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Rotorcraft shipboard operations have been an essential but demanding aspect of modern maritime activities. The shipboard rotorcraft are strongly affected by the unsteady ship airwake and the dynamic ship motion. Significant progress has been made in analyzing these effects on the shipboard operating rotorcraft. There is, however, a lack of research for applying these analytical modeling capabili ...

The design and quality control of the fiber-matrix interface (the coatings) in ceramic-matrix composites is the key to achieving desired composite performance. It is essential to monitor/control the course of critical steps in fiber coating processes as to understand the science/engineering that underlies the processing steps. Currently, no real time or in situ fiber coating measurements are avail ...

The objective of this SBIR topic is to develop innovative technologies to search anti-submarine warfare (ASW) test ranges for the presence of whales. This proposal offers such methods in the form of a process that is being refined by Brainlike Surveillance, Inc. This research will prove the feasibility of a special-purpose system, based on the Brainlike process, for improving the effectiveness o ...

NanoSonic proposes to develop a durable fully-integrated nanostructured sensor to detect surface-related phenomena, such as wear/corrosion, of military aircraft; specifically, a Metal Rubber(TM) corrosion detection system. Metal Rubber™ (MR™) is a multifunctional nanostructured material that can have high electrical-conductivity, low-modulus, and low mass-density. NanoSonic plans to integrat ...

We propose a field-portable surface bondability detector capable of determining surface cleanliness. Readings will be traceable to industry standard methods (MIL-STD-1246C, IEST-STD-1246D). We propose a low-risk high-payoff optical method that flexibly handles different sizes, structures, and materials.

To address the Navy need for a cost-effective nondestructive evaluation system to facilitate high rate, high-precision inspection of hybrid ceramic bearings, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new 3D Optical Defectoscope (3DOD) system based on shearing of scattered light from defects of ceramic elements. The 3DOD performs precision 3D mapping of surface and subsurface defects ...

As adversarial submarines become quieter and operate in increasingly adverse acoustic environments, the U.S. needs effective non-acoustic detection capability deployed from maritime patrol aircraft. Air-dropped buoys exploiting submarine ELF emmissions offer unique advantages over MAD and other non-acoustic methods. Teamed with USSI, Arete Associates will design the hardware and detection algorith ...

To address the Navy need for a handheld, portable, rechargeable-battery-operated wire stripper for all wire insulation constructions, insulation types, cable types, and wire gauges in the Navy fleet, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Multifunctional Portable Laser Wire Stripper (MPLaWS). This device is based on a laser, optics, and optomechanics for stripping. Innovativ ...

The low temperature Kinetic Metallization technology offers a portable process and device for in-service repair of metallic protective coatings on magnesium, aluminum, and high-strength steel based alloy components used on various aircraft. Damage to protective coatings on these aircraft alloy components include abrasion and cuts. Repairs frequently require removal from the aircraft at the Navy ...

This SBIR proposes to investigate various chemical solutions and approaches for improving the chemical and hydrolytic stabilities of polyimide polymers without affecting the insulating properties of the polymer substrate. Through polyimide modification with siloxanes, fluoropolymers and other treatments, permanently water repellent polyimide materials will be produced. Other commercial polymers ...