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"Significant obstacles to the widespread adoption of integrated micro-fluidic devices include their relatively low fluidic circuit density and high cost. To obviate these limitations, Advanced Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST) proposes to develop thetechnologies to allow fabrication of three-dimensional micro-fluidic devices with integrated active components that are an order of magnitude less cost ...

"Current man portable antennas are heavy, rigid, telescoping or umbrella like contraptions, which limit the mobility and speed of a deployed unit. We propose to improve the weight, storage size, and ease of deployment of a portable antenna through the useof electronic textiles as described in this proposal. Planar antennas have been manufactured on thin films and rolled into position, however a ri ...

Canopus Systems, Inc. proposes a feasibility study and conceptual design of an Environmental Monitoring Microsystem (EMN). This microsystems's front-end will be a modular suite of MicroElectroMechanical (MEMS) sensors which can changed or added-to in order to meet various applications, such as monitoring the health and environmental conditions of missile/weapon systems, measuring the shock/vibrat ...

D'HovRobot is a rotor-less V/STOL UAV to meet the needs for tactical sensor elevation. It can operate on a tether, using cabled electrical power, or as a free-flyer, using an engine. It have a VTOL version for close-range operation, and a STOVL version for longer-range / helicopter-escort missions. The rotorless UAV can fly safely close to trees, wires and buildings. D'HovRobot is designed for ...

"During successful development of small diesel engines and generator sets for the Army, DARPA, NASA and others, D-STAR has developed useful experience and technologies for small, compact, light-weight, high-speed diesel engines and power systems. DuringPhase I of the proposed effort, D-STAR will explore development of a JP-8 fueled hybrid diesel electric propulsion system for use on small unmanne ...

"Air Vehicles that are able to fly autonomously into confined spaces, land, shutdown, collect information, restart, and return to base, present an interesting propulsion challenge. Critical requirements of the propulsion system include:¿ Extremely high power per unit weight and per unit volume,¿ Extremely reliable, compact, and lightweight starting system¿ High fuel efficiency¿ Mult ...

"Mass Injection Pre-Compressor Cooling (MIPCC) is a promising technology which can permit convention jet engines, normally limited in speed and altitude, to propel aircraft to substantially higher altitudes and velocities. By injecting coolant ahead of thecompressor and using its heat of vaporization to cool inlet gasses, the engine can operate at substantially higher velocities without exceeding ...

This project describes a design methodology and development environment that can be used to develop efficient parallel or distributed software systems. Implicit in the methodology are concerns for the characteristics of the information being processed, the properties of the host computer systems, execution time performance issues and measures of effectiveness. The methodology incorporates the ad ...

"The ITRS 2000 defined Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP) with very low thermal budget as a barrier with no known solutions below the 70nm node. Solutions must be found to enable very shallow, very high conductivity single crystal structures in silicon andnon-silicon materials. In a Phase I contract, JETEK assessed the feasibility of a revolutionary concept for achieving significant RTP performance ...

"The ITRS 2000 defined Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP) with very low thermal budget as a barrier with no known solutions below the 70nm node. Solutions must be found to enable very shallow, very high conductivity single crystal structures in silicon andnon-silicon materials. In a Phase I contract, JETEK assessed the feasibility of a revolutionary concept for achieving significant RTP performance ...