NASA Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

going to a newly commanded location, hovering at a specified altitude and location, executing a complete search pattern, or
returning home on command.
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Underwater Vehicles
20040073658 Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA
A Surveillance and Targeting System for an Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Solorzano, Manuel R.; Gage, Douglas W.; Aug. 1990; 20 pp.; In English
Report No.(s): AD-A422542; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy
Presentation on a surveillance and targeting system for an unmanned ground vehicle.
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Surveillance; Unmanned Ground Vehicles
20040073689 Coventor, Inc., Cambridge, MA
Optoflow: Design Tools for Integrating Optical Detection in Micro-Total Analysis Systems
Korsmeyer, Tom; Apr. 2004; 17 pp.; In English; Original contains color illustrations
Contract(s)/Grant(s): F30602-01-2-0547; Proj-E117
Report No.(s): AD-A422589; AFRL-IF-RS-TR-2004-93; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy
The finest systems for chemical and microchemical analysis today use optical systems for detection and identification of
chemical samples. This is because these systems offer both the highest sensitivity and can make use of the most powerful array
of labeling and tagging technologies to give specificity to any measurement. The major drawback of such optical subsystems
for DoD applications in chemical and biological warfare detection (CBD) is their large size, high cost, and relative fragility.
Given the recent progress in integrated microfluidics, in optical MEMS, and in passive micro-optics, the time is right to drive
high quality optical detection systems for microchemistry to compact micro- fabricated implementations.
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Biological Effects; Detection; Microanalysis; Optical Equipment; Optical Measurement
20040073713 Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT
Parametric Filters For Non-Stationary Interference Mitigation in Airborne Radars
Parker, Peter; Swindlehurst, A. L.; Mar. 14, 2001; 27 pp.; In English; Original contains color illustrations
Report No.(s): AD-A422623; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy
Workshop presentation on parametric filters for non-stationary interference mitigation in airborne radars.
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Airborne Radar; Multistatic Radar
20040073748 Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab., Hanover, NH
Point-Surface Energetics Detection: Initial Sensor Evaluation
Van Wyck, Neal E.; Thorne, Phillip G.; Apr. 2004; 28 pp.; In English
Report No.(s): AD-A422671; ERDC/CRREL-TR-04-10; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy
The development of real-time detection capability for explosives and propellants in high- concentration point sources is
an important objective for comprehensive test and training range management. This report documents efforts to identify and
characterize sensors that are both sensitive and selective to high-concentration point sources and can operate in a standoff
mode by detecting the vapors released by energetics. Other factors under study included portability, speed of analysis, and
overall system ruggedness. Initial evaluations identified 28 potential detection systems. Based primarily on sensitivity
requirements, the initial list was reduced to five candidate detectors. The subset of detectors was then subjected to further
evaluation, including extensive laboratory testing. Based on the results of laboratory testing and evaluations, we identified a
single detector that warrants further investigation: GE Ion Track’s Vapor Tracer2. The Vapor Tracer2 is the most sensitive of
the detectors tested and has the greatest freedom from interferences. We recommend follow- on laboratory and field
investigations to determine the potential of this detector for high-concentration point-source detection.
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Explosives; Propellants
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