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"This proposal shows how innovations in producing a family of CTE controlled, high thermal graphite aluminum composites will reduce manufacturing costs and improve system performance for specific BMDO, Navy, and commercial applications. Technologiesdeveloped by a graphite fiber producer, paper textile manufacturer, and metal composites foundry will create a superior thermal management material id ...

RECHARGEABLE POWER SOURCES POSSESSING HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES, BRIEF BUTREPETITIVE HIGH CURRENT OUTPUTS, AND THOUSANDS OF DUTY CYCLES ARE REQUIRED FOR STRATEGIC DEFENSE SYSTEMS. TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS, HIGH SURFACE AREA, THIN FILM CATHODES ARE BEING FABRICATED FOR AMBIENT TEMPERATURE LITHIUM BATTERIES. THESE CATHODES FEATURE AN ARRAY OF APPROXIMATELY L MICROMETER MICROCRYSTALLITE TIS2 PLATES ORIENTE ...

"A successful intercept of a high-altitude missile (>100km) by a kinetic energy kill vehicle initiates a complex sequence of events and observable signatures occurring over a very wide range of temporal, spatial, and spectral scales. The resultant debriscloud signatures contain highly desirable information on the lethality of the intercept (glancing blow or deadly impact) and on the contents of t ...

"Laser Radar (ladar) sensors are under consideration for BMD ground and interceptor platforms. An advantage of ladar over other modalities, such as SAR, is that it has very high range and Doppler (range rate) resolution. Therefore, ladar has the potentialto separate, characterize, and classify closely spaced objects, which is a critical part of the BMD problem. To realize this potential for com ...

"Manufacturing technology development and integration of MMCC's 3- DPT, Tool-Less MoldT and Advanced Pressure Infiltration(APICT) technologies are proposed. Investment casting of preforms printed directly from a CAD or laser file and subsequent pressureinfiltration will enable parts to be manufactured without the added expense of tooling development. With investment materials being recycled and ...

"New bistable organic infrared (IR)-absorbing materials with extremely intense absorbance and reflectance across the entire 1300 to 1700 nm optical band and with picosecond-speed reversible switching to a non-absorbing and non-reflecting state are exploitedto make sub-wavelength (less than 1.5 microns) optical components for integration into optoelectronic transmitters. Both switching states are ...

"The technical objectives of Phase I are to: (1) demonstrate potential EKV TOM (Target Object Map) metric and IR/visible discriminants available from simultaneously collected multi-spectral data, and (2) demonstrate the feasibility of improving TOM metricand discrimination algorithm performance attributable to the simultaneous collection of GBR-P and AMOS AEOS IR and visible observations.Ryan Ass ...

"This proposal presents an approach to achieving faster response and increased reliability for electromechanical actuators, while reducing overall weight and providing improved distribution of the thermal load. 1. reduction in weight2. improved reliability3. improved thermal properties"

Silicon based charged couple devices (CCD) have been the workhorse of solid state imaging technology for use in the visible spectrum. Infrared systems are confined to exotic compound semiconductors that add an order of magnitude onto the cost. Solid stateultraviolet systems are still in their infancy. As the need for higher performance and need for hyperspectral response is ever increasing, these ...

"When a potentially hostile missile is launched, decision-makers manning the National Missile Defense (NMD) Battle Management/Command, Control, and Communications Center (BM/C3) at Cheyenne Mountain, CO need to make timely decisions that may impact millionsof American lives. National Intelligent Missile Response & Optimization of Defenses (NIMROD) will take advantage of 21st century technology to ...