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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 ...

Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Technology has been in use in large vehicles for some time. This HEV Technology has yet to be adapted to unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) - especially in the smaller, 1,000 lb. class of UGVs. The objective of this effort is todevelop an affordable diesel fueled, Hybrid Electric drive system that powers a 1300 lb. (590kg) GVW. UGV but scaleable to fit in 100 - 5000 lb. ...

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 ...

An SBIR Phase I program is proposed to research and develop a strong economical fiber optic micro-cable (SEFOMC) for application to a ship-side underwater payout of torpedo communication links. Currently available fiber optic components, micro-cables,ruggedized overcoatings, manufacturing technologies and alternate fiber optic micro-cable (FOMC) designs will be researched. This will be done in or ...

Nomadics is proposing the development of a means of incorporating a node into a simulation network that not only provides Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) to High Level Architecture (HLA) protocol translation, but also allows operators to makeeffective use of HLA's delivery management services without sacrificing their current DIS investment. The proposed concept will increase the effecti ...

Ship structures are fabricated from steel plates with thousands of reinforcing stiffeners welded to them. Each stiffener requires a quality weld.Existing welding machinery typically use a mechanical or electronic torch tracking system. Quality welds can be obtained with both systems, but each has drawbacks. The mechanical guidance systems are not capable of tracking all weld joints. Electronicsys ...

Complex engineered systems involve a broad spectrum of technologies and interactive subsystems that must work synergistically in order to achieve the mission goals. The design of such complex and large-scale systems necessarily involves the collaborativeefforts of numerous geographically dispersed groups and design teams associated with private companies, government laboratories, and/or universiti ...

Reducing the cost of launching payloads into low earth orbit by a factor of 10 or 100 requires revolutionary changes in launching architectures. The Laser Lightcraft holds the potential for such savings by placing the bulk of the propulsion system on theground by using a ground-based laser to provide the impulse for lifting the payload. Attitude control for the Lightcraft is critical. This Phas ...

Reducing the cost of launching payloads into low earth orbit by a factor of 10 or 100 requires revolutionary changes in launching architectures. The Laser Lightcraft holds the potential for such savings by placing the bulk of the propulsion system on theground by using a ground-based laser to provide the impulse for lifting the payload. Attitude control for the Lightcraft is critical. This Phas ...

We propose to research the use of a hit point decoy, attached to the body of aircraft to increase the survivability of aircraft from sholder launched aint-aircraft missiles. The hit point decoy will radiate infrared energy that will cause the attackingmissile todeviate its course away from critical aircraft areas and instead, impact the aircraft at a hardened, less critcal point where the aircraf ...