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A combination of newly available GPS2 microchip technology and microminiature optically sensed gyroscopes will allow us to configure a small (2"x4"x4", 0.018 cu ft), low cost, self-contained, battery-powered (2.5 Watts), projectile guidance system. The Phase I prototype will continuously output all 6 components of projectile orientation (latitude, longitude, geometric altitude, roll, pitch, and y ...

Detailed models of limited aspects of vehicle performance are currently used in engineering development, e.g., DADDS, BRL-CAD/SQUASH, PRISM, etc. There is a need for an integrated model which analyzes the interactions among subsystems and evaluates performance of multiple system functions. Design decisions which make sense in isolation can turn out to be detrimental in the integrated system oper ...

DMA is now publishing its city graphi product at 1:25,000 scale in the Vector Product Format (VMap 3). The problem is that the level of detail in the product is insufficient when measured against the needs of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) and the Modeling and Simulation (M&S) communities. The SOF requires highly detailed information for planning and rehearsal, particularly for Operations O ...

The ability of either a human observer or an automated sensor to recognize a target in an infrared scene depends both on the target and clutter content of the infrared scene. Metrics have been developed to quantify the difference between the target and its background, to be used as independent variables in the modeling of both observer performance and of automated seeker performance. We believe ...

Here OptiMetrics Inc. proposes to develop an Information Architecture for the simulation of intelligence information, processes and sensors that are the components of C3I systems. That Information Architecture (IA) builds on the concepts of High Level Architecture (HLA) for DIS. It would provide the logical structure for the integration of existing and future intelligence simulations and for eva ...

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The principle objective of the proposed research program is the development of a noval spatial light modulator that calculates a 3 x 3 kernel convolution on an input image. The spatial light modulator consists of a ferroelectric liquid crystal modulator on top of a CMOS VLSI chip. During Phase I, a comprehensive study of several convolving SLM designs will be performed. The study will examine circ ...

This proposal responds to the DOD requirement for a dendrimer-based coating to protect materials from chemical agent contamination and degradation due to environmental and POL (petroleum, oil, lubricant) exposure. The benefits of such protection include enhanced reliability, improved safety, reduced maintenance costs, and extended service life. The development of a low energy coating based on th ...

The objective of this proposal is to develop and implement a scientifically based solderability tester as a process control tool during the fabrication process for printed circuit boards. Using the sequential electrochemical reduction analysis (SERA) process as invented by Rockwell International, data will be gathered to correlate the coulomb density values determined by SERA to current, commercia ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project aims to develop compact and low cost instruments to measure tissue oxygenation based on near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. NIR light in the .7-1.1 Um range penetrates human tissue to a depth of several centimeters, and is attenuated during transmission by oxyhemoglobin, deoxyhemoglobin, melanin, water and cytochrome aa3, each with its own cha ...