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Electrostatic thrusters are the likely choice for station keeping of the new generation of small communication satellites. Xenon is the fuel of choice for these thrusters because of its high mass and low ionization potential. Existing worldwide xenon production will not permit fueling of more than a small fraction of the projected satellite population unless significant price increase of Xe is rea ...

Autonomous standoff detection of lethal or narcotic chemical agents and chemical emissions has long been a major concern. While significant advances have recently been accomplished in remote spectral sensing using regged FTIRs with point detectors, efforts towards spatial chemical discrimination and low-cost portable devices have been lacking.Foster-Miller, Inc. (FMI) together with Boeing/Rockwel ...

Over the past several years the Synthetic Environment Database Representation and Interchange Specification (SEDRIS) project has been developed to address the issues of simulation data interchange between heterogeneous applications in a non-ambiguous, lossless fashion. As one of the SEDRIS Associate Members, Reality by Design (RBD) has helped both to define and implement the SEDRIS standard. By ...

THE MEASUREMENT OF WEAR DEBRIS FROM CERAMIC COMPONENTS IN HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS TURBINES CANNOT BE DONE USING CONVENTIONAL MAGNETIC TECHNIQUES. A METHOD IS PROPOSED USING THE THIN LAYER ACTIVATION TECHNIQUE TO IMPLANT A RADIOTRACER IN THE CERAMIC FOR EXTERNAL MONITORING. THE TECHNIQUE DOES NOT NEED INDEPENDENT CALIBRATION AND CAN MEASURE WEAR ON BOTH METAL AND CERAMIC COMPONENTS SIMULTANEOUSLY EVEN ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED EFFORT IS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING VOICE COMMANDS FOR THE CONTROL OF GUN TURRETS. THE APPLICATION OF AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY HAS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR EXPANDING CREW CAPABILITIES AND REDUCING CONFUSION IN THE DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE ATTACK HELICOPTER COCKPIT. THE TASKS WHICH WILL BE REQUIRED TO DETERMINE VOICE CONTROL FEASIBILITY INCLUDE ...

AeroMed Software, L.L.C., proposes to develop an interactive virtual environment simulator for vertical aircraft signal training. The proposed system is intended to provide Landing Signal Enlisted (LSE) trainees with a dynamic training device similar to the operational flight trainers used by aviators. Recent advances in data acquisition, signal processing and graphics software, computer process ...

The U.S. Navy has identified a need to develop a passive precision target location and terminal guidance from Spotter to Projectile capability which can deliver 1 meter CEP relative navigation-to-the-target accuracy. The targeting sensor, referred to as Virtual Laser, should be able to range to a moving target and provide the target coordinates in real-time to a projectile/vehicle. The objective ...

METHODS OF FORMING VIRTUALLY DEFECT-FREE SIMOX WAFERS (INCLUDING THICK EPITAXIAL SI LAYERS) FOR APPLICATION TO "TOTALLY RADIATION HARD" ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUITS WILL BE DEVELOPED. THE VERY THIN DEVICES REQUIRED FOR NEUTRON RADIATION HARDENED CIRCUITS POSE EVEN MORE STRINGENT SI QUALITY REQUIREMENTS THAN DO STANDARD ANALOG SUBSTRATE MATERIALS. PROGRAM EMPHASIS WILL BE ON PROVIDING SIMOX WAFERS TO ...

The development of thin-film electrochromic coatings for emittance control in the 5-25 um range is proposed. The coatings would be used on satellites and other space structures for modulating radiant heat transfer. They are intended to replace conventional mechanical louvers and provide a new capability to integrate thermal control functions onto a variety of external and internal spacecraft sur ...

Foster-Miller proposes a new class of spray-applied, enviromentally-compliant/economical aircraft repair coatings that meets/exceeds the performance of original, solovent-based, two-part polyurethane (PUR) repair coating. Our enviromentally-compliant aircraft repair coating (ECARC) topcoat for Phase I will replace single-component PUR aerosol spray cans used for convience which produce coatings o ...