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A liquid chemical hydride-based hydrogen storage system is proposed for high density hydrogen supply for fuel cell power generation applications. Research works performed at MER showed that certain liquid hydrides can be catalytically dehydrogenated at temperatures as low as 150¿C. The released hydrogen gas can be withdrawn from the system through a hydrogen permeable membrane to achieve comple ...

IN RECENT YEARS THE CORROSIVITY OF THE TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT HAS BECOME MORE SEVERE DUE TO INCREASED USE OF ROAD SALTS, INCREASED ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS (SO(2) AND NO(X)), AND CHANGES IN CLIMATIC CONDITIONS IN SELECTED GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE WORLD. THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF THE ABOVE CONDITIONS AND MARINE SALTS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF SELECTED VEHICLES AN ...

THE PROPOSED SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE THE EVALUATOR WITH A POWERFUL ANALYSIS TOOL IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE I/EW SYSTEM UNDER EVALUATION IN AN OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. THE PROPOSED SIMULATION SYSTEM WILL OPERATE USING PARAMETRIC INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM AN ALL SOURCE I/EW DATA BASE. SECURITY ENTRY SCHEMES WILL BE EMBEDDED IN THE TEMPESTED IBM PC/AT TO PROVIDE SECU ...

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Radio frequency (R-F) interference is the degradation in the performance of a device, equipment, or a system caused by radio frequency disturbance. Conventional filters on COTS equipment are unable to adequately cope with the R-F interference associated with high frequency, high energy density sources. Of major concern also is the additional weight and space penalty that these mandatory passive ...

There is a need for a passive sampler that can measure chemical simulant vapor concentration in real time, and under nuclear- biological- chemical-protective light-weight clothing. Existing samplers and sampler design concepts are not able to meet this need because of bulk, difflision limitations, contamination potential, durability, sensitivity, selectivity, reliability, and cost. Nanomaterials ...

Military scout vehicles and commercial sports utility vehicles share the common need for advanced suspension/drive systems that offer robustness over widely varying terrain. The ultimate system for handling, ride isolation, and stability control would incorporate high efficiency electric motors independently driving the four wheels, with one on-board high-level computer for controlling the active ...

This project applies a combination of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), Genetic Algorithms (GA), and CAD software to the problem of optimum armor design. Previous work for TACOM has established the efficacy of ANN/GA as applied to the problem of 1-D armor design. This new work will extend the concept to full 3-D vehicle geometries (CAD models). The CAD part of the code will handle the 3D data d ...

We have developed a new ground penetrating radar (GPR) which exploits stepped frequency technology and uses innovative spatial and temporal signal processing techniques to produce detailed, three dimensional images of buried objects. The resulting images are a significant improvement of ver images produces by conventional GPR. Our new GPR uses a pair of transmit-receive antennas and stepped freq ...

3-D visualization of multiple RF fields requires innovative display techniques to overcome a number of technical challenges, including surface polygon reduction for increased graphics speed, and discrimination of multiple overlapping surfaces. The innovation in the present proposal derives from the PI's recent development of a 3-D tactical display for the Navy in which the interaction of sonar ac ...