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Evaluation of Four Methods of Reconfiguring an FPGA
A study was performed to evaluate the relative merits of four methods of reconfiguring a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) in response to detection of a faulty configurable logic block...
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Asynchronous Architectures for Large-Integer Processors
New architectures have been developed for cryptographic hardware that offer high throughput, algorithm flexibility, radiation hardness, and low power. The asynchronous (clockless) architecture combines a dedicated large-integer processor (LIP), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), and a...
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Using High-Performance Computing Clusters to Support Fine-Grained Parallel Applications
A heterogeneous cluster comprised of host processors and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) was used to accelerate the performance of parallel...
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Implementing On-Board Cloud Detection on a Reconfigurable Computer
Reconfigurable Computers (RCs) combine traditional microprocessors with field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and are characterized by lower form/wrap factors compared to...
Briefs Materials
Polymer Matrix Composite Materials for a Structural Multifunctional Fuel Cell
A structural multifunctional fuel cell design enables material elements participating in power or energy processes to also carry significant structural loads....
Briefs Materials
Mechanical Response of an Al-PTFE Composite to Uniaxial Compression Over a Range of Strain Rates and Temperatures
Reactive materials can be loosely categorized as composites of inert solid materials which, when subjected to a violent...
Briefs Materials
Novel Conductive Coatings of Carbon Nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are the material of ever-increasing concern due to their excellent electronic and physicochemical properties. Currently, research has been focused towards their applications for use in chemical and biological sensors as well as their use in optoelectronic devices. One of the...
Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Water Mist System for Shipboard Machinery Space Fires
Water mist has been determined to be a preferred alternative to Halon 1301 total flooding to extinguish fires occurring in ship machinery spaces and pump rooms, because it is...
Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Axial Field Electric Motor
An axial field electric motor comprises one or more elements such as a rotor mounted for rotation and multiple axial flux permanent magnets carried by the rotor. The axial flux permanent magnets are oriented such...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Miniature Rotorcraft Flight Control Stabilization System
Autonomous rotorcraft provide improved capability in performing military missions such as reconnaissance, targeting, border patrol, and environmental sensing. A common difficulty in...
Briefs Physical Sciences
Studies of Dynamic Fracture in Brittle Materials
A program of research spanning several years ending in November 2005 was dedicated primarily to formulation and analysis of canonical boundary- value problems in mathematical modeling of dynamic fracture in brittle materials. The sub-topics within the broad topic of dynamic fracture in brittle...
Briefs Physical Sciences
Acceleration Strain Transducer Containing Cantilever Flaps
A recently invented acceleration strain transducer is based on the principle of a conventional spring-and-mass acceleration transducer combined with a linear strain sensor that...
Briefs Physical Sciences
Simulation of Airflow Through a Test Chamber
A computational-simulation study of the flow of air through a thermo-anemometer chamber was performed to resolve what originally seemed to be an anomaly in the measurement data obtained by use of...
Briefs Information Technology
Study of Submodeling of a Small Component in a Structure
A study was performed to evaluate the accuracy achievable in the use of submodeling in finite-element modeling of the mechanical response of a structural system that includes...
Briefs Information Technology
Next-Generation Information Systems Architectures
A document describes a paradigm in which low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with wireless communication capability are used to assist networking among a set of ground stations. This new paradigm is attractive because UAVs can be dynamically deployed in a wide variety of geographical...
Articles Aerospace
Weapon and Armor System Power in Future Combat Vehicles
Future combat vehicles will require unconventional weapons and armor systems such as electromagnetic (EM) or electrothermal chemical (ETC) guns, electromagnetic (EM) armor, and...
Articles Aerospace
Detecting Improvised Explosive Devices in Urban Areas
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are rudimentary bombs that generally consist of commonly found non-military materials. Although common IED threats include roadside bombs, suicide...
Tech Transfer Reports Materials
Ceramic Manufacturing Technique Opens New Markets
Traditionally, ceramics have been thought of as hard and brittle, yet able to tolerate high temperatures. Now, Advanced Ceramics Research (ACR) of Tucson, AZ has developed a method of...
Tech Transfer Reports
New Micromachining Method Upgrades Microfluidic Chip Technology
Someday, you may be able to go to your neighborhood drugstore and choose from a diagnostic kit that can test for high cholesterol, a faulty gene that predisposes you to...
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Satellite Phone
The 9555 satellite phone from Iridium Satellite LLC (Bethesda, MD) is compact and features an intuitive user interface, speakerphone, Short Messaging Service and e-mail capabilities, an upgraded mini-USB data port, and an...
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Signal Translator
Luxul Wireless (Lindon, UT) has released the Shock- WAV™ frequency-translating amplifier (FTA) for use in secure military, defense, and homeland security applications. The FTA converts signals generated by commercial...
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Messaging Communications Bus
Real-Time Innovations (Sunnyvale, CA) offers RTI Data Distribution Service, Safety-Critical Edition, a smallfootprint version of real-time messaging middleware to meet safety certification standards such as...
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Submersible Pressure Sensors
The AST4520 media-isolated, submersible pressure sensor from American Sensor Technologies (Mt. Olive, NJ) features a flush diaphragm steel cage design with stainless steel construction for level monitoring of...
Products Aerospace
Avionics Bus Box
Ballard Technology (Everett, WA) offers the Avionics BusBox 2000 Series, a DO-160 box designed for rugged environments. The embedded computer has built-in interfaces for standard peripherals and various avionics databases....
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Aerospace Engine Components
Sandvik Coromant (Fairlawn, NJ) has released an Aerospace Engine Solutions Package that contains five standard products to support the aerospace engine industry. The GC1115 is a PVD-coated grade for high-temperature alloys that offers wear resistance; the CoroCut angled inserts are a grooving system that uses 24...
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Thermal Wind Tunnel
OMEGA Engineering (Stamford, CT) offers the WT-2000 thermal wind tunnel in a portable, benchtop design. Made of clear polycarbonate and PVC, it is designed to provide uniform and repeatable airflow up to 1000 fpm. The...
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Robotic Platform
The Chaos™ robotic platform from Auton - omous Solutions (Logan, UT) is designed to remotely access hazardous areas previously accessible only by foot, reducing risk to personnel. The robot is able to navigate over rough,...
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Air-Cooled Enclosures
Carlo Gavazzi Computing Solutions (Brockton, MA) has introduced the 715 Series of recirculating, air-cooled, rugged ATR enclosures for protection of commercial off-the-shelf convection-cooled cards de ployed in caustic...
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Aerospace Seals
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions (Fort Wayne, IN) has introduced Turcon® Varilip® PDR industrial seals for the aerospace industry. They are designed for high-speed rotating applications, and are constructed from one or multiple...
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