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THE COMPLEX AVIONICS AND SOPHISTICATED TACTICS NECESSARY TO DELIVERPRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS AND COUNTER MODERN MILITARY THREATS PLACE A SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON THE CAPABILITIES OF THE ATTACK HELICOPTER AND THE PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE CAPACITIES OF THEIR AIRCREW. THESE CONSTRAINTS DICTATE THAT FUTURE AVIONIC DESIGNS AND COCKPIT LAYOUTS ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE AIRCREW-S WORKLOAD DURING INGRESS, WEAPONS ...

The objective of this proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of using Magnetorheological (MR) fluid based dampers for both shock and vibration isolation for the E-2C Hawkeye. Metron has previously developed a prototype system to accomplish this objective in a laboratory demonstration. This proposal represents the minimal level of effort to reproduce this laboratory demonstration. Furthermor ...

THE EFFICIENCY OF THE SCRUBBER ON THE HF HIGH ENERGY LASER WILL BE MEASURED UTILIZING FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (FTIR). CONCENTRATIONS OF HF AND FLOWS WILL BE MEASURED BEFORE AND AFTER THE SCRUBBER, AND RECOMMENDATIONS MADE TO IMPROVE SCRUBBER EFFICIENCY, IF NECESSARY. AMBIENT AIR SAMPLING USING EITHER FTIR OR OTHER WET CHEMICAL METHOD WILL BE PERFORMED TO VALIDATE THE MODEL PREDICTI ...

THE EFFICIENCY OF THE SCRUBBER ON THE HF HIGH ENERGY LASER WILL BE MEASURED UTILIZING FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (FTIR). CONCENTRATIONS OF HF AND FLOWS WILL BE MEASURED BEFORE AND AFTER THE SCRUBBER, AND RECOMMENDATIONS MADE TO IMPROVE SCRUBBER EFFICIENCY, IF NECESSARY. AMBIENT AIR SAMPLING USING EITHER FTIR OR OTHER WET CHEMICAL METHOD WILL BE PERFORMED TO VALIDATE THE MODEL PREDICTI ...

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THE CURRENT PROCEDURE FOR REPORTING COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS SYSTEM SOFTWARE FAILURE USING PAPER FORMS IS ERROR-PRONE, TIME-CONSUMING AND INEFFICIENT. WHEN NUMEROUS TROUBLE REPORTS ARE ROUTINELY GENERATED, AS IS THE CASE WITH LARGE SYSTEMS OR SYSTEMS DEPLOYED AT MULTIPLE SITES, THE DEFICIENCIES OF PAPER FORMS MAY SEVERLY INHIBIT THE PROBLEM RESOLUTION PROCESS. THE TIMELY CORRECTION OF FIELD FAIL ...

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Coordination of spatially-separated vehicles and test articles during testing and training exercises generates a requirement for closely-matched timing at each location to provide data and event correlation. The use of Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers for timing as well as positioning information greatly increases the accuracy of the data as well as reduces the effort (and cost) of corre ...

RECOGNIZING THAT CORROSION REDUCES PRODUCTIVITY AND EQUIPMENT AVAILABILITY AND ULTIMATELY COSTS $2-4 BILLION ANNUALLY, THE NAVY SEEKS A "PRO-ACTIVE," COMPREHENSIVE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE PRESERVATION PROGRAM. SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY ARE OCCURRING - NAVY PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES NEED UPGRADING. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR A SOUND, STATE-OF-THE-ART AVIATION AND ENGINE ...

WE PROPOSE AN IN-SITU OPTICAL FIBER ORGANIC MATRIX CURE/TEMPERATURE MONITOR WHICH ALLOWS ACCURATE DETERMINATION OF LOCALIZED STATE OF CURE DURING TYPICAL COMPOSITE FABRICATION PROCESSES. THE SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A RESIN FIBER WAVEGUIDE ENSOR WHICH MEASURES CHANGES OF REFRACTIVE INDEX AS THE RESIN CURES, AND A NON-SILICA CORE FIBER DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSOR WHICH COMPENSATES FOR TEMPERATURE INDU ...