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ENHANCED GUN TUBES AND PROPELLANT TECHNOLOGY HAVE GREATLY INCREASED PROJECTILE VELOCITIES, DYNAMIC FORCES, AND AERODYNAMIC HEATING OF TANK-LAUNCHED PROJECTILES. IN MANY INSTANCES THE STRENGTH AND TEMPERATURE LIMIATIONS OF ALUMINUM ALLOY FINS HAVE BEEN EXCEEDED UNDER TANK GUN IN-BORE PROJECTION AND IN-FLIGHT CONDITIONS AND HAVE RESULTED IN DEGRADED OR COMPROMISED WEAPON SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. NEW EROS ...

For this SBIR program, Princeton Lightwave Inc. proposes the development of 1530 nm InGaAsP/InP laser diode pump arrays with powers in excess of 50 W from 1-cm bars with the potential for scalability to a two-dimensional bar stack format without limitation in the number of one-dimensional array elements. For use in pumping eye-safe Er:YAG solid state lasers (SSLs) emitting at ~1620-1640 nm, these ...

Production Products and the University of Delaware - Center for Composite Materials (UD-CCM) will develop a 200-gallon fuel tank design concept that will be 50% less parasitic weight than the current lowest weight crashworthy, ballistically tolerant, self-sealing (Type I) tank construction at 0.9 lb/ft2. This design will meet the requirements of MIL-DTS-27422C and withstand the threshold threat ...

Microclimate systems are being developed to minimize the effects of extreme temperature on performance capability and enable functioning under conditions that would otherwise cause incapacitation. It is important that these systems be highly reliable, lightweight and durable, with the intention to be worn under armor materials, heavy chemical/biological protective suits, and other protective cloth ...

A LIGHTWEIGHT COMBAT BOOT, SIMILAR IN UPPER PATTERN TO THE PRESENT HOT WEATHER BOOT, SUITABLE FOR ALL SEASON WEAR IN TEMPERATE CLIMATES, WITH IMPROVED BALLISTICS AND FIRE RESISTANCE, AND AN APPRECIABLE DEGREE OF CHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT RESISTANCE.

Sensors Unlimited will design, develop, and deliver a 1920x1080 element InGaAs focal plane array based camera for use in BOTH the Visible and Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) wavelength bands. Using Sensors Unlimited's proven InP substrate removal process, the short wavelength response of an InGaAs focal plane array is extended, such that the wavelength response spans from the visible (400 nm and 20% qu ...

Hanger bearing failures occur unexpectedly and have resulted in loss of aircraft and life in both military and civilian rotorcraft. New Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) that are currently being demonstrated on the UH-60 include sensing capabilities that offer the potential to diagnose and predict hanger bearing problems with sufficient lead time to prevent catastrophic failure. However, ...

Mercury Cadmium Telluride, HgCdTe (MCT), is the most important material for modern infrared detectors and imaging arrays for wavelengths of strategic and tactical interest. Current substrates for HgCdTe detector deposition remain limited by high cost and severely limited available areas (CdZnTe bulk crystals), or by unacceptably large defect densities due to large material and thermal mismatch (Si ...

The effectiveness of training personnel in immersive 3D virtual environments is currently limited by control interfaces that require users to perform actions, for example moving a joystick or pressing a button, that are not present in equivalent real world tasks and situations. In Phase I of the project soVoz will determine the feasibility of developing advanced man/machine Virtual Control System ...