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ALGORITHMS BASED ON NONLINEAR FREQUENCY ANALYSIS OFFER THE POTENTIAL FOR A NEW GENERATION OF MORE POWERFUL SURVEILLANCE ALGORITHMS. THE FUNDAMENTAL ARCHITECTURES FOR THEIR COMPUTER IMPLEMENTATION ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS STUDY.

FOUR BEARINGLESS, SHAFT MOUNTED GENERATORS WITH OUTPUTS OF 10, 100, 500 AND 1000 WATTS OF 12-15 V DC WILL BE DESIGNED AND COMPUTER MODELED TO BE DRIVEN BY MODEL AIRPLANE SIZE RECIPROCATING ENGINES. DESIGN COMBINATIONS OF IRONLESS DISK AND IRON LAMINATION CYLINDRICAL GENERATORS USING RARE EARTH AND CERAMIC PERMANENT MAGNETS WILL BE MODELED FOR RELIABILITY WITH THE LOWEST WEIGHT AT THE HIGHEST EFFIC ...

COMPACT SOFTWARE PROPOSES TO DEVELOP PHYSICS-BASED MESFET, HEMT AND HBT MODELS AND THEN INTEGRATE THEM INTO OUR COMMERCIAL MICROWAVE NONLINEAR CIRCUIT SIMULATOR, "MICROWAVE HARMONICA." EXISTING EXTRACTION BASED MODELS SUCH AS THE MODIFIED MATERKA AND CURTICE MODELS ARE BASED ON MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT INFORMATION. THE USE OF PHYSICS OR PROCESS-BASED MODELS COMPLETES THE ANALYSIS CHAIN BY LINKINGPROC ...

RESONANT ULTRASOUND INSPECTION CAN RAPIDLY FIND CRACKS FLAWS AND TOLERANCE ERRORS IN SOLID STRUCTURES. IN METALLIC BEARINGS, WE HAVE MEASURED SPHERICITY TO 50PPM (.0002 MM IN .5 CM BEARING) AND, IN ADDITION, WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OF FLAWS WITH THE SAME SENSITIVITY. RECENT TESTS BY LANL, USING A JOINT LANL/QUATRO PATENT DISCLOSURE, HAVE INCREASED THIS SENSITIVITY SEVERALFOLD, HOWEVER, ...

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This Phase 2 SBIR will develop two core technologies, small DC powered compressors and an oxygen (O2) concentrating systems to produce a Portable Oxygen Generating System (POGS). A technology review and preliminary testing indicate that development of asystem to produce a flow rate of 10-15 liters/minute (LPM) of 60% O2 is achievable. This compact system will provide O2 at this flow rate for up to ...

Multilayer chemical protective gloves that provide 24 hours of protection against chemical warfare agents while being more resistant to petroleum oils and flames than the currently used butyl rubber gloves will be developed. This will be achieved usingaqueous nanocomposite elastomeric coatings specially formulated for use in newly designed multilayer gloves. In phase 1, InMat demonstrated that a f ...

The Phase II effort builds on Phase I. Phase II starts with an integrated product and process design and engineering analysis of the baseline structure described in the Phase I report and variants that may reduce cost and risk. The emphasis is on use ofnonlinear FEA with continuum analysis to handle stiffeners, window frames, and connectors. After review and approval by SOCOM, the design is fab ...

Presently, a need exists for compact mid-infrared sensors for various combat systems in the 21st century. Systems such as the Future Combat System (FCS) will require remote active multi-spectral sensors with combined capabilities of laser radar, remotechemical detection, and multi-spectral imaging. The mid-infrared spectral region offers enhanced atmospheric transmission, including penetration t ...

Nanonex is successfully finishing the SBIR Phase I project and has developed a unique nanoimprint tool, Voyager-I that offers unprecedented fast operation and excellent nanostructure uniformity over a large area. In Phase II, Nanonex will focus on furtherimprovements, production, and commercialization of the Voyager tool.