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Appareo Systems, LLC, proposes to develop a functional prototype head-mounted position and orientation system (HPOS). The HPOS will be capable of operating in electromagnetic fields of up to 200 volts/meter and will provide at least one degree of accuracy and at least one degree of resolution at a 60 Hz update rate while providing 3 degree of freedom (DOF) information on head orientation, includi ...

The U.S. is more dependent on space than any other nation. At the same time, there are many extant capabilities to deny, disrupt or physically destroy space systems and ground facilities. As a result, recommendations have been made that we invest more heavily in improved space situational awareness and attack warning capabilities, protection/defensive countermeasures, and prevention and negation ...

This proposal describes a program for an improved impregnated dispenser cathode. It will first seek to verify and understand recent improvements in scandate cathodes by workers in China.To do this, it will conduct tests on these cathodes and it will study composition and fabrication procedures. Based on this, scandate cathodes of similar composition will be fabricated and tested. They will be i ...

The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center has expressed interest in developing a system for automating the analysis of digital X-ray images. The purpose of this system is to reduce labor and interpretation errors in the evaluation of aircraft wear patterns, cracks, corrosion trending and growth, and other system/material damages affecting flight safety. Image Tech has expertise in this area of proc ...

Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHEVs) require advanced technology capacitors, which must have low cost and the ability to operate at 150oC. However, current 150oC film capacitor solutions are expensive and have lower energy density compared to materials that operate at lower temperatures. Polypropylene Film Capacitors represent a potentially cost effective solution ...

An Adaptive Multiwaveform (AWF) LADAR design will be developed; the critical technological components tested; characterized and laboratory experiments conducted and modeled to clearly establish feasibility. In Phase I, using high-speed InGaAs and electron-initiated avalanche photodiodes (eAPDs) and high performance amplifiers, the combined effects of varying the waveform’s temporal amplitude, ph ...

The physics of future Linear Colliders demand the best possible vertex detector performance in terms of high-granularity, high-precision, high-efficiency, and triggerless operation. Monolithic silicon-on-insulator (SOI) complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) pixilated detectors offer a nearly ideal solution to these requirements. SOI circuitry is isolated from the charge generation regio ...

Synchrotron radiation (SR) has become a widespread tool across a broad spectrum of forefront science. However, with advances in the brightness of synchrotron radiation sources, a wide gap has developed between the ability of these sources to deliver high photon fluxes and the ability of detectors to measure the resulting photon, electron, or ion signals. In a number of cases, expensive beamlines ...

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A high pixel density, near-infrared (NIR), 200 fps, germanium focal plane array (FPA) with laser pulse response times from CW down to 10 nsec will be designed, characterized, and demonstrated effective in reducing the uncertainty in radiometric field measurements of high-energy laser (HEL) spatial distributions. The bandgap and high carrier mobility of germanium make it ideal for high-speed, fast- ...