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Optomec Design Company proposes to use Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENSTM), a Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (RP&M) technology currently under development at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), as a new method for integrating instrumentation (e.g., embedded sensors) into metal structural components. SNL has demonstrated the ability of the LENSTM technology to produce near net shape stainles ...

A strong analogy exists between today's MEMS device and the first prototypes of the transistor. Research and development in semiconducto devices made the integration of millions of transistors into a single chip possible. It is anticipated that similar market forces will deman the integration of hundreds and later thousands of MEMS based sensors and actuators onto the same substrate in the next de ...

Ceramic/ceramic composites are high performance structural elements in many military and commercial applications. Cost-effective methods of producing mechanically strong bonds between ceramic composite components during fabrication of complex shapes are critical to achieving next generation performance targets for both industrial (automotive) and military (aerospace) applications. Existing materia ...

This program will demonstrate key enabling technologies for Terabit/second optical fiber networks capable of meeting critical DoD needs. Optical network technology offers characteristics that satisfy many DoD requirements. These characteristics include improved data handling through multiwavelength transmission in single optical fibers; enhanced network security; greater inter-network operabilit ...

The innovative approach of operating power electronics in a crvogenic environment depends criticallv on the availabilitx of controllable semiconductor switches capable of high efficiency operation in the temperature range from about 20 K to 150 K. Thc motivation for developing this type of pouer electronics is to realize highly efficient and compact svstems with significantl! improved power/mass r ...

The objective of this research is to demonstrate the feasibility of spray forming aluminum Metal Matrix Composites (MMC) in the solid-state physical form as a light weight structural material. It is anticipated that this innovative manufacturing process will provide opportunities to fabricate near-net-shape spacecraft and interceptor structures with unique material properties. The process called S ...

We propose to develop a novel and ambitious tool for large-scale development: a fourth-generation computer language (4GL) based upon an object-oriented generalization of the hierarchical block diagram paradigm, with powerful integrated simulation capabilities. Developers would assemble a prototype in a connect-the-blocks visual programming environment, test and evaluate it via simulation, then ite ...

Future missiles will be required to handle many diverse missions. These missions will require increased speed, precision, and survivability under a wider variety of flight conditions than current missiles. Therefore the role of modern flight control systems (FCS) must be expanded well beyond the traditional functions of augmenting stability and controllability with very limited control authority. ...

The following proposal contains an innovative design for a semiconductor laser source that could significantly improve the reliability and performance of future ballistic missile defense systems. Next generation theater and national missile defense systems require reliable semiconductor laser sources with output power and brightness greater than those of current devices. Current devices have limit ...

In the proposed research we will investigate methods for improving the performance of very long wavelength infrared (VLWIR) photovoltaic detectors fabricated from Hg1-xMnxTe. This material was chosen because Hg1-xMnxTe has been shown to have superior mechanical, chemical and thermal stability compared Hg1-xCdxTe. During previously SBIR-BMDO funded work, Brimrose Corporation successfully fabricate ...