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Oxide nanopowders are increasingly used in manufacturing laser-quality polycrystalline materials for military and civilian applications. Despite the advances in component processing and design for improved optical transmission, new concepts and technology are needed to produce high-purity raw material nanopowder on a large scale. nGimat Co., in collaboration with Penn State University, is propos ...

Problem UAVs hold great potential for force multiplication and increased functionality. To deliver on this potential, future UAV systems must include reliable and flexible autonomous control. UAV autonomy is limited. The desireable level of autonomy depends on many factors. Ideally, the level is dynamic, raising and lowering in response to the mission phase and realworld contingencies. ...

Beryllium commands a unique position as a metal for engineering applications. It exhibits high thermal conductivity, modest thermal expansion, combines a high elastic modulus with a low density to exhibit an unsurpassed specific stiffness (modulus/density). However, the attributes of Be and its alloys are countered by two significant drawbacks: 1) toxicity, and 2) high cost. Over the past two ...

Lightweight and structurally strong carbon foam will be integrated with an inexpensive, super insulating carbon or silica aerogel resulting in a new material that, when combined, will increase performance over either material individually. MDA has a need for thermal protection systems to withstand enormous shear stresses of hypersonic flight for rapid global deployment of munitions payloads. Tou ...

This project addresses the topic of Reduction of Ground Vehicle Observables. The use of carbon foam to reduce engine-related observables will be investigated. Carbon foam offers high specific thermal conductivity while providing better structural properties at elevated temperatures than traditional heat exchanger materials. Carbon foams also resist chemical and environmental corrosion without t ...

Propagation Research Associates, Inc., (PRA) proposes to develop radar polarimeter technology that will instantaneously measure the parameters of the Stokes vector or Polarization Scattering Matrix (PSM) of a target without requiring additional antennas or antenna elements in Missile Defense phased-array radars. The term `instantaneous' is used to mean that the parameters of the Stokes vector or ...

In this Navy phase I SBIR effort, Tai-Yang Research Company (TYRC) of Delaware proposes to design, fabricate, and test a prototype high temperature superconducting (HTS) current lead using state-of-the-art second-generation YBCO coated conductor. The proposed YBCO current lead's (4 K) heat load will be over two orders of magnitude SMALLER than any existing commercial HTS current lead based on Ag-A ...

The objective of this proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of detecting damage in structures using Laser Doppler Vibrometry (LDV) and further lead to the development of a robust aerospace structural health monitoring system. The proposed concept is based on use of LDV to measure velocities and displacements associated with high frequency operational deflection shapes as well as lamb waves. ...

Excellatron Solid State, LLC (ESS) proposes an innovative lithium oxygen energy storage system focused on High Altitude Airship (HAA) applications. This project will result in battery technology that has the potential for: ·Specific capacity that is eight to ten times that of conventional lithium batteries ·High standby and recharge cycle life ·Safe operation ·Low cost Regenerative fue ...

We propose to develop a secure runtime environment for fuselet-based missile targeting and threat analysis built on a foundation of aspect-oriented secure web services. Aspect-oriented techniques enable the modularization of crosscutting concerns such as remote access, security, transactions, and monitoring. We will compose aspect-oriented instrumentation with distributed object technologies in a ...