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"New high power airborne and mobile military systems will require megawatts of electrical power produced by very lightweight power sources. The majority of these new systems will require multi-megawatts of power delivered at very high-voltages.Generators will not be able to directly produce the high voltages so high-voltage, multi-megawatt transformers will be required. A superconducting transf ...

"This proposal considers the potential of direct casting of micro channel cryocooler regenerators. Currently, cryocoolers use regenereators made of packed spheres, which decrease the efficiency of the regenerator and, of course, the cryocooler itself.This is an important issue when considering placing cryocoolers on satellites and the cryocooler itself utilized almost half of the power supply. T ...

"Science Research Laboratory (SRL) proposes to develop an affordable, dual-band visible long-wavelength infrared (VLIR) imager. This revolutionary, new instrument can be switched instantaneously between conventional visible imaging and long-wavelength (7-12microns) infrared(IR) imaging that is sensitive to thermally emitted radiation and can operate in complete darkness. In the visible mode, the i ...

A PRODUCTION ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION REACTOR IS BEINGDESIGNED CAPABLE OF DEPOSITING UNIFORM AND ABRUPT LAYERS OF GAAS AND ALGAAS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF HETEROSTRUCTURE DEVICES. THESE INCLUDE HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY STRUCTURES FOR BOTH DIGITAL AND MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, AS WELL AS QUANTUM WELL STRUCTURES FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATION. THIS DESIGN IS ANTICIPATED TO ...

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) proposes an experimental and analysis program to determine the relative advantages or limitations of two different high-energy laser waveforms for inflicting lethal damage to metal aerospace targets. Repetitively pulsed (RP)and continuous wave (CW) waveforms will be used to irradiate steel, a typical tactical target material. Metal melting rates will be measured and ...

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"Emitech, Inc. proposes an innovative approach aimed at the development of carbon nanotube (CNT)-based thin film actuators/sensors possessing gravimetric work density up to 24000 J/kg per cycle, operating at frequencies up to 1 MHz, and at temperatures upto 700 C. This new concept is based on the quantum chemical effect of nanotube dimension change under charge doping/injection.The ability to move ...

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"Increasingly demanding requirements for satellite electronics make it more difficult to effectively dissipate heat. One attractive means for managing spacecraft thermal environments is use of heat pipes to passively transfer heat to radiator panels. Weightis a major consideration, so composite materials are desired to replace metallic components. Carbon-carbon composites are used in radiator pane ...

"Effective missile defense relies on an array of sensors performing diverse collection tasks to successfully engage a missile attack. Sensors cannot cover the entire battle volume continuously, and Sensor Management is needed to allocate sensors to tasksproviding the greatest mission utility. Prior research has shown two ways to achieve effective Sensor Management: (1) integrate sensor allocation ...