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The Controlled Towed Vehicle (CTV) has the capability to provide low level, 10 m, detailed information on ocean-atmosphere interactions for several hour periods of time with the tow aircraft maintaining a comfortable and safe flight altitude of 1000-2000 ft. Previous work has detailed turbulence, water vapor and carbon dioxide fluxes from the CTV. In this proposal the capabilities of the CTV will ...

In Phase I SPEC completed fabrication of a novel new instrument, the 3V-CPI, which makes high-speed size-distribution measurements and records high-resolution digital images of cloud particles. Also in Phase I SPEC continued to develop and improve software modules used to analyze 3V-CPI data. In Phase II SPEC anticipates working closely with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Rese ...

The multiple beam inductive output tube (MB IOT) will play a vital role as a high-power microwave source to drive the accelerator cavities used in future free electron laser directed energy weapons systems. There is a great deal that is still unknown about the complex beam wave interaction inherent in conventional IOTs; their development has largely been a cut-and-try endeavor due to a lack of ava ...

Continuum Dynamics, Inc., has recently developed innovative, real-time physics-based models of rotary-wing aerodynamics for flight simulations that improve upon previously used math models. By directly modeling the physics of rotary-wing aerodynamics in real-time, these models provide high fidelity with minimal tuning and are straightforward to update for new aircraft. Extensive validation has est ...

While a significant research has been conducted examining the transfer of training from VEs. Currently fidelity requirements are determined by performance measurements and subjective evaluations. It is often difficult to identify the specific design components that directly relate to transfer of training improvements. Furthermore, this method of design focuses on trial and error, and is therefor ...

In Phase II, we will deliver a 50 kW, 50 kHz, medium voltage AC to 700 VDC power converter using a high-frequency, low-leakage inductance internal transformer and 6 kV silicon carbide (SiC) gate-turn-off thyristors (GTOs) to demonstrate these technologies and how they solve the technical risks. The high power density (2-3 MW/m^3) and high efficiency (96-98%) required by future Navy propulsion driv ...

A new broadband Doppler-sensitive waveform and processing technique for improved multistatic field performance will be validated using real world data from U.S. Navy sea test exercises. The new strategy realizes improved performance for equivalent transmitted acoustic energy by exploiting both low and high bistatic Doppler target detection opportunities with a single waveform. Data collections in ...

In Phase I Princeton Optronics investigated the development of a tunable diode pumped solid-state laser with low phase noise and low intensity noise to meet the Navy''s requirements for applications in towed array and other sensors. The results showed conclusively that this technology is ideally suited to meeting these requirements. In Phase II Princeton Optronics will develop prototypes with much ...

The objective of this project is to design, implement and evaluate Next Generation Integrated Power System supervision algorithms that will support reconfiguration and damage mitigation by exploiting recent advances in hybrid systems control theory. The integrated electric power system is a cornerstone of the future naval combat ships. The future surface combatant family, including the DDG 1000 de ...

This SBIR Program is aimed at the development of a non-toxic alternative to cadmium electroplating for corrosion protection of a variety of high-strength steel aerospace components including landing gear and other structural components. The thermal spray process will be optimized to deposit high density, corrosion resistant aluminum and aluminum alloy coatings on high-strength steel and configured ...