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Reconnaissance and surveillance missions, using small robust spacecraft, may require that sensors be rapidly positioned to suit the specific mission requirements. These maneuvers are most effectively conducted using a CMG with an output torque of 2-100 ft.-lbs.; however, the smallest CMG currently available has an output torque that is 225 ft.-lbs. and has a weight of 112 lbs. In order to meet the ...

This Phase I project is for the development of a concept that integrates a printed circuit board with a high stiffness, high thermal conductivity composite material structure to achieve a multifunctional structural electronics packaging product for spacecraft application. The project involves printed circuit board packaging technology combined with innovative carbon-carbon composites processing t ...

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Pulsed power technology, which calls upon the rapid discharge of capacitively stored electrical energy, can replace explosives in many applications. Mining metal forming, and echo ranging are examples. This proposal is for the design of a pulsed power sonobuoy suitable for use in a three-element array, to provide, the acoustic output effectively equivalent to that from a 4-pound sound underwater s ...

Applied Solar Energy Corporation proposes an innovative approach to achieve very high efficiency thermoelectric cooling devices with extensive commercial market application. This based on superlattices of Bi(2)Te(3) and related II-VI semiconductors and production in large area MOCVD reactors. The work proposed uses the research/development experience at Research Triangle Institute (RTI) in advan ...

Distributed processing is becoming increasingly important. To support multilevel secure distributed processing, multilevel directory services will be requires. X.500 Directory Service will be particularly important as this will be incorporated in significant commercial systems and will be used in the MISSI program. Trusted database management systems (DBMS) have the potential to form the basis ...

The Phase I Project will develop a comprehensive model to evaluate and optimize state-of-the-art light-emitting diodes for optical memories, optical computing, and fiber or free-space photonic interconnects. The innovation is the development of resonant optical cavity LEDs and a proprietary low-cost epitaxy technology for their fabrication. A unified approach to the design of LEDs with resonant op ...

AstroPower proposes to develop gallium phosphide (GaP) ultraviolet (UV) sensors for engine combustion control. The UV spectra from the free radial combustion components correlates with combustion effectivity in terms of predetonation, and provides a real time basis for central control of excess air ratio, internal combustion temperatures, and other fuel injector parameters. A system for the engine ...

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