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This program seeks to develop advanced, high-voltage components for the next generation of military fuzes.    Specifically, we propose to develop and test three different high-voltage switch modules that can be implemented into future in-line, high-voltage fuzing and firing set systems.  During the Phase I effort, DSR will research three different high-voltage switches for fuzing applications. ...

In this program, DSR proposes to develop a multi-use test system that will be capable of mechanically testing conventional and ultra high-strength geologic and man-made materials and obtaining post-peak stress-strain properties in tri-axial compression and direct tension/ extension (DTE) configurations. In Phase I, mechanical and hydraulic conceptual designs will be developed for the dual-use tes ...

A novel electron gun is needed to improve the electron sources at DOE user facilities. Currently, accelerator system performance is limited by the high power requirements, low duty cycle, and low repetition rate of electron guns, which must produce a brief electron pulse in a 10-100MV/m environment. In this project, a previously-developed resonant cavity technology, which simultaneously energize ...

Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) costs the swine industry approximately $560M annually through reproductive loss in mature females and respiratory disease in growing pigs. There is a need for new vaccines for PRRSV to battle the strain evolution and heterogeneity of this RNA virus. Currently the only available US commercial product is a Modified Live Virus (MLV) from BI- ...

HT Micro proposes to establish a metal MEMS manufacturing process as an effective high rate component manufacturing technology. This will bring miniaturization and cost savings comparable to that provided by conventional silicon MEMS manufacturing to a very large number of important new applications. Metal MEMS micro-fabrication is established at the research and prototype level, but has not been ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In contrast to the conventional wisdom that the interior problem does not have a unique solution, in 2007 we developed and patented the interior tomography technology (exact and stable interior reconstruction from x-ray projection data associated with only lines through an internal region of interest). When applying conventional CT algorithms to such an incompl ...

We propose a modular, extensible software package for modeling fiber laser arrays. This module will be developed using Mathwork''''s MATLAB and SIMULINK tools. This will ensure compatibility with a wide variety of computer systems. The software will be developed around a graphical user interface that will provide the user with a wide variety of options for modeling any type of fiber laser system. ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will investigate the potential of using call log data to assist the telecommunications industry in better serving its customers. Call logs (records of who called whom) can be viewed as social networks, with phone numbers representing vertices and phone calls representing edges. Understanding a customer's social network can potentially provide ...

Development of an optimized fundus imager to field use requires detailed knowledge of the spectral response of the eye damage lesion in order to design the optimal imager. That first step is satisfied by the development of a 1D hyperspectral fundus imager to enable the researcher to identify the features of interest and collect the spectra. In this Phase I effort, the design study will be conducte ...

A novel spectroscopic technique is proposed to effect detection of chemical compounds. This novel active technique and associated hardware will be tested on appropriate simulants and Phase II hardware specifications generated.