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The use of advanced composite materials in all applications has increased dramatically, but the methods for managing and processing have remained unchanged for thirty years. Advanced, mulitple sensor technology has been demonstrated to reduce process time and costs. AvPro proposes to develop a single sensor system to provide multiple data inputs. It would be a means to validate models for proce ...

PacAstro has shown that significant cost reduction and operational advantages are possible for small orbital and suborbital mission using a simple pressure fed, LOX/Kerosene vehicle configuration. Under private and government funding, we have begun development of the engine which is critical to realize extremely low cost, highly reliable and highly capable space transportation. Beginning with a p ...

The need for small portable, low-cost instruments for field environmental measurements is well documented. Nomadics is developing powerful handheld instruments based on the portable computers and PCMCIA cards. We intent to marry existing proven (but not yet deployed) sensor technologies with portable computers (such as laptops, palmtops and PDAs) using the industry standard PCMCIA card and virtu ...

Vaccines have significantly improved the health of animals and humans during the past century. However, there are still problems associated with cost, distribution and safety in administration of the vaccines, e.g., needle-stick injuries. Anthrax caused by Bacillus anthracis is a world-wide problem affecting both animals and humans. Although current anthrax vaccines for humans and animals have ...

During Phase I, RGS will design, construct, and demonstrate a proof of concept prototype for cost effective delivery of digital engineering and logistics information to the ship. Visual hypertext links will be established using full color digitized photographs taken during a survey process. These photos will be integrated into the user interface as full color digitized displays of the space and eq ...

Due to the lack of hardware architecture standard for satellite front ends and the multitude of satellite telemetry formats, telemetry front ends can be expensive to develop and maintain-custom hardware and software solutions (unique for each satellite or station application) are often the only way to satisfy mission needs. Because of the tailor-made nature of these components, costs are often hi ...

The modeling and active control of the resonant interaction between a free shear layer and an open cavity is of direct relevance to military aircraft applications. Techniques will be investigated to first model and then control acoustic resonance in open cavity flows. The problem consists of the nonlinear interaction between a turbulent free shear layer and the cavity acoustics and is further co ...

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The attack scenario of interest to Eglin involves a conventional fragmenting munition that enters a fixed above-ground or hardened underground structure and explosively detonates. As a result of weapon detonation, liquid chemical or dry biological agent is released inside the structure, either as a spill or as an airborne dispersion. The subsequent mixing with air and with explosive products bri ...

A need exists for wide-band, high data rate communications capabilities for the soldier in the field. A wireless LAN solution that does not require directional antenna pointing for the soldier on the move is desired. Conformal antenna embedded in the soldier ensemble can solve the problem and also provide a relay capability for soldier paging and reporting. In this SBIR (Small Business Innovati ...