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This project will apply virtual reality (VR) technology, in the context of system engineering, to develop a more effective, convenient, and realistic virtual prototyping technology that will improve the capacity to develop and assess complex computer-based systems. An intermediate goal of this Phase I initiative is automatically generating executable VR-based simulation code from IDEF3 behav ...

This project will identify and characterize the principles governing operations in the sustainment domain for end items undergoing maintenance and repair with minimal disassembly, define requirements for sustainment-oriented planning and scheduling systems, and produce a candiddate implementation architecture for an integrated, situation-based planning, scheduling, and dispatch support system. Th ...

This SBIR Phase I project will create an event representation framework and generate a catalogue of reasoning mechanisms for transforming domain specific events into a convenient representational framework. The choice of the representation scheme used to model a domain for analysis by the neural network of fuzzy logic system can make an enormous difference in the ease and efficiency of the proble ...

This Phase I project pertains to the synthesis and biological evaluation of novel L-nucleoside-derived antimalarial compounds. A major recent finding has been that during the development of the malaria parasite in the host erythrocyte, profound alterations are caused in the permeability of the host cell-membrane. Recent investigations have discovered that a new transport pathway for nucleosides ...

We propose an optical parametric oscillator based on silver gallium selenide and pumped by the output of a Raman laser for the generation of infrared radiation tunable between 7.5 and 9 microns at 10-kHz repetition rates. The recently developed Raman laser provides high-quality output beams with selectable pulse duration and is well-suited to OPO pumping. The OPO will be injection seeded to redu ...

This Small Business Innovative Research Phase I project will focus on the development of a compact, rugged, low-maintenance, cost-effective, all Solid-State Raman Image Amplifier (SSRIA) capable of amplifying low-level LIDAR images and producing gated images with potential gate times of less than a nanosecond. The innovative technology to be implemented is based on a solid-state stimulated Raman s ...

In this proposal, we describe a novel approach for realizing a parallel, nonmechical, read/write interconnection for angle-multiplexed three-dimensional (3-D) optical memories. Our concept represents a significant first step required toward taking this critical memory technology from the laboratory and inserting it into operational systems. The concept utilizes novel optomechanical packaging and ...

There are currently no fire warning systems in use at ammunition storage areas. This is due to the lack of a detection and warning system that is capable of operation in large areas where there are multiple background sources. Early detection and suppression of fires in hazardous areas can save lives as well as millions of dollars in lost weapons and ammunition. We propose a fire-detection and ...

We propose to design and fabricate an optical filter that can be tuned continuously from 1.5 um to 2.5 um with a linewidth less than 1 nm. Our system consists of 2 separate filters that can each be electronically tuned. One provides a large free spectral range, and the other provides a narrow linewidth.

We have designed an innovative adaptive-optics system to provide correction for laser beam distortion by large atmospheric turbulences such as in an aircraft boundary-layer. The adaptive-optics design is applicable to laser-based infrared countermeasure systems, laser rangefinders, and laser target designators. Our design is a new approach that specifically address large-scale turbulence in t ...