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Microwave Technologies Incorporated is proposing the development of a very compact radio-frequency (rf) electron beam accelerator which appears to be well-suited for BMDO's directed energy applications. This novel concept employs a single short rf cavity operating in circular polarization to accelerate a low-energy ma ~netized pencil beam to energies that range from 2 to 10 MeV. The proposed accel ...

NON-NUCLEAR APPROACHES ARE SOUGHT FOR HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES FOR SPACE POWER SYSTEMS. ONE CRITICAL COMPONENT TO ACHIEVE IMPROVED PERFORMANCE IS CAPACITOR STORES. THESE ARE DEPENDENT UPON ADVANCES IN LOW LOSS, HIGH ENERGY/HIGH POWER DENSITY STORAGE MATERIALS. A UNIQUE INORGANIC COMPOSITE IS PROPOSED FOR INVESTIGATION AS A HIGH ENERGY DENSITY STORAGE MATERIAL. AN APPROACH IS FORMULATED BASED ON SOL-G ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP AN ULTRA HIGH-SPEED OPTOELECTRONIC SIGNAL PROCEESOR BASED ON OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS TO ACHIEVE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE IMPROVEMENT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF COMPUTING AND SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND SUITABLE FOR MANY APPLICATIONS SUCH AS: OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING AND COMPUTING, SURVEILLANCE, TRACKING, ACQUISITION, AND KILL ASSESSMENT. THE CLOCK SPEEDS OF ALL-E ...

The primary objective of the Phase I research is to determine the feasibility of fast and non-obtrusive methods for representing situation knowledge in a naturalistic battlefield environments. A second key goal is to ground the selected methods firmly in cognitive research on knowledge representation and knowledge elicitation. To achieve these goals, we propose four tasks: (1) cognitive analysis ...

The topic presented in this proposal has direct application to the development of non-lethal devices capable of temporarily incapacitating personnel, controlling crowds, immobilizing small vehicles, and other applications where a controlled amount of acoustic c energy needs to be delivered a a distance. The proposed effort would determine the characteristic acoustic waveforms and amplitudes gener ...

The central focus of the work proposed herein is the application of neural network estimation and classification methodologies to emergency medical care. On the pre-hospital scene, first-aid workers must, often in a matter of seconds with spare information at hand, make critical decisions concerning the yrgency of an injured patient's condition and the type of trauma care required. This decisiona ...

An opportunity exists for performance models to be integrated into a continuous data flow process receiving data from design tool output and providing results to wargames used for analysis. Design tool outputs an providing results to wargames used for analysis. Design processes specify shape, configuration, materials, function and other required design components to achieve a conceptualized capab ...

The Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT) after-action review (AAR) system produces a standard set of statistical displays that trainers may use to debrief exercise participants. These displays are difficult to interpret and do not readily reveal to the player unit "WHAT happened" during the battle. If unit players are able to discern "WHAT happened", there are no correlating displays to provide ...

The revolution in digital processor and memory technology is making it feasible to execute Computed Tomography, CT, at much higher rates. Use of multiple fixed sources eliminates the rate limitation of mechanical scanning. The final limit to accurate CT scanning of objects in rapid continuous motion is artifacts produced by different projection planes through the object. Methods of minimizing t ...

Vaccines have significantly improved the health of animals and humans during the past century. However, there are still problems associated with cost, distribution and safety in administration of the vaccines, e.g., needle-stick injuries. Anthrax caused by Bacillus anthracis is a world-wide problem affecting both animals and humans. Although current anthrax vaccines for humans and animals have ...