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This proposal is directed at creating discontinuous unidirectional composite from continuous unidirectional prepreg. The process, Selectively-Discontinuous-Fiber (SDF), introduces micro-cuts in preimpregnated unidirectional materials at specified locations. This process will allow unidirectional composite prepreg to be used for the fabrication of complex-compound components that have be ...

The proposed research combines an innovative eigenvector method with other electromagnetic techniques to produce a hybrid approach towards solving the EM coupling to satellite cavity problem. The physical structure is divided into an exterior region and one or more interior regions. The exterior region is modeled with method of moments (MOM) and or hybrids of MOM with the uniform theory of diffr ...

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Current fire fighting training methods are possibly lacking maximum effectiveness due to increasing safety and environmental regulation. Additionally, performance measurement in large classes becomes difficult unless trainees have identical training scenarios and evaluations. This proposal details the analysis of current training methods and subsequent emulation of them using virtual reality (VR ...

DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN AND ITS DEMONSTRATION IN PRODUCING MODERN DATABASE FOR RV TECHNOLOGIES IS PROPOSED BY USING CLOUD MICROPHYSICAL DATA SETS COLLECTED SINCE 1985 OVER THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT AND U.S. ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL. THE PLAN INCLUDES THE USE OF AIRBORNE RADAR, MODELING, AND SATELLITE ADDITIONS TO THE PARTICLE SIZE DATA TO CORRELATE PARTICLE SIZE AND LIQUID WATER CONTENT OVER AN EXTEN ...

THE THRUST OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO MATHEMATICALLY MODEL THE FUNCTION, BEHAVIOR AND STRUCTURE ASPECTS OF MECHANICAL DESIGNS AND DEVELOP COMPUTATIONAL MECHANISMS FOR THE DESIGN SYNTHESIS OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. THE APPROACH TO BE USED IS A COMBINATION OF THE TRANSFORMATIONAL APPROACH (USED PREVIOUSLY IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND VLSI DESIGN) AND THE PROBLEM SOLVING/PLANNING APPROACH OF ARTIFICI ...

THE U.S. AIR FORCE HAS A NEED TO DEVELOP A GREATER CAPABILITY OF ANALYZING MUNITIONS/ARMAMENT INTERACTIONS. IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE "HULL CODE" BE MODIFIED IN A WAY THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE ITS ABILITY TO DO THIS. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS NUMERIC IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED AND A TWO DIMENSIONAL PROOF OF CONCEPT TEST WILL BE CONDUCTED.

ANTROPIX CORPORATION PROPOSES TO OBTAIN TIME RESOLVED TARGET AND PLUME OPTICAL PROPERTIES MEASUREMENTS DURING RP LASER INTERACTIONS. TARGET ABSORBANCES (BOTH SURFACE AND IN-DEPTH) AND REFLECTANCES WILL BE DETERMINED WITH INTEGRATING SPHERE DEVICES PLUS PROBE BEAMS AND FAST DETECTORS. PLUME OPTICAL PROPERTIES DUE TO ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, PARTICULATE, AND PLASMA SPECIES WILL BE DETERMINED USING LASER P ...

A FEASIBILITY STUDY IS PROPOSED ON A NOVEL CONCEPT FOR DESIGN OF AN ELECTRONIC KILL (SOFT KILL) DEVICE. THE CONCEPT UTILIZES CONVENTIONALMEANS TO DELIVER A HIGH ENERGY RADIATION PRODUCING DEVICE (A "BETATRON") IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THREAT WEAPON SYSTEMS, THEREBY DESTROYING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS INTEGRATED INTO, OR IN SUPPORT OF, THREAT WEAPON SYSTEMS. AS THE BETATRON COLLAPSES UNDER PRESSURE FROM ...