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Non-destructive testing with Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) plays an important role in inspecting small components of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) systems, but it suffers from artifacts and long reconstruction times.Iterative CBCT

In this program, Freedom Photonics will develop a fiber optic sensing system using fiber Bragg grating network, and miniature interrogator technology.

High strength steel landing gear parts may develop material burns from grinding during manufacture and overhaul or from in-service friction loads. Material burns can develop micro-structurally small cracks that lead to part failure. The feasibility of applying damage tolerance analysis (DTA) using linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) to selected areas of landing gear parts will be evaluated. F ...

The Air Force is looking to develop new communications methods that leverage emerging satellite communications constellations to provide a variety of platforms with more effective data channel usage. To meet this need, Mimyr proposes a OSIRIS (Optimized Software Interpreter for Routing via Iridium Satellites) system. The goal of OSIRIS is to increase the functionality of existing communications in ...

To address the Air Force need to improve the acquisition lifecycle cost estimation process, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new software tool: Enterprise Cost Estimation through Lifecycle Simulations (ELIS). ELIS uses lifecycle simulations to compute financial implications on cost centers ranging from higher echelons of the DoD to system program offices. The cost trade-offs ...

To address the Air Force need for an innovative, portable, tunable, high-voltage, nanosecond electrical pulse generator that can deliver 100 kV300 kV to a 200-ohm load, Intellisense Systems, Inc. (ISS) proposes to develop a Portable Nanosecond Electrical Pulser (PONSEP) device based on a new toroid high-voltage energy transfer design. Specifically, the innovation in high-voltage deliver and fast r ...

Despite advances in ejection seat design and injury mitigation, crew protection can likely be improved with better characterization of this hazardous environment during actual ejection events.Measurement of head/neck 6DOF motion in this environment has unique challenges.An ultra-low power system requires sensing deep sleep and idle states until a threshold is reached indicating an actual ejection ...

There exists an under-utilized portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, located between the microwave and infrared wavelengths, in the sub-millimeter band.This region, known as terahertz radiation, has historically been problematic to access.There have been numerous demonstrations of THz electronics using LTS Josephson junctions that provide precise frequency control and on-chip detection via the ...

Vector Atomic will partner with Freedom Photonics to design an ultra-compact rubidium inertial sensor for navigation in GPS-denied environments. FLAGSHIPs low-power sensor design minimizes laser system components and is compatible with a low-risk photonic integrated circuit (PIC) solution that supports aggressive miniaturization.

To address the Air Force (AF) need for advance methods to dissect missile motors, RC Integrated Systems LLC (RISL) proposes to develop a new Internally-Cooled and Embedded (ICE) Temperature Monitoring Cutting Technology, based on unique internally-cooled cutting tool along with commercial off-the-shelf components and state-of-the-art fabrication technologies such as miniature thermocouples, lithog ...