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"The objective of this SBIR proposal is to design and develop a low cost, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), multi-sensor "suite" consisting of 3-axis shock,temperature and humidity sensors, all operating on a single microchip. The desiredperformance characteristics being: temperature: -50 to 165 degrees F, humidity:10-95% RH (+/- 6%), 3-axis shock: +/- 500 g's (+/-5%). Work will concentrate ...

"Present day cryogenic refrigeration technology lacks a major component: a long-life, oil-free, dc-flow circulating compressor. Technology Applications, Inc. in collaboration with Scroll Labs, proposes to address this shortcoming by developing aninnovative oil-free scroll compressor with a potential operating lifetime in excess of ten years. The chief innovation is the "floating scroll" concept, ...

"Many advanced space-based reconnaissance systems critical to national security employ infrared detectors, optics, and thermal baffles that require multi-stage cooling. If cryocoolers such as Stirlings with single point cooling are used, then multiplecoolers will be required that impose mass, power, volume, and reliability penalties; redundancy further increases these penalties. These penalties ...

We propose to provide both frequency domain and time domain capabilities for the modeling of electromagnetic (EM) waves in dielectric media with the goal of accurate modeling of omnidirectional reflectors. Omnidirectional reflectors, constructed withlayers of dielectrics, reflect electromagnetic radiation is 100% efficiency for all incident angles and polarizations. The Phase I effort will carry ...

"The demand for vehicles powered by electric drive technology is growing due to today's more stringent requirements dealing with emissions, energy efficiency, and economics. For military applications, the primary driving forces consist of a desire forreduced fuel consumption, increased electric power generation on-board the vehicles, silent watch capability, and improved maneuverability. UQM Tec ...

"The objective of this Phase I project is to develop high temperature control circuits for use in silicon carbide-based inverters operating at temperatures of 150¿C and higher. The specific objectives of this proposal are to research high temperaturecomponents, develop control circuit designs using available high temperature components, and analyze proposed designs to determine feasibility in i ...

"Vexcel Corporation proposes to design and develop an image manipulation toolsetthat uses RF tag technology to embed ground truth data,including identification, geolocation, and auxiliary data, in normal FOPEN SAR imagery.The encoding system is designed not to interfere with the normal operation ofthe FOPEN SAR, or the normal detection of target signatures. The encodeddata is extracted from the SA ...

The land warrior has become increasingly dependent on handheld GPS (Global Positioning System) receivers for providing location information in high interference environments for Situation Awareness, etc. on modern battlefield. A solution is to replace thelegacy antenna with a relatively inexpensive smart antenna appliqu¿ to null out the jam. This smart antenna should be a direct replacement fo ...

"The powerful technologies of today and tomorrow emerge from the digital revolution - namely, computing ("DSP") and storage. Cell phones, satellite TV, and indoor wireless networking - are beneficiaries, and represent large commercial markets. A challengeremains, however, in sending high data rate signals to mobile, vehicular users with small antennas. This next generation "On-Star" system, combin ...