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ABSTRACT: As the geometry of test articles becomes more complex the demand for evolving instrumentation to make global, quantitative surface pressure and temperature measurements across a diverse spectrum of test environments continues to increase. Traditionally, pressure sensitive coatings called pressure sensitive paints (PSPs) have been oxygen sensors. The need for a polymeric pressure sensi ...

Adenoviruses are a frequent cause of epidemic acute respiratory disease (ARD) in military recruit training centers and pose a significant threat to military readiness, especially during times of large mobilization. There are no FDA-licensed treatment options available for adenovirus infections. The objective of this proposal is to re-develop Ad4 and Ad7 live viral vaccines which will 1) modernize ...

The Phase II prototype will utilize the active wind measurement technique investigated and proven in the Phase I effort that uses information regarding the signal intensity and phase information of the laser return. A risk-mitigated development effort is proposed that modifies an OEM LRF module to incorporate specific changes required for wind measurement. Through these modifications, the average ...

Widespread damage in aging aircraft is becoming an increasing concern as fleet operators are extending the aircraft service increasing the risk of crack-like damage of aircraft components. Predicting the exact fatigue life is a difficult process and fatigue life prediction based on crack length measurements can be grossly inaccurate mainly because the appearance of these cracks typically occurs ve ...

Terrain and weather profoundly impact military operations – especially in austere environments. The ability of tactical logisticians to properly prepare for the effects of terrain and weather offers greater responsiveness and survivability. Technology Service Corp (TSC) and its Colorado State University (CSU) partner propose a flexible terrain and weather impact analysis software tool to support ...

In the Phase I Base period, Anti-Jam (A/J) enhancements exceeding 40 dB were demonstrated with operational RT-1944/U radios. During the Phase I Option period, the system will be tested against a wider range of data rates and interference conditions, and an advanced Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) prototype currently being completed for UHF SATCOM applications will be modified to provide an init ...

Low temperature superconducting electronics have the potential to revolutionize digital communications from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), but must operate at cryogenic temperatures. Commercial cryocoolers are large and inefficient and are unable to meet size, weight, and power requirements for UAVs. Our approach and the innovation is a reverse turbo-Brayton cryocooler that provides refrigeratio ...

This Subsequent Phase II Proposal is an extension of Phase II contract N00014-11-C-0420. The overall objective of the proposed Subsequent Phase II effort is to develop and provide initial validation for a mobile training platform and framework that will support optimized refresher training for a variety of medical skills. Maintenance of specialized skills during periods of nonuse presents a signif ...

ABSTRACT: M4 Engineering and Florida State University propose to develop methods for rapidly identifying store/aircraft configurations at elevated risk for adverse separation events.The methods developed will require from the user only data that is typically available prior to detailed influence load collection.One of the approaches will directly make use of independent parametric information for ...

ABSTRACT: The Air Force and other Agencies face a need to manage plant-life in operating locations without the use of environmentally hazardous chemicals, and without collateral impact to surrounding ecologies. Global Neighbor, Inc. (GNI) has successfully demonstrated that directed energy, in the correct spectra and power level combinations, is an effective alternative to chemical treatment for fl ...