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ABSTRACT: Opteos Inc. is proposing a new approach to the measurement of electric fields based on the electrooptics principles. This system promises an extremely high bandwidth of operation, 50GHz to 100GHz, a wide dynamic range up to 60dB, and high accuracy better than 1% full scale. The system is modular with partitioning concepts that allow for inexpensive expansion and easy maintenance. The p ...

The DoD has identified the need for airborne platforms from the various services to be integrated into the Global Information Grid (GIG). The current state of the practice for connecting airborne platforms to the GIG has four major limitations, i.e., (1) inability to adapt dynamically to topology changes in the network; (2) need for excessive manual configuration; (3) lack of scalalability with ne ...

As the DoD continues to"drawdown"the number of active duty personnel, there are a limited number of network operators to examine network status data and configure the large number of network devices present in any theater of operation. However, the ever increasing complexity of missions requires optimal network operation to provide mission assurance; this drives the need to maximize automation. ...

ABSTRACT: The future Airborne Network (AN) will include airborne nodes on wide body platforms that will perform internet working between heterogeneous networks operating with various protocols and communication link technologies. These nodes will have the capabilities to form the backbone routing structure of the AN. In such an environment, the topology and link statuses will dynamically change o ...

ABSTRACT: With increased connectivity and integration with other DoD networks the threat of cyber attacks on space operations assets has become significant. Hence, the Air Force has identified a need to protect satellite operations centers (SOCs) from cyber attacks for mission assurance. Architecture Technology Corporation (ATC) proposes to develop an intrusion-resistant network architecture ...

ABSTRACT: Current air, ground and space networks are very dynamic with large-scale mobility needing human in-the-loop configuration to adapt to unforeseen situations. Humans and current automated systems cannot reconfigure consistently or fast enough. This leads to network performance not meeting mission needs. Airborne, space and ground networks are very dynamic, complex, and hard for the cur ...

THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP A LOW POWER, COMPACT MULTICOLOR, FLAT PANEL DISPLAY. OUR APPROACH IS BASED ON ILLUMINATING A 3-COLOR PHOSPHOR SCREEN WITH AN INFRARED SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DIODE AND SCANNING IT WITH AN INTEGRATED OPTICS BASED LOW POWER LASER SCANNER. APA OPTICS IS DEVELOPING A LASER SCANNER WHICH HAS NO MOVINGPARTS, IS VERY COMPACT, AND HAS THE POTENTIALS O ...

WE PROPOSE THE DEPOSITION OF HIGH TC YBACUO LAYERS, USING ATOMIC LAYER CVD OVER A COMPOSITE ALXGA1-XAS/ALXGA1-XN/SAPPHIRE SUBSTRATE. THE UNIQUE ATOMIC LAYER PROCESS IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE THE EPITAXY TEMPERATURE WELL BELOW THAT REQUIRED FOR CONVENTIONAL MOCVD. THIS WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR A POST DEPOSITION ANNEAL. OUR SUBSTRATE STACK IS ALSO UNIQUE. IT HAS A DIELECTRIC CONSTANT MUCH LOWER AND T ...

THE KEY PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED IN PHASE I OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF A NOVEL POSITION MEASURING SYSTEM FOR A FAMILY OF COMPUTER CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOLS. THE MULTIPLE LASER MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (MLMS), WHICH FORMS THE BASIS OF THIS PROPOSAL, WILL MEASURE THE (X, Y, Z) POSITION OF THE CUTTING HEAD DIRECTLY AT RATES AND ACCURACIES SUFFICIENT FOR CLOSED LOOP POSITION CONTR ...

TELE-AUTONOMOUS CONTROL OF MANIPULATOR(S) PRESUPPOSES THE EMPLOYMENT OF SOME TYPE OF PHYSICALLY ACTIVATED OR ACTUATED CONTROLLER AT THE HUMAN INFTERFACE. THE RESEARCH PROPOSED HEREIN ADDRESSES THE DESIGN AND PROTOTYPING OF A SIX DEGREE OF FREEDOM CARTESIAN COORDINATE HAND CONTROLLER. THE DEVICEESSENTIALLY IS AN XYZ STAGE TO WHICH A THREE-ROLL WRIST AND HANDGRIP IS AFFIXED. THE SIX DEGREES OF FREED ...