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  1. Volumetric Diagnostic Imaging of Explosively Driven Fragments

    SBC: RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC.            Topic: AF161003

    ABSTRACT: The size, shape, and velocity distribution of fragments are critical for the complete characterization of high-explosive fragmentation process. Such information is needed for the qualification of new energetic materials as well as for warhead design. Current methods to characterize such fragmentation processes are time consuming because they are performed manually. Such methods are limit ...

    SBIR Phase I 2017 Department of DefenseAir Force
  2. Automated Warhead Classification

    SBC: McQ Inc.            Topic: AF161003

    ABSTRACT: The current procedures for ground based arena tests are time consuming and costly, while only producing a fraction of the desired data. In the current method, the device under test is surrounded by switch screens to record fragment impact time and bundles of foam insulation to capture fragments. Fragments must be recovered by hand to be weighed and measured, requiring weeks of labor. Thi ...

    SBIR Phase I 2017 Department of DefenseAir Force
  3. High Speed Plasma Probe and Electronics Suite

    SBC: BUSEK CO., INC.            Topic: AF161004

    ABSTRACT: Busek proposed to develop an instrument package for high fidelity measurements and long-term state-of-health monitoring of plasma properties from solar electric propulsion (SEP) plasma sources in test chambers and the space environment. The proposed system will include a Faraday probe, a Langmuir probe, and an ion energy analyzer. The instrument suite will be capable of periodic, time- ...

    SBIR Phase I 2017 Department of DefenseAir Force
  4. High Confidence, Rapid Alloy Identification

    SBC: JENTEK SENSORS, INC.            Topic: AF161009

    ABSTRACT: The objective of this proposed effort is to develop a procedure that provides high confidence discrimination between (at a minimum) aluminum, titanium and magnesium alloys through dirt, paint and other coatings of interest to the Air Force. The goal is to develop a hand-held alloy identification method that can be performed within a few seconds and one that requires only a few minutes of ...

    SBIR Phase I 2017 Department of DefenseAir Force
  5. User Defined Operational Picture (UDOP) for Enterprise Ground Satellite Command and Control Systems from Multiple Sources

    SBC: TAU TECHNOLOGIES LLC            Topic: AF162005

    The United States relies heavily on force multiplying, space-based navigation, communications, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) satellites. Military space programs have begun a paradigm shift, from small constellations of large spacecraft, to large constellations of small spacecraft. These large constellations will require complex support requirements for the ground statio ...

    SBIR Phase I 2017 Department of DefenseAir Force
  6. Durga- Autonomous Satellite Ground Operations

    SBC: MZEAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.            Topic: AF162006

    Durga addresses the Air Forces need for Autonomous Satellite Ground Operations using a mature suite of software methods that detect and respond to anomalies in streams of data, both in real time and over history. In addition to detecting rapid spikes or gradual drifts in telemetry data, Durgas methods can discover periodic and seasonal patterns, as well as connections between data features that ca ...

    SBIR Phase I 2017 Department of DefenseAir Force
  7. High-Efficiency Radiation-Hard Solar Array Interface to Spacecraft Power System

    SBC: CUBIC AEROSPACE, LLC            Topic: AF162007

    Electric orbit-raising offers significant advantages to GEO spacecraft users and operators. Electric propulsion decreases the required spacecraft fuel mass by as much as 90%, and enables the elimination of large tanks, thrusters, valves, and other propulsion subsystem components when a conventional hydrazine or bi-propellant system is not required. These optimizations can reduce the launch mass ...

    SBIR Phase I 2017 Department of DefenseAir Force
  8. Electrodeless Induction Thrust for Electric Propulsion

    SBC: DIVERSIFIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.            Topic: AF162009

    Despite much progress obtained in the pioneering MIPE research well documented in the literature of the 1960s, the available switching technology of the day was slow, heavy, expensive, and unreliable at high voltage and current. Switches needed to be switched at hundreds of kilohertz to achieve high exit velocity and high Isp. With modern Si, SiC, and GaN high voltage IGBTs or switching MOSFETs, m ...

    SBIR Phase I 2017 Department of DefenseAir Force
  9. Targeted Electrospray Performance for High Efficiency and Scalability

    SBC: BUSEK CO., INC.            Topic: AF162009

    Electrospray thrusters are superior to plasma based electric propulsion with respect to thrust efficiency and thrust to power ratios (T/P), with difficulties predominantly being scaling to high power applications. Specifically, Busek contends that such applications require more conventional propellant delivery mechanisms, which include latching and proportional flow control valves to manage the l ...

    SBIR Phase I 2017 Department of DefenseAir Force
  10. Integrated Green Monopropellant Propellant Processing for High Power Electrospray Thrusters

    SBC: BUSEK CO., INC.            Topic: AF162010

    Green monopropellants have numerous performance and handling benefits over conventional propellants such as hydrazine. Many are derived from Ionic Liquids (IL) and are therefore well suited for use in electrospray electric propulsion systems. This affords the possibility of a multi-mode propulsion (MMP) capability, where both chemical and electric thrusters share a common propellant. Recently, Bus ...

    SBIR Phase I 2017 Department of DefenseAir Force
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