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A NEED EXISTS FOR PROVIDING TIMELY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT INFORMATION TO THE KEY DECISION MAKERS ON A TYPICAL AIRBASE DURING AN ATTACK OR NATURAL DISASTER. AT PRESENT, THE DIFFICULTY OF PROVISING ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION HINDERS DECISION MAKING DURING A CRISIS. REAL-TIME DAMAGE ASSESSMENT MAY BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF NEURAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY. FOR A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM TO BE S ...

At the end of Phase I a software code implementing a prototype version of a system for real-time analysis of electromagnetic wave propagating in space and along the surface of an aircraft will be delivered. The computations will be performed on a virtual aircraft representing an actual aircraft in electronic format. The delivered prototype version will be capable of performing in rea ...

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A NEW APPROACH TO ALKALI BATTERY DEVELOPMENT, WHICH CAN SATISFY THE DEMANDING HIGH RATE, HIGH SPECIFIC ENERGY SPACE MISSION REQUIREMENTS, IS PROPOSED. THE PROPOSED APPROACH OFFERS SPEPCIFIC ENERGY PERFORMANCE COMPARABLE TO THE BEST RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY CHEMISTRIES CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT, WITH SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN SPECIFIC POWER. THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A PHASE I BATTERY CONCEPT FE ...

Ensco will determine the feasibility of incorporating an adaptive antenna array in a GPS receiver for use on air-to-surface weapons. The array will be used to null interference such as that produced by intentional jammers. To date, little, if any, research has investigated the feasibility of using adaptive antenna arrays in GPS receivers. We will determine the cost effectiveness of system design ...

CURRENT TECHNIQUE OF OPTICAL FLAME DETECTION RELY ON THE USE OF NARROW BANDWIDTH SENSORS WHICH HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO BE PRONE TO FALSE ALARMS. TO ADDRESS THIS NEED, AMERICAN RESEARCH CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA (ARCOVA) PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AN INTELLIGENT MACHINE VISION INTERFACE FOR THE DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF SPECTRAL FLAME SIGNATURES. THE APPROACH BEING PROPOSED WOULD USE MACHINE VISION ...

MicroFab Research (MFR, Inc.) proposes to apply the techniques of micromachining to aid in the fabrication of millimeter wave components, thereby reducing manufacturing expenses. Many microwave applications such as radar and communication systems would be improved by shifting to higher frequencies, provided new lower cost manufacturing techniques can be found. A manufacturing technique is presen ...

Implementation of Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 set into motion a series of changes requiring Government use of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Small businesses can use EDI to acquire contracts to $100,000. EDI is the transmission of unambiguous information of business significance between computer of independent organizations. EDI is the common "language" used to get informat ...

Recent efforts in the target vulnerability community (fixed ground targets, mobile ground targets, and aircraft) have focused on enhancing the blast and fragmentation modeling from weapon detonations. This includes modeling propagation of the detonation effects from the weapon through their interaction with the target geometry, to the development of loads on and response of the target structure. ...

Amelex in cooperation with Ball Aerospace proposes to develop an electronically scanned side-looking radar antenna, which would be mounted conformal to the semi-cylindrical surface of an airborne missile system. The Phase I objective is the completion of a feasibility study to establish the capability of candidate array architectures, and their relevance to existing or planned seeker radar target ...