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Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) is a software radio capable of tuning from 2MHz to 2000MHz. A wideband antenna or a set of antennas are needed to support operation across the entire frequency spectrum of JTRS. To meet this need, Applied EM is proposingan innovative conformal design, which addresses the issues of ultra wide bandwidth, and conformality. The proposed design employs a novel materi ...

To avoid detection by enemy radar, military platforms are often coated with Radar Absorbing Material (RAM). RAM is intended to operate over a wide range of frequencies with a minimum amount of angular dependence to increase platform survivability. Wepropose the development of a framework for designing broadband RAM by integrating expertise into very efficient computational electromagnetics and de ...

Rigorous modeling of topside ship apertures and finite arrays involving many thousands of array elements is a formidable computational task. The problem is further exacerbated by the presence of several such apertures and their interactions in the presenceother ship structures and scattering effects. The concurrent need to model broadband elements, frequency selective surfaces, absorber treatments ...

Accelerated development of directed energy technologies has presented new problems to mission planners and weapon operators regarding the capabilities, lethality and performance of weapon systems. The Emerging Weapons Technology Evaluation Model willaddress these shortcomings by providing users of varying technical expertise 1) the ability to model a variety of weapons in various mission scenario ...

The Air Force is pursuing aircraft and satellite-based high power laser systems to engage and destroy missiles at long ranges (hundreds to thousands of kilometers). A precision inertial reference unit (IRU) is critical to successful operation of longrange, high power laser systems for missile defense. The IRU enables the system to accurately point the payload telescope and attached tracking sens ...

There is a demand for enhanced performance gyros used in advanced inertial reference units (aIRUs) required in Space Based Laser systems and space based surveillance systems. The current high performance gyros are marginal in meeting the SBL aIRUperformance requirements and are very expensive. Applied Technology Associates (ATA) proposes to develop a breakthrough angular rate gyroscope that has ...

Applied Technology Associates (ATA) proposes to introduce a high-accuracy, inexpensive, relative position sensor (HARPS), based on shearing of EU magnetic core pieces. This new technology provides potential significant benefits for achieving a lightweight,high-precision inertial reference unit (IRU). The proposed HARP sensor will integrate technologies of low-noise differential transformer sensors ...

Applied Technology Associates (ATA) proposes to introduce a small, inexpensive, dual-function inertial angle measurement and control device based upon magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) technology. This new technology provides potential significant benefits forachieving a lightweight, high-precision inertial reference unit (IRU). The proposed MHD Actuator/Sensor will integrate technologies of low-noise ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The potential contribution of telomerase activity towards unregulated cell proliferation and tumor growth has yet to be determined, and currently used methods for the measurement of telomerase activity are too cumbersome to be employed in the clinic, or used to facilitate pharmacologic screening. There is currently an acute and urgent need for a rapid telome ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The major objective of the proposed project is to develop methodology that will allow fast and efficient detection of infectious prion proteins prior to the onset of clinical symptoms. This includes the detection of infectious prions in mortal products, early ante-mortem diagnostic of the prion diseases, and developing experimental approaches allowing deline ...