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An Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic with Improved Fracture Toughness and Oxidation Resistance
SBC: Plasma Processes, LLC Topic: MDA09T002Hypersonic missile defense systems are being designed to reach global threats. During flight, external surfaces are predicted to reach temperatures in excess of 2200C. As a result, innovative, high performance thermal protection systems (TPS) are of great demand. Among ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTC), it is well known that ZrB2- and HfB2-based materials have high melting temperatures and ...
STTR Phase I 2010 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Electro Optic Avionic Advanced Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) Algorithm Development to Enhance the Lethality of Interceptors Against Maneuveri
SBC: POLARIS SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES INC Topic: MDA08T003This Phase II effort will further develop a technique to improve current seeker discrimination and tracking capabilities using a unique particle filter algorithm (PFA) approach. The advancement represents a significant upgrade to current and future seekers facing advanced threats in stressing environments. Quantifiable improvements over many facets of the current approach have been realized during ...
STTR Phase II 2010 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Adaptive Integrated Multi-Modal Sensing Array
SBC: POLARIS SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES INC Topic: AF08BT02Nanoscale infrared detectors are emerging as a potentially powerful alternative to traditional infrared detector technologies. The University of New Mexico has developed dots in a double well (DDWELL) quantum dot infrared photodetectors which have a spectral responsivity that can be tuned by controlling the bias voltage applied. In this Phase II effort, Polaris Sensor and UNM would fabricate a g ...
STTR Phase II 2010 Department of DefenseAir Force -
Eye-safe Optically-Pumped Gas-filled Fiber Lasers
SBC: Precision Photonics Corporation Topic: ARMY08T021An eye-safe optically pumped laser based on a gas-filled hollow optical fiber will be demonstrated to lase at both near infrared (IR) and mid IR wavelengths. These lasers will be the first in a new class of IR lasers, based on the combination of hollow-f
STTR Phase II 2010 Department of DefenseArmy -
Refractory Metal Coating for Electromagnetic Launcher Rails
SBC: TDA RESEARCH, INC. Topic: N10AT025Electromagnetic launchers or rail guns are a key component of the Navy’s all-electric ship of the future, but they lack the durability required for repeated firings. TDA Research and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) are developing a tough, durable and conductive refractory metal coating that will protect the copper alloy conductors (rails) from the extreme heat and wear conditions inside the ...
STTR Phase I 2010 Department of DefenseNavy -
Development for Radiation Hardened Applications of Advanced Electronics Materials, Processes, and Devices
SBC: RNET TECHNOLOGIES INC Topic: MDA09T006The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) seeks technical investigations related to the development and application of advanced electronic materials, processes, and devices to meet its need for radiation hardened, high performance electronics for critical space and missile applications. With the advent of smaller transistor dimensions and reductions in price per bit, significant changes in materials and pr ...
STTR Phase I 2010 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Probabilistic Prediction of Location-Specific Microstructure in Turbine Disks
SBC: SCIENTIFIC FORMING TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION Topic: N10AT028While there are established methods available in determining the fatigue life of critical rotating components, there is still room for improvement for better understanding and prediction of life limiting factors. Improved risk assessment of jet engine disk components would require probabilistic modeling capability of the evolution of microstructural features, residual stresses and material anomali ...
STTR Phase I 2010 Department of DefenseNavy -
Modeling Spin Test Using Location Specific Material Properties
SBC: SCIENTIFIC FORMING TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION Topic: AF08T013Jet engine disk components are increasingly subjected to higher operating temperatures. To meet the demands of increasing thrust and higher operating temperatures, a newer generation of nickel based superalloys such as LSHR, Alloy 10, Rene104 and RR1000 are being processed with dual microstructure distributions. Fine grain, high strength, fatigue resistant bore properties are contrasted with co ...
STTR Phase II 2010 Department of DefenseAir Force -
Contamination-free, Ultra-rapid Reactive Chemical Mechanical Polishing (RCMP) of GaN substrates
SBC: Sinmat Inc Topic: MDA09T001Gallium Nitride (GaN) substrates are ideal materials for fabrication of high-power and high-frequency devices based on III-V materials. The current state-of-the-art Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) methods are plagued by several challenges, including, surface charge affects due to surface contamination, and sub-surface damages, which can limit the quality of III-V devices. Furthermore, there is ...
STTR Phase I 2010 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
ULTRAFAST DIAGNOSTICS FOR NOVEL ENERGETIC MATERIALS IN ROCKET ENGINE ENVIRONMENTS
SBC: SPECTRAL ENERGIES LLC Topic: AF08T010The objectives of this Phase-II research effort is focused on transitioning noninvasive diagnostic techniques based on ultrafast lasers for characterizing nanoenergetic materials and their performance in rocket engine environments. Through the use of ultrafast laser imaging and spectroscopy, it is possible to isolate and characterize each physical process from initiation through energy release an ...
STTR Phase II 2010 Department of DefenseAir Force