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Accurate Automation Corporation (AAC) will have two existing NAVSEA 1 kW fiber laser amplifiers modified to correct a previously identified problem of four-wave mixing. After testing to verify performance of the refurbished laser amplifiers, AAC will conduct tests with this equipment using a passive coherent combining technique patented by Northrop Grumman Corporation. The testing will indicate th ...

In this Phase I SBIR, Accurate Automation Corporation will prototype key component technologies for a neural network-based Logistic Support Assistant that will assist Navy Supply Management personnel in planning and forecasting of logistics efforts. Fully developed as part of a Phase II effort, this system will help ensure smooth continuity of performance even when personnel are reassigned. ...

In this project we will adapt our programmable neural network processor (NNP) into a Fuzzy/neural network processor (FNNP). Already having the commercially successful NNP, we begin this program with more than half the work completed. we will define and evaluate NNP architectural modifications to optimize both data flow and data processing for both fuzzy logic and neural network- Operations- we w ...

The enabling solid state semiconductor technology in modern electronics and radar systems increases their vulnerability to the effects of high power, fast rise-time EMP, HPM, and UWB pulses. In recent years, significant advances in the technology used to produce these pulses have been made in the United States and abroad, increasing the need for effective protection against these threats. Howeve ...

Currently available soldering and heat gun systems have several significant deficiencies that can result in lower quality repairs and higher maintenance costs. The existing soldering irons naturally lead to cross-contamination between leaded and lead-free solders, resulting in degraded solder joints. The existing heat guns require bulky accessories and/or external electric power, making them unwie ...

Incorporation of cleavage microcracks on otherwise crack free material is a new approach used in the fabrication of some microelectonics devices. This proposal describes the development of a new computer controlled microindenter system for the farication of microcracks on a crystalline substrate. System capabilities will include the introduction of two simultaneous Vickers indentations at precise ...

Proposed is an investigation into the use of flexible, extremely strong and tough, superelastic Nitinol shape memory alloy as a means of dramatically improving puncture resistance for personnel body armor. The Nitinol material is proposed as a surface material or coating for reinforcement or organic fiber fabrics and/or composites or aramid and UHMW polyethylene used in the current body armor sys ...

Applying multivariable optimization in conjunction with modern materials technology has revealed an opportunity to dramatically improve flywheel energy storage technology. Using this innovative approach, GTL’s Advanced Flywheel™ could deliver 500 W-hr/kg with the potential to achieve in excess of 1000 W-hr/kg. This represents a substantial increase in performance over conventional high-perfo ...

To achieve the high propellant mass fraction (PMF) required by future high energy propulsion systems, light-weight propellant tanks are essential. GTL’s Supra-tanks™ can approach the theoretical performance limit for carbon fiber pressure vessels using cryogenic or room-temperature propellants. By combining the Blended Hybrid Laminate™ (BHL™) technology with aspects of the Highly Integra ...

A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS PROPOSED THAT WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A THICKNESS GAUGE FOR MEASURING THE THICKNESS OF CONDUCTIVE AND NONCONDUCTIVE COATINGS ON METAL SUBSTRATES. A DETAILED REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS, THE TECHNICAL LITERATURE AND RESEARCH BEING CONDUCTED AT NATIONAL LABORATORIES AND UNIVERSITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE IDENTIFIED C ...