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We propose to investigate and design an interactive and practical environment called NVision for modeling, simulation, dynamic reconfiguration, evaluation and visualization of software and system architectures for performance and reliability. NVision will be capable of modeling, simulating, documenting and visualizing the behavior of distributed dynamic systems. NVision will provide interfaces ...

The QorTek/Goodrich team is proposing a novel high stiffness SiC-SiC/C FSM design that incorporates a new self-assimilated actuation concept for multi-kHz tilt correction capability. The design concept will enable larger mirror clear aperture to be a reachable goal. The novel solution will enable a new level of performance in a compact lightweight design that is readily amenable to both convention ...

The new pressure sensor/transmitter technology for marine flow valves represents enormous advantages over existing marine pressure measurement devices. The new technology would meet virtually all the U.S. Navy needs in flow pressure/rate sensing at a fraction of the cost of what it presently costs the Navy to purchase. These low cost "pliable" sensors can be directly integrated in piping and valvi ...

QorTek has teamed with a leading U.S. exponent of SiC processes and component fabrication to develop and demonstrate a new very compact and efficient integrated switching motor drive power module. This unit will be designed volumetric compact and enable high temperature withstand using an advanced current controlled design that incorporates state-of-the-art SiC and supplementary high temperature c ...

Gun barrels in a harsh environment with repeated firing and resulting thermal cycling as in Afghanistan and Iraq, pose a significant threat to our soldiers when cracks emerge in the gun barrel possibly leading to barrel failure and/or explosion. The FBS, Inc. objective for Phase II work is the development of a completely autonomous ultrasonic guided wave technology for a real-time gun barrel damag ...

Software security - during every phase of development and deployment - is a mission-critical concern for all electronic systems. In Phase I, GateChange developed a cycle-accurate simulator of the Dynamic-Routing Array Processor (DRAP) and demonstrated the exceptional security (1.08x10901 encryption permutations) and performance of this architecture. The simulator was modeled on the actual silico ...

There is a need to enhance discrimination of threat vehicles from penetration aids as well as the lethality of U.S. interceptors against ballistic, maneuvering, and cruise missiles especially those carrying chem/bio payloads. The lethal radius of systems such as THAAD and others can be increased by the insertion of highly energetic composites as reactive materials of various densities. Proper us ...

There is a need to enhance the lethality of US interceptors against ballistic and cruise missiles especially those carrying chem/bio payload. The lethal radius of systems such as THAAD and others can be increased by the insertion of highly energetic composites as reactive materials of various densities. The proposed program describes several formulation approaches for property improvement and ...

In order to destroy ballistic and cruise missile threats with chemical, biological, HE or nuclear warheads in hit-to-kill or shoot-to-kill scenarios by PAC-3 or THAAD like systems (under the realities of limited targeting accuracy) lethality enhancement is needed. Discrimination of balloons and the potential RV kill in the exo can also benefit from more lethal warheads. Highly energetic-reacti ...

In order to destroy ballistic and cruise missile threats with chemical, biological, HE or nuclear warheads in hit-to-kill or shoot-to-kill scenarios by PAC-3 or THAAD like systems lethality enhancement is needed especially in emerging threat scenarios involving maneuvering targets. Highly energetic-reactive composites of several densities have been shown to increase damage by orders of magnitude ...