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Recent efforts in the target vulnerability community (fixed ground targets, mobile ground targets, and aircraft) have focused on enhancing the blast and fragmentation modeling from weapon detonations. This includes modeling propagation of the detonation effects from the weapon through their interaction with the target geometry, to the development of loads on and response of the target structure. ...

The objective of this work is to develop analytical techniques to characterize wear and gouging phenomena of slippers at speeds up to hypersonic and demonstrate means to evaluate or reduce slipper wear/gouging. Specifically, we will develop analytical techniques that can be used to predict slipper wear patterns and gouging phenomena throughout the sled velocity regime to Mach 10. This will inclu ...

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Bends in waveguides are a problem for high-voltage Ultra-Wideband (UWB) systems. The difficulty arises because only a straight section of standard transmission line can support a pure TEM mode. And a pure TEM mode is necessary to preserve the risetime of the transmitted impulse. When there is a bend in the waveguide, the transmitted signal is a broader impulse than the incident signal. This ca ...

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An optically actuated speaker suitable for fabrication as an array in headphones is proposed. These speakers provide good fidelity in a package with a flat profile because of the speaker element array structure. Fabricated as an all optical device using fiberoptic inputs the device is also immune to EMI effects and can be used in high EMI environments such as military, industrial and medical app ...

We propose a standard software system that enables a natural, intuitive interface between computer operators and their data, for improving and increasing the capability of Air Force C4I systems. Specifically, the tasks addressed here are: (1) multi-dimensional map displays for interactive planning tools; (2) new tools for modernization of base-level business processes; and (3) improved human int ...

Knowledge based methods have the potential to offer high performance solutions to a wide variety of problems. However, the development of large scale knowledge bases (KBs) and their effective application to problems have so far proved to be more expensive and less feasible than other competing methods such as statistical methods or weak search techniques. There is an immediate and critical need to ...

The Infrared Fire Detector and Alarm (IRFDA) is proposed to provide the United States Air Force with a system that is capable of detecting fire in large aircraft hangars, also in proximity of fuel, ammunition and other hazardous material storage areas. The IRFDA system will be a cost effective, easily installed system, that can potentially reduce the costs associated with fire damage and false al ...

DIAGNOSTx Technologies proposes to develop a PC-based instrument for the clinical evaluation of peripheral and central hearing deficits, which will allow audiometric, otoacoustic emissions, evoked-potentials and immittance testing. The integrated system will be capable of assessing hearing sensitivity for speech and pure tones, of evaluating the integrity outer hair cells and auditory central ner ...