Abstract: High intensity yellow smoke and flame flare compositions are manufactured a procedure which closely parallels that of solid rocket propellants. These compositions use similar ingredients to those used in solid rocket propellants. These compositions are castable whereas conventional flares consist of pressed flare charges. Both colored flame and smoke are produced from the same composition. A liquid curable binder composition is selected from triethylene glycol succinate or carboxyl-terminated polybutadiene crosslinked with O,NN-tris(2,3-epoxypropyl)-4-aminophenol, and hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene crosslinked with isophorone diisocyanate. The color producing ingredient is a first inorganic salt of lead iodide which can be further enhanced by an additive of a reactive source of iodine selected from iodine pentoxide and iodoform. A second inorganic salt is selected from inorganic oxidizing salts consisting of potassium perchlorate and amononium perchlorate.

Abstract: An integrated filter and shielded ignition assembly locates all ignitable terials inside of the sealed metallic enclosure. The sealed metallic enclosure is present to prevent electromagnetic radiation interference and thereby enables the enclosure to have only one path where electricity can flow. The filter is considered a low bandpass electric filter. The filter does not interfere with the ordinary electric function of the ignition assembly.

Abstract: Solid propellant is first placed in a closed container with a solution of ter and detergent. A water slurry is then created by injecting compressed air in superheated steam into the solution to place the propellant and solution under several atmospheres of pressure and at the same time to raise the temperature of the solution to 400.degree.-600.degree. F. This results in oxidation of the propellant into such constituents as carbon dioxide, water, nitrous oxide and etc. These constituents are then removed by absorption.

Abstract: An aircraft collision warning system in which a low power pulsed laser sym projects narrow bandwidth radiation into 4.pi. steradians around an aircraft and a matched, narrow bandwidth receiver system, with a 4.pi. steradian field-of-view which detects such radiation emitted from another aircraft within range of the receiver and activates appropriate warning.

Abstract: A radio frequency linear acceleration free electron laser is provided by ing the pulses in such a time delay manner to phase lock the device and produce phase correlation between the laser pulses.

Abstract: A chemical laser cavity fuel injection system is provided in which a conving-diverging nozzle for injecting an oxidizer has manifolds mounted at opposite sides and at the exit plane of the converging-diverging nozzle with fuel injection wedges connected to the manifolds and having ports therein for injecting fuel therethrough with each wedge terminating at one side of the nozzle before crossing the boundary layer region at this side of the converging-diverging nozzle to provide secondary wedges that are staggered to provide for more uniform mixing and therefore less degrading in the laser output power over prior art arrangements.

Abstract: A two-axis angular fine adjust mount includes a one piece flexible diaphr that has an inner portion with mounting means for a prism on one side and means on an opposite side for actuating or adjusting the prism. The inner portion is connected in relation to an intermediate flexible portion which is connected to an outer support section for mounting the flexible diaphragm relative to a base. The outer support section also providing for mounting actuator means for actuating the opposite side of the inner portion which adjusts the prism to an accurate and precise position.

Abstract: A beam steering mirror is trunnion mounted about a primary axis relative to ring structure and the ring structure is trunnion mounted on a secondary axis 90.degree. from the axis of the beam steering mirror and in the same plane and the ring structure is trunnion mounted about its secondary axis relative to a stationary support structure, and the ring structure and the beam steering mirror each have electric torque motor actuators for adjusting the beam steering mirror and the ring structure relative to the stationary support structure.

Abstract: An air cushion-optical data read head that includes an optical pick-up system for reading data stored on the walls of an engraved V-groove disc or record, air means for causing the read head to hover above the surface of the record, and air jet means for guiding the head about the V-groove of the record.

Abstract: A structural external insulation for hypersonic missiles which reach speeds hat cause surface temperatures on the cylindrical shell structure to reach up to 3000.degree. F. for a period of time. The invention incorporates efficient high temperature insulation as an integral part of the composite shell manufacturing process (tape layup and/or filament winding).

Abstract: Sabot adapters are provided for mounting along the outer periphery of a ret on opposite sides of the center of gravity with the sabot adapters at each location including inner and outer ring shaped structures that are made of segments and telescoped together with tapering surfaces so that as the two ring structures are moved together they expand radially to fill the radial spacing between the rocket and a rocket launch tube to provide support for the rocket and cause accurate firing of the rocket.

Abstract: A polydisperse aggregate of very small solid particles that form voids therebetween with a lasing dye solution in said voids to form a laser host medium is disclosed.

Abstract: A fiber optic attenuator in which male and female members connect a fiber detector means with an attenuator member mounted between the end of the fiber and the detector for reducing the signal from the fiber before arriving at the detector to reduce the signal arriving at the detector sufficient to prevent the detector from becoming saturated and making it impossible to recover the video signal transmitted through the fiber.

Abstract: A system for enhancing targets by rotating a polarized filter in front of a V tracker system to enable an operator to pick out and track targets more effectively from a cluttered background including trees, vegetation, and general landscape.

Abstract: A method of locating an electrostatic discharge event in a predetermined ucture by sensing electromagnetically that an electrostatic discharge event has occurred and producing a trigger signal from the electromagnetic sensing to control a recording device for the starting of time, utilizing a plurality of acoustic detectors about the structure for sensing the acoustic of the electrostatic discharge event, determining the time elapsed between the starting of time by the electromagnetic sensing and the signals sensed by the acoustic detectors and utilizing the information gained from the times sensed and the predetermined locations of the sensors to determine the location of the electrostatic discharge event in the predetermined structure.

Abstract: A warhead has a high energy explosive charge mounted therein for launching multiplicity of clustered metal fragments for killing a target with shock attenuator means mounted between the cluster of fragments and the high explosive charge to attenuate shock and prevent breakup of individual fragments.

Abstract: Fiber optic variable focus lens in which a bundle of fibers are fixed at end in a common plane and having another end of the fibers that is adjustable relative to a ring to allow said another end of the fibers to be adjusted to end in different planes and produce a lens. The lens can be varied and adjusted by utilizing adjusting mechanism for the fibers.

Abstract: A pressurized piston expulsion system in which an inner and smaller tank is n the form of a piston and mounted inside a larger tank by being sealably and slidably mounted therein to define two chambers in the larger tank and the smaller tank including high pressure stored gas therein with valving means for controlling flow of the gas to one side of the smaller tank and piston to cause fuel on an opposite side of the smaller tank and piston to be dispensed to a point of use.

Abstract: The light weight non-saturating spaced core inductor that is made of altete layers of magnetic and light weight non-magnetic materials to provide a structure that is light in weight yet has the non-saturating inductor characteristics required for certain circuits that are subject to over-load.

Abstract: A method of adjusting a laser diode relative to a solid optical correlator ody to adjust the optical axis of the laser diode relative to a matched filter mounted in a predetermined position on the solid optical correlator body and then securing the laser diode in the predetermined position to provide an aligned optical correlator for receiving correlator signals from a predetermined scene to correlate the scene with that of the matched filter.