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The quest for lower cost components and higher performance propulsion systems in Kinetic Kill Vehicles motivates the investigation of low cost, highly oxidation/erosion resistant materials for nozzle throats and other hot gas path applications.Exothermics has recently conducted tests of HfN components with encouraging results. These results indicate that oxide melting point may not be a critical ...

Insight Technology, Inc proposes to design and deliver a proof-of-concept demonstrator of a helmet-mounted display system to support ground-based training for the Integrated Panoramic Night Vision Goggle (I-PNVG). The demonstrator will integrate with thephysics-based visual simulation system (Night Vision Training System) of Image Intensification (I2) based night vision goggle imagery currently i ...

The objective of this proposal to develop and demonstrate a universal optical test bed specifically for the uncooled infrared technology for use in aviation and missile platforms, missile systems, and other military and commercial uncooled applications.This proposal will explore various affordable infrared (IR) materials and their use and suitability for reflective, refractive, and hybrid lens des ...

This project is directed towards the refinement and demonstrationof a robust high-temperature nonskid coating that can withstandrepeated flight operations associated with the AV-8B Harrieraircraft on the decks of Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ships(LHDs). The Fleet has filed a series of Quality DeficiencyReports, Hazardous Material Reports, and Casualty Reports, whichdocument nonskid failures rel ...

The goal of this project is development of an acoustic system for imaging buried objects and underground geological features like bedrock layers, underground stream channels, and fracture zones. Current technology for imaging these features relies on theuse of electromagnetic radiation and suffers from limited spatial resolution and limited penetration depth in areas of high soil conductivity. Dur ...

More than 6,000,000 auto accidents occur in the U.S. each year, with about one third resulting in injury and 40,000 resulting in fatality. Approximately thirteen percent of these crashes involve pedestrians. A much broader group of generalized roadway obstacles including pedestrians, other automobiles and non-fixed objects, is responsible for over ninety percent of the accidents. A reasonably p ...

The excited or dissociated gaseous species created in non-thermal glow discharge plasmas are effective agents for killing or neutralizing certain biological or chemical warfare agents. For decontaminating sensitive equipment or personnel, the effluentfrom such plasmas must be near room temperature to prevent unintentional dispersal of the hazardous warfare agents and to avoid harming the equipmen ...

To avoid catastrophic failure of aircraft hydraulic pumps, scheduled maintenance procedures often call for their replacement even though significant useful life may remain. Creare proposes to develop a Remaining Useful Life (RUL) prognostication tool thatfacilitates the move toward more cost effective Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) procedures. The system is based on the monitoring of several ...

Creare proposes to develop an innovative thermal-spray coating system to coat the interior of large caliber extended-range gun tubes to extend their service life by ten to twenty times. The coating system is comprised of an innovative thermal spraytechnique using novel refractory materials. Our combined hardware/materials system holds the promise of forming coatings inside of gun tubes that are ...

Creare proposes to develop an intelligent, powered load handling system adapted to the rapid transport of artillery rounds between a support vehicle and a firing platform, or between vehicles. The semi-autonomous system mounts to the support vehicle andtransfers loads directly between one crew member working in the bed of the vehicle and one crew member stationed near the weapon's breech. The Ph ...