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The Air Force is pursuing aircraft and satellite-based high power laser systems to engage and destroy missiles at long ranges (hundreds to thousands of kilometers). A precision inertial reference unit (IRU) is critical to successful operation of longrange, high power laser systems for missile defense. The IRU enables the system to accurately point the payload telescope and attached tracking sens ...

There is a demand for enhanced performance gyros used in advanced inertial reference units (aIRUs) required in Space Based Laser systems and space based surveillance systems. The current high performance gyros are marginal in meeting the SBL aIRUperformance requirements and are very expensive. Applied Technology Associates (ATA) proposes to develop a breakthrough angular rate gyroscope that has ...

Applied Technology Associates (ATA) proposes to introduce a high-accuracy, inexpensive, relative position sensor (HARPS), based on shearing of EU magnetic core pieces. This new technology provides potential significant benefits for achieving a lightweight,high-precision inertial reference unit (IRU). The proposed HARP sensor will integrate technologies of low-noise differential transformer sensors ...

Applied Technology Associates (ATA) proposes to introduce a small, inexpensive, dual-function inertial angle measurement and control device based upon magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) technology. This new technology provides potential significant benefits forachieving a lightweight, high-precision inertial reference unit (IRU). The proposed MHD Actuator/Sensor will integrate technologies of low-noise ...

Composite Tooling Corporation has investigated the potential for a modular line of high-preformance two-axis gimbals fabricated from advanced composite materials. These gimbals are based upon standard drive units that can be scaled for a particularapplication, allow for multiple gimbal configurations, allow for both off-axis and on-axis control technologies, and allow for dynamic performance incre ...

The detection of reentry vehicles with missile seekers is a particularly challenging problem due to the high speed of incoming targets and the clutter they normally emit to confuse enemy radar. Advanced missile seekers using Ultra-Wideband (UWB) radar haveshown much promise for distinguishing targets from clutter, but it is necessary to launch the radar transmitter within a 155 mm shell, which all ...

Kestrel Corporation, with our Phase I collaborator Boeing-SVS, investigated an application of optical remote sensing to measure the spatially distributed, time varying spectral signature characteristics of a high energy laser against a distant target.This highly successful effort clearly demonstrated that the technology has the potential for satisfying the requirements of high resolution beam diag ...

Under a highly successful Phase I SBIR, the Kestrel Corporation investigated an adaptation of a new technology that demonstrated the ability to provide a compact laser wavefront diagnostics sensor that has the ruggedness needed for a high power space basedapplication. This application of this unique sensor provides a large dynamic range, sensitive MWIR wavefront measurement that includes tip and ...

While detection of degraded states and failures using dataset signatures would appear straightforward, creating a product solution is problematic. Algorithms for signature analysis and data mining are needed to locate the boundaries between

Our STTR project will develop a data driven prognostic system that uses automated learning algorithms with stochastic artificial intelligence models to provide advanced warning of failure, fault, and other error events. Our work is based on new theory forimplementing learning algorithms within Bayesian stochastic models that have been developed by computer scientists at the University of New Mexic ...