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Dynetics proposes to initiate study to investigate the potential benefits of applying lattice control surface technology to transport aircraft as a means to substantially improve aircraft performance and operating efficiency. Under the Phase I effort, Dynetics will develop preliminary designs of generic lattice control surfaces concepts suitable for use on various types of transport aircraft. Dyne ...

This proposal is concerned with the accurate computer simulation of compressible transonic and supersonic flows. It explores the feasibility of developing a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code based on the p-version of the finite element method, which alleviates some of the inherent limitations and difficulties of established finite difference/finite volume methods for such flows. Numerical di ...

The proposed SBIR research targets the development of a state-of the-art- optical heat transfer sensor for unsteady measurement in modern turbomachinery. The operational principal of the sensor is based on the UV-induced fluoresence emission of rare-earth ion doped thermographic phosphors (TGP). With a multidimensional thermal imaging system, the sensor permits simultaneous characterization of pla ...

NOVASOL is pleased to propose development of pattern recognition technology in the analysis of data related to remedial investigations at Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) contaminated sites. We have named our concept Pattern Recognition OptimizationTechnology for Investigation of Contaminated Sites (PROTICS). The proposed PROTICS system will consist of geostatistical modeling, spatial visu ...

This proposal is for the design and development of a challenging, adaptable, and extendible A/I system for use in state-of-the-art computer-based wargames. The development will result in a 3rd generation computer wargame based on modern air power conflictand the ability to apply the technology developed for this project in other wargames ranging from tactical ground-based warfare to naval conflic ...

This innovation is a software interpretation of the ancient technique of authentication by breaking a coin or shell into two jagged halves. Later, aligning the halves exactly verifies the identity of the bearers. A similar approach can be applied toprotecting binary versions of software: The binary sequence of instructions is

Traditional stationkeeping thrusters for satellites are low-efficient, complex, monopropellant or bipropellant chemical thrusters. The complexity and stored propellant of the thrusters result in satellites with higher dry weights, decreased payloadcapabilities, and thus higher incurred costs.A significant opportunity exists in the area of satellite stationkeeping for innovative propulsion systems ...

Miltec Missiles & Space Company and their subcontractor Secotec, Inc. propose to develop an innovative low cost ejector / diffuser system for economically producing a high vacuum in a very large chamber for use at Holloman AFB High Speed Test Track. Theunique and challenging requirement here is that this pressure vessel total length will most likely be thousands of feet and must be removable. The ...

Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful technique for detecting and identifying target analytes, such as CBW agents, even at very small concentrations. However, traditional SERS techniques often suffer from poor reliability andreproducibility. Nanoparticle-based SERS has a tremendous advantage over bulk-surface SERS due to a very high amount of surface area for interaction in a ...

Military aircraft are largely constructed from special aluminum alloys, which typically have secondary precipitate phases that substantially improve mechanical strength. However, these regions also promote corrosion in such common environmental conditionsas acid rain, saltwater, and thermal cycling. The problem is significant enough that the U.S. Air Force expends approximately $1 billion per year ...