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SatCon Technology Corporation proposes to develop the next generation power controller module aimed at the integrated control and power functions desired for the Power Electronics Building Block (PEBB) which has broad goverment and commercial interest. Building on power hybrid technology advances made by SatCon during participation in Chrysler Corporation's "Patriot" Hybrid Electric Race Car Prog ...

This proposal is part of a TRP whose aim is the development and commercialization of a generic 2 micrometers coherent lidar transceiver with a variety of airborne wind sensing applications in both commercial and military avionics. These include: flight-level-optimization, clear-air turbulence detection, wind shear detection and avoidance, and wake-vortex detection. For specifiec military use, ap ...

Radiation curing using Ultraviolet (UV) Light and Electron Beams (EB) offer advantages for a variety of aircraft structural and non-structural applications. Radiation curing of fiber-reinforced polymer composites, paints, adhesives and sealants can offer processing and cost advantages over conventional materials. Radiation curable paints are solvent-free, an environmental, health and safety and ...

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The success of DoD's thrusts in Global Surveillance and Precision Strike depends critically on the ability to perform Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) and Hostile Target Identification (HTI). The technologies of modeling, sensor data fusion and adaptive intelligent image processing are key to the success of ATR and HTI. An innovative approach to intelligent model-based image processing and tar ...

We propose here new methods for system identification and active feedback control of axial flow compressors under conditions of incipient rotating stall and surge in the presence of inlet distortions. The nonlinear Moore-Greitzer model of rotating stall, which has proven useful for both simulation of rotating stall/surge dynamics of axial compression systems and for control design studies, will b ...

The detection and recognition of man-made objects under foliage conditions requires the use of VHF/UHF ultra-wideband (UWB) radars such as P-3/SAR system developed by ERIM for NAWC/AD and DARPA. At low frequencies and long wavelengths, most of the scatters are in the Rayleigh scattering region and their RCS is low, which enables foliage penetration. However, this also results in a small number o ...

Modern fligt control systems rely on hardware redundancy to overcome failures of sensors and actuators. This is an expensive approach which does not make use of analytical redundancy present in a flight control system. Analytical redundancy is achieved by comparison of sensor outputs over time and across sensors using physical and identified models. We propose here methods to detect failures us ...

The extension of the proposed DUAL LIDAR system from laboratory to aircraft environment will be critically dependent on the performance of the optical bench/structure. This optical bench must support all components (telescope, scanner, lasers, resonator, beam steering optics, and detector) while maintaining critical alignment of the single-mode, heterodyned laser system. Specifically, the struct ...

Phase I provides a proof-of-concept for a real-time method of detecting vapors of explosive material present in land mines. Land mines kill or maim 26,000 people per year, often long after military actions cease. The most common detection method--metal detection-- is increasingly ineffective for state-of-the-art antipersonnel mines, yet no consistently reliable, real-time alternative exists. To ...