loading, data storage, and data integrity for rocket vehicle trajectory modeling in MDA federated simulations.The objective of this program is to develop new techniques for trajectory propagation that are more suited for use in federated simulations than traditional methods ...

Over the past 10 to 15 years, there has been a move towards the integration of ¡§advanced¡¨ materials with improved performance in hostile propulsion environments. Tantalum carbide is stable to very high temperatures (~3900„aC) under non-oxidizing conditions, but is relatively soft and erodes appreciably with aluminized propellants. In an effort to improve the strength and erosion resista ...

Optical systems are continually being designed to meet more difficult and challenging performance specifications and applications. Specifically, airborne and space optics are employing larger diameter surfaces with more stringent figure requirements. In order to meet these demands, individual optical surfaces are being given increasingly strict tolerances. The traditional peak-to-valley (PV) and ...

Impact Technologies, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology, proposes an innovative data driven prognostic system based on the integration of an Anomaly Reasoning Agent (ARA), Diagnostics Reasoning Agent (DRA), and Prognostic ReasoningAgent (PRA). With an Airborne Laser (ABL-based) focus, data acquired from a multi-sensor array is first validated, fused and key diagnostic featu ...

In response to STTR Topic MDA03T-006, KVH Industries proposes to combine the advantages of short-term precision of an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and the long-term stability of the Global Positioning System (GPS). The resulting integrated GPS/IMUsystem would offer significant performance (e.g., reduced accuracy degradation) and cost benefits. By tightly coupling the GPS pseudorange and inertia ...

The goals of Phase I including developing a fundamental model that describes H2O2 decomposition, design strategies for developing a thermal decomposer, and an assessment of the feasibility of these strategies. Key to development of a thermal decomposer isa predictive model that prevents device burnout and peroxide detonation over a range of flow rates.The Technical objectives for developing a fun ...