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Thermal Imager
InfraRed Integrated Systems Ltd. (Irisys, Northampton, UK) offers the IRI 1011 universal thermal imager for military and industrial applications. The imager houses the imaging optics, detector, drive electronics, optical...
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Recoil Pads
Shock-absorbing Kick-EEZ recoil pads from Sorbothane (Kent, OH) protect soldiers from the effects of recoil of weapons. The pad fits into the weapon's sliding buttstock and adapts to different firing positions and soldiers with different physical characteristics. Made of proprietary Sorbothane® material, the pad attenuates shock...
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Keyboard for Night-Vision Goggles
iKey (Austin, TX) offers backlit keyboards that are compatible with night-vision goggles. Interference caused by LED lights in illuminated computer keyboards can make it difficult to see when wearing...
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CMOS Image Sensor
The TriWave™ germanium-enhanced CMOS image sensor from NoblePeak Vision (Wakefield, MA) has sensitivity over the visible to shortwave infrared (SWIR) range of the electromagnet spectrum. Users can capture visual images in zero light. The imager has a pixel size of 10 × 10μ, and allows camera manufacturers to...
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Wearable Language Translation System
Voxtec International (Annapolis, MD) offers the SQUID™ SQ.200 wearable translation system that provides troops with tactical, one-way translation capabilities available in more than 40 languages. The voice-activated, hands-free, eyes-free device is pre-loaded with over 2,000 situational phrases, translated...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Detecting Explosives by Use of LIBS
Laser-induced breakdown spectros - copy (LIBS) has been investigated for potential utility as a means of detecting trace amounts of chemical explosives and residues thereof in lawenforcement, forensic...
Briefs Medical
NO-Generating Coats for Subcutaneous Glucose Sensors
In a research program now in progress, polymeric materials that catalyze the generation of nitric oxide (NO) at low concentrations are being developed and tested for utility as coatings on...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Fusion of Image- and Inertial-Sensor Data for Navigation
Amethod of real-time fusion of readout data from electronic inertial and image sensors for passive navigation has been developed. By "passive navigation" is meant navigation without the...
Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
MEMS Offset-Beam Torsional Electrothermal Actuators
Prototypes of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) rotational actuators based on a principle of torsion induced by thermal expansion of electrically heated offset beams have been designed,...
Briefs Medical
Update on Implantable Sensors for Metabolic Monitoring
Progress has been made in a continuing effort to develop surgically implantable, biocompatible electrochemical- sensor arrays for continuous measurement of concentrations of analytes that...
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Use of a Heat Pipe to Cool Aircraft Electronics
The first steps have been taken in a continuing project to study the suitability of dissipating heat from electronic and electric-actuator equipment aboard an aircraft by using a loop heat pipe, containing water as the working fluid, that delivers the heat to the exterior aircraft skin. The first...
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Microscale Electrical Contacts for Self-Assembly
An experimental study of self-assembly processes in which small, heterogeneous components become spontaneously aligned with each other and bonded through soldering of mating electrical contacts...
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Electrical Filters Containing Multistage PBG Resonators
Electrical filters of a recently invented type are designed and constructed as transmission lines into which multistage photonic-band-gap (PBG) structures are incorporated. As used here,...
Briefs Photonics/Optics
BC VCSELs for RF/Photonic Links
Bipolar cascade (BC) vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) of a type intended specifically for use in radio-frequency (RF)/photonic links have been demonstrated. As used here, "RF/photonic link"...
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Effect of Laser Noise on an Analog RF/Photonic Link
Aset of equations has been formulated to enable quantification of several aspects of the performance of an analog photonic communication link as affected by laser noise. A procedure for...
Briefs Information Technology
C++ Architecture for Simulating UAVs
A conference paper describes the use of the CADAC++ software system for simulating operations of uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs) in conjunction with moving ground targets while interacting with other UAVs and with satellites that assist in targeting. CADAC++ was developed by rewriting the prior...
Briefs Information Technology
Overcoming Obstacles to DoD Software Technology Transition
The term "Software Wind Tunnel" (SWiT) denotes an institution proposed to be established as a means of overcoming obstacles that, heretofore, have impeded technology transition in...
Briefs Information Technology
Magneto-Fluid Dynamics Calculations for Aerodynamics
Governing differential equations, and algorithms to solve the equations numerically, have been developed to enable computational simulation of weakly ionized aerodynamic flows in the presence of electromagnetic fields. The equations and algorithms are intended mainly for application to airflows...
Briefs Materials
GOx/CNT/Silica Composites for Bioelectrodes
Composites of glucose oxidase (GOx), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and biologically synthesized silica have been synthesized and tested. These composites are prototypes of biological/electrical interfacial...
Briefs Information Technology
Planning Observations by Unmanned Surface Vessels
Three algorithms, and software that implements the algorithms, have been conceived and analyzed as means of effecting automated planning of scientific observations by a fleet of unmanned surface...
Briefs Materials
Progress in Design and Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials
A five-and-a-half-year integrated multidisciplinary research project has been characterized by three themes pertinent to the development of advanced materials having tailorable...
Briefs Physical Sciences
Mixing and Combustion in Turbulent, High-Speed Flows
A collection of reports presents a detailed description of a research program that focused on fundamental investigations of mixing and combustion in turbulent subsonic and supersonic flows like those encountered in high-speed air-breathing aircraft engines. The research included close...
Briefs Physical Sciences
Microcompression Tests of a BMG and a Tungsten/BMG Composite
Uniaxial-compression tests of micron-scale specimens (microcompression tests) of a bulk metallic glass (BMG) and of a tungsten/BMG composite have been performed to contribute to...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Thermal Trends and Improvements for Rugged COTS Cards
Thermal management of rugged COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) cards destined for defense applications has always been a challenge due to the high operating temperatures and other harsh...
Articles Imaging
Data-Based Paradigm for Rapid Development of Advanced Avionics Displays
The database concepts, tools, and runtime software described in this article provide a methodology for creating advanced avionics human-machine interfaces (HMIs), such as...
Tech Transfer Reports
Novel Tooling Technique Cuts Cost and Time of Manufacturing Parts
Imagine being able to mold and manufacture parts the size of a bedroom in just two days. A system for composite fabrication, based on a material that has been nicknamed...
Tech Transfer Reports
Pultrusion Process Simplifies Manufacture of Composite Structures
A simple pultrusion technique is being adapted to lend its simplicity, efficiency, and cost savings to the production of complex composite structures for high-performance...
Tech Transfer Reports
Work Cell Design Enhances Safety of Braiding/Filament Winding Process
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) successfully executed several phases of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to develop an advanced multi-axis braiding/filament winding work cell. The technology work cell has proven its ability to cut costs and improve...
Briefs Electronics & Computers
FPGA-Based Communication Channel for Digital Signal Processor Chips
A method for networking, and a network of, digital signal processors (DSP) via at least one field-programmable gate array (FPGA) enables the simultaneous broadcast of data from a DSP to a number of DSPs. The apparatus comprises a host DSP, at least one FPGA in communication with...
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