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The primary objective of the proposed project is to develop innovative new analytical instrumentation and methodology capable of non destructive detection and identification of trace amounts of metals in contaminated soils. Once developed, the instrumentation and methodology could be interfaced with a reaction sample characterization before and after treatment. The project has been divided into ...

The objective of the proposed project is to develop innovative new analytical instrumentation and methodology capable of performing fully automated, non-destructive analysis of semiconductor sensor elements and arrays locate on three inch diameter wafers. The instrumentation would be capable of analyzing II-VI compounds and alloys, particularly HgCdTe. The methodology would employ state-of-the-a ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF GROWTH OR FUSION OF OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES DIRECTLY ONTO THE OPTICAL FIBER. THIS APPROACH WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATION AND BENEFITS ON FUTURE FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS. TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVE, A COMPLETE LITERATURE SEARCH RELATED TO THE TOPIC WILL BE COMPILED. A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS ON ALL POSSIBLE DESIGNS WILL BE INVESTIGATED ...

We propose a solid-state angular based microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. The rate sensor utilizes a tuning fork resonator design with control and readout electronics integrated on the dame chip as the sensor. The sensor will be designed to operate at high spin rates (300 rev/sec) with high accuracy for smart munitions, as well as potential commercial applications. The sensor is ...

We propose a conformal strain gage array to provide an improved strain measurement technology for turbomachinery and mechanical components. The array consists of MEMS sensors and electronics embedded in a flexible, compliant substrate which may be conformally applied to test components. The flexible strain gage array will allow multiple integrated strain gages, as well as interface electronics a ...

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The scattering behavior for a collection of thousands of linear dipoles at resonance has long been a subject of study for passive electronic countermeasures (ECM) against pertinent threat radar systems. Previously, the echo area of the radar cross section (RCS) of a chaff cloud has been calculated by multiplying the number of dipoles by the so-called "tumble average RCS" of a single dipole. Estima ...

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BASED UPON EARLIER EXPERIMENTAL WORK, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ULTRASONIC RADIATION OF THE PROPER FREQUENCY WOULD PRECIPITATE SMOKE AND AEROSOLS WITHIN THE RADIATION PATTERN. THE PURPOSE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO EXPERIMENTALLY PROVE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING THE CONCEPT TO CLEAR SMOKE AND AEROSOLS FROM A BATTLEFIELD. TWO SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS WILL BE STUDIED, 1) TO CREATE A SMALL AREA OF CLEAR AIR TO TAR ...