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Measurements of Total Hemispherical Reflectance under high temperature conditions are needed for accurate assessment of lethality functions of the ABL program. During engagement by high power lasers, the surface temperature of solid targets changes rapidly causing drastic variations in the absorption and reflection characteristics. Current hemispherical reflectance measurement systems cannot perfo ...

Dynamic Bi-directional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) of various solid targets (Zirconia, Aluminum and Steel) under conditions of rapid heating by a kilowatt class High Energy Laser (HEL) is measured with 3.5% accuracy. By integrating the measured BRDF over a hemisphere, the dynamic Directional-Hemispherical Reflectance can be extracted. In-band reflectance is sampled by photodiode detec ...

As a primary developer of Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) DO-178C applications for manned and unmanned systems, Kutta is keenly aware of human machine interface (HMI) interaction issues in fixed-wing and rotary wing platforms. For this effort Kutta proposes to develop an Advanced Landing and Display System (ALDS) for use in Degraded Visual Environments (DVE). ALDS will assist in ...

Landing a piloted helicopter such as the SH-60R on the moving deck of a small ship currently requires close cooperation between the pilot, copilot, Landing Safety Officer (LSO), and the onboard Sensor Operator (for RAST/free deck recoveries). This critical task is resource-intensive and can be extremely challenging due to factors that include: 1) deck constraints requiring precise flight maneuveri ...

In support of ONRs Shipboard Automated Launch and Recovery System (SALRS) initiative, System Technology, Inc. is leveraging advances in ship motion prediction, human-machine integration, display design, and brain-monitoring analysis with the Adaptive Shipboard Recovery Display (ASRD). ASRD will allow single pilot deck recovery, displaying a set of intuitively integrated guidance and spatial cues t ...

The U S N currently has a need for a flexible, high bandwidth umbilical (Helmet Vehicle Interface, HVI) for helmet-mounted display and cueing systems. These systems are capable of being used for an ever increasing number of cockpit applications such ashigh definition displays, high resolution vision sensors, head/eye tracking systems, physiological monitoring technologies, and mission related req ...

The U S N currently has a need for a flexible, high bandwidth umbilical (Helmet Vehicle Interface, HVI) for helmet-mounted display and cueing systems. These systems are capable of being used for an ever increasing number of cockpit applications such as high definition displays, high resolution vision sensors, head/eye tracking systems, physiological monitoring technologies, and mission related req ...

Improved head and hearing protection is required for aircraft maintainers working on a carrier flight deck during launch and recovery operations. The current head protection is inadequate in many aspects including impact protection, hearing protection, cleaning, comfort, and compatibility with night vision goggles (NVGs) and with chemical biological and radiological (CBR) equipment. Creare propo ...

Improved head and hearing protection is required for aircraft maintainers working on a carrier flight deck during launch and recovery operations. The current head protection is inadequate in many aspects including impact protection, hearing protection, cleaning, comfort, and compatibility with night vision goggles (NVGs) and with chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) equipment. Creare pro ...

Improved head and hearing protection is required for aircraft maintainers working on a carrier flight deck during launch and recovery operations. Legacy Flight Deck Cranials are inadequate in many aspects including hearing protection, impact protection, cleaning, comfort, and compatibility with night vision devices (NVDs) and with chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) equipment. In this p ...