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Not Available Triton Systems Inc. proposes to use a high strain-rate superplastic forming (HSR-SPF) technology to fabricate complex shaped Nanoparticulate discontinuously reinforced aluminum (DRA) components. Nanoparticulate DRA offers the strength and stiffness advantages of conventional DRA, which is reinforced with micron scale particles, but has the added advantages of HSR-SPF formability wit ...

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Not Available This proposal describes a 6-month SBIR Phase I proposal to develop a preliminary design for a seating system that attenuates the vehicle acceleration effects of mineblasts. A vehicle and occupant motion analysis is presented to identify the characteristics of a mineblast acceleration pulse. Human tolerance to whole-body and body segment accelerations are compared to mineblast accele ...

Not Available This project proposes the development of a low cost, ultra efficient, miniature, air handling system for portable fuel cell power supplies. The project will result in a low volume, low cost production system which employs advanced techniques (stereolithography, fused deposition modeling, layered object manufacturing, etc.) to rapidly make custom air handlers. The proposed air handle ...

Not Available The main goal of this project is to develop the new concept of gas detonation system to replace environmentally unfriendly Chrome Plating which is conventionally used in the industry. The environmentally friendly Thermal Spray Coatings provide excellent wear and corrosion resistance, but the highest quality coatings are sprayed by Gas Detonation Spraying Process, many with carbide ...

Not Available This program will develop and demonstrate a new Hybrid Detector for obtaining high resolution x-ray images at 300-450 kV energies for use in 2-D and 3-D (cone-beam) computed tomography. The Hybrid Detector concept will provide detection efficiencies 5-7 times greater than conventional lens coupled scintillator designs. Greater efficiency and modular design will lead to improved sys ...

Not Available A concept is proposed for a unique, electronically activated low energy micro-initiator for use with MEMS type SAF devices. It is anticipated that the concept will require lower initiation energies for functioning secondary explosives than presently required by existing design, thus providing a safe low energy mechanism for either generating mechanical movement or providing explos ...

Not Available The Phase I effort will develop an innovative Satellite Operations Training System (SOTS) prototype that leverages advanced interactive multimedia instruction (IMI), intelligent tutoring system (ITS), and modeling and simulation (including advanced visualization and gaming) technologies to address satellite operator training requirements of AFSPC and USSPACECOM. The domain focus for ...

Not Available Rhenium has been demonstrated to be the ideal material for construction of structures exposed to high temperature propellant exhausts, including divert systems, rocket motor throats, and gun tubes. Unfortunately, rhenium has three drawbacks, consisting of high cost, poor fabricability, and high density/weight. The proposed program will utilize commercially developed cermet tec ...

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