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ASSIST (Adaptive Simple Sequencing Instruction Support Toolkit) is envisioned as a tool that will support instructional developers in creating adaptive and interactive SCORM conformant instruction. In Phase I, we developed an approach which focused on the concept of instructional activities: we began to develop an interface by which instructional developers could construct, revise, and reuse instr ...

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Described is a highly compact two-phase microchannel condenser concept based on a two-phase loop evaporator design developed for cooling high performance servers in racks on Navy ships/submarines, a novel design that has demonstrated open-air evaporative heat transfer coefficients with water of 250,000 W/m2 K. The idea is to utilize the existing microchannel evaporator design approach -- which com ...

The development of improved performance supercapacitors, batteries, electrochromic devices, sensors, and other electrochemical devices is critical to meet the current and future needs of Naval Air Systems. The ability of electrochemical devices to operate over extreme temperature limits (-70 to +100 degrees Celsius) is essential to tactical aircraft, strike weapons, and other systems, which can e ...

This SBIR Phase II proposal describes the development of a flight prototype of a Matched-field Gradiometer Processor (MGP) for ASW, an advanced processing approach capable of taking advantage of recent and pending advances in ultra high-sensitivity scalar laser magnetometer development for airborne and undersea ASW. Building on the foundation developed in the Phase I effort of this SBIR, this matc ...

An integrating nephelometer is proposed that can be deployed on a variety of platforms including powered aircraft and towed vehicles. The design allows air to pass freely through the sample cell with no restrictions. A sampling rate of up to 100 hz will allow for aerosol flux measurements. The light scattering coefficient will be measured at multiple wavelengths to provide angstrom coefficien ...

For FEL based systems to become practical as weapons, it is necessary photoinjectors be used to generate the low emittance, high current, high peak charge electrons needed for photon production. Higher overall system reliability can be achieved if the photoemitter operates in the visible wavelength range. Photocathodes are consumables in the operation of an FEL injector gun and are required to be ...

We propose a high performance, automated, and novel framework to behind-the-wall imaging and target discrimination. Our system has two paths: 1) stationary target detection using SAR images; 2) moving target detection using ISAR images. For the SAR imaging part, we first propose to apply high performance algorithm to form SAR images. Second, since feature extraction is the key component for a succ ...

The goal of this project is to design a cost-effective, environment-friendly, and novel remedial system that is able to remove chromium and other metal contaminants, such as copper and zinc from stormwater in shipyards as well from metal enriched wastewater generated by other industries. During Phase I of the project, we developed a sorbent material from an industrial waste byproduct and a labora ...

This SBIR Phase I proposal describes the development of a conceptual design for the Light Weight Towing System (LWTS). Polatomic and Meggitt Defense Systems, Inc. will join their respective magnetic sensor and reel-in/reel-out towing system expertise and experience to develop the requirements for an affordable light weight ASQ-233 MAD towing system for light weight helicopter and small UAV applica ...