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Mid-Air refueling raises many issues including load alleviation, guidance and control, and nozzle docking. Some of these issues have been addressed in the KC-10 designs (automatic load alleviation), but because the fleet of KC-135s is so large (ten times that of the KC-10s), technologies which improve the safety and efficiency of KC-135s, as well as KC-10s, is a research problem that ...

Cybernetic Systems Corporation (CSC) proposes to develop an easy-to-use and portable nondestructive equipment for rapid detection of defects in complexly shaped aircraft composite components. After extensive literature study and from our experience, this tool will be based on electronic speckle pattern shearography (ESPS) and/or electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI). These techniques ...

Cybernet Systems Corporation (CSC) proposes to develop an easy-to-use, fast, and nondestructive tool to detect areas of damage in aerospace vehicles. After extensive literature study and from our experience, this tool will be based on electronic laser speckle pattern interferometry/shearography techniques. These techniques can quickly and cost effectively find the locations of damage/flaws. The ...

Cybernet Systems proposes the development of a measurement system for measuring an indivudual's cognitive capacity and detecting cognitive overload. While much research has been done in this area, there remains to be developed a comprehensive system capable of integrating the many different parameters of physiological, psychological, and task performance data that must be taken into account when ...

The goal of this Phase I SBIR proposal is to develop a technically innovative high-speed GC for analysis of breath samples to assess body burden and metabolism of toxins. This instrument will be transportable yet deliver laboratory quality results which is lacking in currently available transportable GC's. Detection limits of 0.01 parts-per-billion will be achieved with this instrument. It will ...

The applicability of using dual co-substrates, alternately fed, to effectively produce a microbial community with two different populations of organisms able to co-metabolize TCE will be tested. The underlying concept is to avoid problems of substrate competition by alternately "changing" the different groups ot TCE co-metabolizers by alternating substrate feed. While one group is bei ...

The US Air Force plans to develop and demonstrate an aero-propulsion engine for hypersonic flight to Mach 8. This program focuses on use of hydrocarbon fuels and expendable engine designs for long-range cruise missile applications. A critical element for realization to the Air Force's hypersonic vehile mission is advancement in supersonic combustion ramjet engine technology. Development of conc ...

This Small Business Innovations Research Phase I project will develop and demonstrate the feasibility of an electronic architecture that supports the processes associated with an RFP life cycle. An RFP life cycle begins with the development of an RFP, progresses through an analysis of resultant proposals, and continues beyond the contract award. The resulting new architecture, called ...

This project enables and incentivizes adaptation of IEEE Draft Standard 1076.1 (VHDL AMS) by mixed signal (analog/digital) engineers by providing a feasible, low risk migration path for existing SPICE like models (equivalence), then adds capability beyond that of SPICE (incentive). Specific work items include "black box" VHDL AMS source code generator technology, SPICEcompatible analog solver tech ...

Gradient Technology in conjunction with Prof. Christopher J. Palmstrom, proposes to develop a new optical monitor capable of measuring the atomic flux emitted from an effusion cell. This technique will utilize novel scattering technology under investigation here at Gradient Technology. We will be using a multiple reflection apparatus to improve the signal-to-noise ratio and optical fibers to ca ...