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  1. LOW-COST LIGHTWEIGHT HIGH TORQUE MOTORS FOR APPLICATIONS OVER A WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE

    SBC: Advanced Materials Corp            Topic: N/A

    IRON-BASED RARE EARTH-BORON PERMANENT MAGNETS OF THE COMPOSITION FE14ND2B WHICH WERE DISCOVERED SEVERAL YEARS AGO POSSESS MAGNETIC ENERGY PRODUCTS EXCEEDING 40 MGOE. THE OPPORTUNITY EXISTS TO DESIGN ASYNCHRONOUS MOTOR WITH SUCH PERMANENT MAGNET MATERIALS. SINCE THE WEIGHT OF A MOTOR IS INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE ENERGY PRODUCT OF THE MAGNET, IT IS CLEAR THAT MOTORS DESIGNED FROM SUCH HIGH ENERG ...

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  2. CRYOCOOLER FOR HIGH ACCELERATION SYSTEMS

    SBC: Alabama Cryogenic Engineering, Inc.            Topic: N/A

    A CRYOCOOLER CAPABLE OF OPERATING UNDER EXTREMELY HIGH ACCELERATION LEVELS IS PROPOSED. THE CRYOCOOLER USES THE LINDE-HAMPSON CYCLE, AND CAN REACH APPROXIMATELY 80 KELVIN. MULTI-STAGE UNITS, TO REACH LOWER TEMPERATURES, ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  3. KINETIC ENERGY WEAPONS

    SBC: Nichols Research Corp            Topic: N/A

    THE ACQUISITION OF POST BOOST PHASE VEHICLES AND/OR INDIVIDUAL REENTRY VEHICLES BY AN INFRARED SENSOR ON BOARD A SMALL G HARDENED PROJECTILE WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY HOMES ON AND IMPACTS ITS TARGET OFFERS AN ATTRACTIVE APPROACH FOR REENTRY VEHICLE KINETIC ENERGY KILL. THE ACQUISITION, TRACKING, DISCRIMINATION AND GUIDANCE FUNCTIONS REQUIRED OF SUCH AN IR SENSOR RESULT IN A NUMBER OF CRITICAL ISSUES. THE ...

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  4. HIGH REPETITION RATE GLOW DISCHARGE CLOSING SWITCH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

    SBC: Tetra Corporation            Topic: N/A

    THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH POWER, HIGH REPETITION RATE CLOSING SWITCHES HAS RECENTLY BECOME IMPORTANT FOR MANY PULSED POWER APPLICATIONS. HISTORICALLY, HIGH REPETITION RATE SWITCHES FOR PULSED POWER APPLICATIONS HAVE EITHER BEEN SPARK GAPS OR THYRATRONS. THYRATRONS HAVE HIGH REPETITION RATES, BUT ARE LIMITED TO LOW VOLTAGES AND LOW CURRENT. CONVERSELY, SPARK GAPS CAN CARRY HIGH CURRENTS AND STAND-OFF ...

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  5. ENHANCED ELF COMPUTER CODES DEVELOPMENT

    SBC: Tetra Corporation            Topic: N/A

    MANY OF THE SYSTEMS FOR SDI INVOLVE PULSE POWER AND HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING LASERS, PARTICLE BEAM ACCELERATORS, AND RAILGUNS. ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS YET TO BE SOLVED IN DEVELOPING OPERATIONAL SDI SPACECRAFT IS THE MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRIC FIELDS WITHIN THE SPACECRAFT, THE PRIMARY WEAPON SYSTEM, AND ITS POWER SUPPLY AND CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT. THE ELF CODES UNIQUELY HAVE THE ABILITY ...

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  6. SPACECRAFT HEAT REJECTION METHODS

    SBC: THERMACORE, INC.            Topic: N/A

    MANY NEAR-FUTURE MILITARY SATELLITES WILL HAVE POWER REQUIREMENTS OF FIVE TO TEN KILOWATTS. THIS REQUIREMENT IS EXPECTED TO GROW TO 100 KW OR MORE DURING THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS. THE MUCH HIGHER HEAT LOADS EXPECTED ON FUTURE SATELLITES WILL CAUSE THE RADIATOR PANELS TO BECOME A LARGE PART OF THE TOTAL SATELLITE MASS AND THEIR SIZE WILL AFFECT SPACECRAFT STABILITY AND CONFIGURATIONS. THIS PROPOSAL ID ...

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  7. HIGH TEMPERATURE CAPILLARY PUMPED LOOP HEAT PIPE

    SBC: THERMACORE, INC.            Topic: N/A

    DESIGNS FOR SPACE BASED STRUCTURES ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY LARGER AND MORE COMPLEX. AS THESE STRUCTURES GROW, THEIR LEVEL OF POWER CONSUMPTION IS ALSO INCREASING. TO SATISFY THIS DEMAND FOR POWER, ENERGY SYSTEMS, SUCH AS THE SP-100 ARE BEING DESIGNED TO MEET THE ANTICIPATED REQUIREMENTS. THE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM CONCEPTS ARE CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED FOR AREAS WHERE IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE SO ...

    SBIR Phase II 1988 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  8. MICROSTACK INSULATOR FOR HIGH VOLTAGE PULSED SYSTEMS

    SBC: Tetra Corporation            Topic: N/A

    POLYMERIC OR CERAMIC INSULATORS CONVENTIONALLY ARE BEING USED IN HIGH VOLTAGE PULSED SYSTEMS. NEW APPROACHES ARE NEEDED THAT WOULD REDUCE INSULATORS RING THICKNESSES AND INCREASE CORRESPONDING GRADING RINGS FLASHOVER VOLTAGE. SUCH AN APPROACH WOULD POSSESS IN COMPARISON TO CONVENTIONAL INSULATORS: HIGHER SURFACE FLASHOVER FIELD STRENGTH; SMALLER PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS FOR EQUIVALENT VOLTAGE HOLDOFF; ...

    SBIR Phase II 1989 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  9. HIGH POWER LOW IMPEDANCE LIGHT WEIGHT TRANSMISSION LINES

    SBC: Tetra Corporation            Topic: N/A

    THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH POWER, LOW IMPEDANCE, LIGHTWEIGHT ENERGY STORAGE TRANSMISSION LINES FOR PULSE-POWER APPLICATIONS IS CRUCIAL FORSMALLER, LIGHTWEIGHT, SPACE-BASED, PULSE-POWER SYSTEMS. DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH DIELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE LINE TECHNOLOGY WOULD GREATLY REDUCETHE SIZE, WEIGHT, AND COMPLEXITY OF PULSE POWER SYSTEMS UTILIZING THESE TYPES OF COMPONENTS. EFFICIENT TRANSPORT OF 400KV, 100K ...

    SBIR Phase II 1989 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
  10. Capillary Discharge X-Ray Laser Driver

    SBC: Multilayer Optics And X-ray            Topic: N/A

    A compact x-ray laser driver with a high repetition rate is the subject of this phase I project. Most existing x-ray laser drivers are huge (1000s of square feet of floor space), expensive ($10,000,000+), have a low repetition rate (1/hr), are complex and require several PhDs to keep them working. Thus applications of present x-ray lasers are limited. In contrast, the proposed laser will occupy on ...

    SBIR Phase II 1993 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
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