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"In this project we will develop innovative algorithms for anomaly detection,target detection, and atmospheric quantification. The algorithms will combinespectral and spatial information in hyperspectral images and will be applicableto the visible through short-wave infrared and thermal infrared spectral ranges.Targets will be represented using invariant physics-based spectral subspaces thatdescr ...

"In this project we will develop a system for modeling hyperspectraltarget signatures and background clutter in tree regions. The systemwill generate VNIR/SWIR and LWIR target signature predictions bycombining models for 3-D tree structure, leaf optical properties,3-D target geometry and physical properties, the atmospheric andthermal conditions, and sensor properties. The models will includethe ...

"ISC proposes to develop an adaptive computing module by stacking commercially available, programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors and memories to provide a universal hardware commonality which will ease system design and delay obsolescence. It willalso alleviate the need for ASIC processors and controllers in many applications, as RISC versions of high-end microprocessors can also be emulate ...

"Simulation of the real world has long been recognized as an effective means for testing military equipment. However, effective testing requires that simulation be of high fidelity. It becomes paramount, therefore, to model accurately the environment inwhich simulation takes place. For human-in-the-loop testing, the need for fidelity places severe demands upon display technology; demands that push ...

"Phase II will carry out a system study of a membrane optics system utilizing inflatably deployed rigidizable conical booms. The boom packaging/deployment concept was conceived by L'Garde and results in a minimum weight system. It requires essentially zeroadditional mass. The use of rigidizable inflatably deployed booms for deployment of membrane space structures shows great promise because of th ...

"Successful application of pulsed detonation wave engine for rocket propulsion brings with it increased payload, precise control over impulse, ability to operate in a continuous or intermittent mode and ease of maintenance. The proposed effort addressessome critical issues in the development of pulsed detonation wave engines for rocket propulsion. The focus is on the use of liquid O2. valve-less o ...

"A design tool is proposed, capable of quick identification of the parameter space leading to excessive flow oscillations in gas turbine combustors and augmentors. The tool is based on proper reduction of the original 3D flow path topology to an equivalent2D/axisymmetric slice which retains the salient features of the original component. Developing this design tool requires extensive testing again ...

"In this Phase II proposal we outline a plan to develop a novel phase conjugate laser system capable of locking and tracking remote objects. The proposed system uses a pulse laser with an intra-cavity four-wave mixing configuration. During Phase I weperformed an extensive theoretical analysis of the phase conjugation system, built a breadboard and demonstrated the operational principles of the exp ...

"This is a proposal to develop an integrated aero-optical test simulator code. The code will contain three elements, 1) an algorithm for producing physically plausible aero-optical properties and bounds on properties characterizing flows of interest, 2) analgorithm for converting these into aero-optical features of a flow described by a set of time-varying random phase screens, and 3) a code that ...

"The objective of this project is to produce complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) static-random-access memories (SRAMs) which combine very high operational speed, radiation hardness, amenability to emdedded silicon-on-chip (SOC) applications, highpacking density, low power consumption and manufacturability at reasonable costs. The technical approach is based on radiation hardened circuit ...