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EMISSION CONTROL (EMCON), INCLUDING RADAR EMISSION MANAGEMENT, IS A SUBDIVISON OF THE MUCH GREATER SUBJECT OF BATTLE MANAGEMENT. AT PRESENT, THERE IS NOT A FULL DEVELOP AND NAVY ACCEPTED TECHNIQUE FOR EXAMINING THE ENTIRE TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT OF POTENTIAL SEA BATITLES. THIS PROPOSED EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON A VALUABLE SUBSET OF BATTLE STRATEGY, THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSION CONTROL AN ...

A W-band digital communications transceiver will be developed with 5 GHz instantaneous bandwidth utilizing the 71 - 76 and 81 - 86 GHz frequency spectrum recently allocated by the FCC. This project has both military and commercial applications for SATCOM and Point-to-Point digital communications using formats such as 1.25 Gbps and 10 Gbps Ethernet for extremely wideband data and video transmission ...

An X-band digital transmit module will be developed that is suitable for phased-array radar and communications applications. This proposed Phase II SBIR will combine our Phase-I X-band transmit module design with a DBF receiver that Applied Radar is developing through separate (non-SBIR) funding from AFRL. In addition, we will investigate the development of a synthesizer to provide a common LO sig ...

The BMDS is being developed as a fully integrated, layered defense capable of defending against all ranges of threats. A critical aspect of this development is an integrated approach to interceptor allocation. A model-based framework for optimizing multi-layer BMDS performance, developing interceptor firing doctrine, and providing for adaptive, real-time interceptor allocation was developed in P ...

COMPOSITE MATERIALS OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF ATTRIBUTED THAT CAN IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE AND REDUCE THE COST OF NEW SUBMARINES. COMPOSITES HAVE NOT YET BEEN USED EXTENSIVELY IN SUBMARINES BECAUSE THERE IS LITTLE EXPERIENCE IN THE SUBMARINE ENGINEERING COMMUNITY ON WHICH TO BASE COMPONENT DESIGN. COMPOSITES, UNLIKE METALS, HAVE A VERY LIMITED BODY OF DESIGN GUIDANCE SPECIFICALLY ORIENTED TO SUBMARINE ...

CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES ARE USEFUL HIGH TEMPERATURE STRUCTURAL MATERIALS OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FOR THEIR USE IN HOT, OXIDIZING ENVIRONMENTS, BUT PROTECTION SYSTEMS HAVE TO BE DEVELOPED TO PREVENT OXIDATION WHICH POSES A SERIOUS PROBLEM ABOVE 400 DEGREE C. CONVENTIONAL OXIDATION RESISTANT COATING SYSTEMS EMPLOYING THIN LAYERS OF EITHER SIC OR SI N CRACK WHILE UNDERGOING LARGE TEMPERATURE CHANGES DUE ...

A DEFINITION OF THE INFLUENCE OF HEATING RATE ON THE MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF PHENOLIC COMPOSITES USED IN ROCKET MOTOR COMPONENTS IS REQUIRED. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, IT IS NECESSARY TO FIRST DEFINE THE INDEPTH TIME-TEMPERATURE RESPONSE OF THESE PHENOLIC COMPONENTS SUBJECTED TO THE MOTOR ENVIRONMENT. ONCE THIS HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, THE VARIOUS TECHNIQUES WHICH HAVE BEEN USED ...

FIBER MATERIALS, INC. (FMI) PROPOSES SENSORS WHICH CAN BE EMBEDDED IN PAVEMENT TO MEASURE STRESS AND STRAIN FROM TRUCKS PASSING OVER AT SPEEDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE SIMPLE, DURABLE SENSORS WILL BE MADE FROM PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITES WHICH ACT AS PASSIVE SENSORS AND DEVELOP A CHARGE PROPORTIONAL TO THE APPLIED PRESSURE. THE CHARGE IS CONVERTED TO A VOLTAGE WHICH IS RECORDED ON NEARBY EQUIPMENT. THE PH ...

Fiber Materials, Inc. (FMI), in partnership with Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (LMSSC), proposes to develop innovative, reduced weight and cost, thermal protection systems for the THAAD mid-body and booster based on the placed fiber fabrication process. Placed fiber is a manufacturing process in which fiber and resin is sprayed to form a material that can substitute for a prepregged clo ...

The behavior of flaw growth in hetrogeneous materials such as reinforced ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) is not well understood. The use of CMC materials for thin wall components such as interceptor directional control thrusters offer significant advantages in cost and weight reduction over refactory metals now in use. However, no NDE techniques or analytical tools have yet been determined to b ...