Abstract: An ammunition transfer system, for large caliber artillery ammunitions of varying dimension, using a shuttle moveable through the transfer device's housing to transfer a projectile into or out of the said device. The said shuttle has gripping devices to engage the rotating band and base area of the projectile to release it according to biasing cams adjacent to the path of travel. The remainder of the projectile is supported by roller devices in the housing of the transfer device. A multiplicity of storage cavities provide the means to store projectiles. The said transfer device may be mounted to a positioning system capable of aligning it with any particular storage cell and transporting it to other destinations.

Abstract: The diffusion through a membrane assaying apparatus and method facilitates rapid detection of small or larger molecular weight substances such as hazardous wastes, toxic chemicals or the like by using a semipermeable membrane having a predetermined molecular weight cutoff. The semipermeable membrane is provided as part of a container having a removable barrier which facilitates control of diffusion through the membrane. The assaying method includes the use of a reaction mechanism for detection of a predetermined substance. The reaction mechanism includes one or more reagents which are designed to either react or compete for a substance for which assaying is being performed. By selecting the proper reagents and molecular weight cutoff of the semipermeable membrane, the presence or absence of a reaction such as a color change or production of vapor provides indication whether the substance being assayed for is present in the test sample.

Abstract: A motion detection device for use as a monitor for patient movement, inclng a sensor for generating motion signals, an integrator for integrating the motion signals over a period of time, and a threshold level of signals generating an alarm signal upon exceeding a predetermined minimum value of the motion signals to activate an alarm. The sensor includes an edge detector for providing a motion sensed outpost of a series of sharp voltage rises and falls to generate a sequence of voltage pulses of predetermined magnitude and time duration which generate an alarm signal if the pulses are generated faster than a preset rate of voltage decay based upon a preselected minimum movement to be sensed.

Abstract: Apparatus for growing cultures of microorganisms comprised of an inert ri porous member having passageways extending therethrough and structure for bringing liquid in contact with one side of the member. In one species of the invention, the passageways are small enough to prevent microorganisms from flowing through them.

Abstract: Disclosed is a filter for a reduced threat chemical/biological protective spiratory device which includes a housing having an air intake orifice and an air exit orifice and which encloses a filtering element which includes a plurality of bonded spherical carbon beads arranged in a open cell type matrix. The filtering element also includes an aerosol and particulate filtering element which is a plurality of electrostatically charged polypropylene fibers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for reducing dispersion in gun launched projectiles. n axial thrust is applied to the projectile at a specific time in the yaw cycle to cancel the effect of aerodynamic jump which arises from the effect of yawing motion disturbance created by an initial disturbance.

Abstract: An armor piercing projectile having a ramjet engine located at the forward nd such that the exhaust nozzles of the ramjet engine are located at or near the center of gravity of the projectile. A warhead is contained in the center portion of the projectile and is either a shaped charge device or a high explosive warhead. A tail boom with stabilizing fins is located at the rear of the projectile. In an alternate embodiment, the ramjet engine is attached by an extension sleeve to the warhead allowing it to telescope after launch and provide increased standoff for better penetration by the shaped charge. Another embodiment allows the ramjet motor to detach prior to impact at the target to better allow the warhead to penetrate. A further embodiment incorporates an armor piercing subprojectile located within the centerbody of the ramjet motor.

Abstract: A police baton sidearm having a baton main body and a crosshandle which is ttached in a perpendicular manner to the baton main body at a position longitudinally displaced from the geometric center of the baton main body. The baton main body also houses a recessed trigger ahead of the crosshandle and means for launching a projectile. In order to achieve impact insensitivity a double action only firing mechanism is employed. The baton main body is constructed in two parts to accomodate breech loading and various connection schemes including interrupted and multilead threads on abutting portions of the baton main body. Guide rods or a hinge mechanism may be provided to accomodate one-handed loading. The police baton sidearm may also be equipped with gunsights and a laser pointing device for improving the accuracy of the user's aim.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for the sensitive detection of atmospheric and/or surface absorbed nitrocompounds has been developed. The apparatus and method may be employed to detect the presence or absence of propellants, explosives, and nitropollutants. The unique feature herein is that the apparatus and method employ one laser operating at or near 226 nm. The laser photofragments the target molecule and facilitates the detection of the characteristic NO fragment, by resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) and/or laser-induced-fluorescence (LIF) via its A.sup.2 .SIGMA..sup.+ -X.sup.2 II.sub.i transitions. The analytical utility of this apparatus and method has been demonstrated on numerous compounds, such as, DMNA, nitromethane, nitro-benzene, TNT, and RDX. With the present system, a limit of detection of 8 and 24 ppb is obtained for RDX and TNT, respectively, using only 100 micro-Joules per pulse of laser energy.

Abstract: Pliers having opposed gripping tips thereon wherein each gripping tip is figured as a tooth which extends toward the opposite gripping tip.

Abstract: A methods for gauging the solderability of printed circuit boards or printed wiring boards using differential reflectometry techniques. The method facilitates the determination of solderability properties of a substrate in a non-destructive manner.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for remotely disassembling a failed high explosive ype mine. The apparatus is mounted on a mobile chassis and has a remote operator shelter for control of the apparatus. The apparatus has a stripper assembly to remove appendages from the body of the mine. A chuck assembly moves the stripped body of the mine to a cutter assembly and rotates the body of the mine so that the electronics assembly is severed from the body of the mine. A puller assembly extracts the safe and arming device from the high explosive filler in the body of the mine. In an alternate embodiment, a rammer assembly has a pressing cylinder to push the electronics assembly and the safe and arming device from the center of the body of the mine as the outer portion of the body of the mine is firmly retained on the frame of the rammer assembly. Video cameras on the apparatus are provided to permit remote control of the disassembly.

Abstract: GaAs base optical waveguide-based structure for a neural network is discld which may form the basic functional building block of a neural architecture in which the waveguide architecture contains at least three electrically active components which are electrically isolated from each other. The waveguide parameters are such that the laser light propagating through the waveguide is a single-mode in both transverse and lateral directions. A superlattice structure is incorporated in the waveguide core and results in electroabsorption of the input laser light. An electric field is supplied to the active components in order to change the transmission properties of the core material, thus modulating the light passing through the core material.

Abstract: A novel warhead employing a unique shaped charge liner design is disclosed. particular construction of the liner is described whereby the fabrication process uses three radii of curvature to generate an arcuate design which is convex when viewed from the open end. This liner design is capable of producing two distinct jets; a front or precursor jet consisting of small diameter particles traveling faster than a secondary or main jet and consists of larger diameter particles.

Abstract: A thermal test target with a uniform surface temperature which can be used to characterize and measure thermal image degradation due to atmospheric propagation of the image radiation field. This thermal test target board produces very uniform spatial frequency patterns with near perfect transitions between hot and cold portions which do not change during the diurnal cycle and which are not impacted by environmental changes.

Abstract: A double ramped, saboted, kinetic energy assembly automatically aligns a jectile in a gun tube. The assembly has an acceleration activated device consisting of a split centering ring causing alignment during the early phase of the shot motion of the projectile. The assembly also includes a series of small protrusions or a continuous expandable ring which forces and maintains the projectile into a straight aligned position during its traversal of the gun tube. The assembly may have either a smooth bore or a rifled bore gun tube. The disclosure also include a method related to the assembly.

Abstract: A detector card strain relief system for use with a fiber optic detector system is disclosed in which a detector card/strain relief brace is permanently fixed to the detector card for receiving a plurality of optical fibers exiting from a like plurality of detector cans. The plurality of optical fibers pass through two strain reliefs which are connected to either end of a monocoil. Each of the strain reliefs is connected respectively to the detector card/strain relief brace and a fiber termination mount such that the termination mount cannot be moved without moving the detector cans and, thus, the optical fibers are protected from pulling away from the detector cans while at the same time allowing for proper cooling of the detector cans and minimizing light leaking from the optical fibers. Alternate embodiments for the detector strain relief brace are provided such that the optical fibers may exit from the bottom or the side of the detector card.

Abstract: A novel ceramic ferroelectric material having a low dielectric constant, loss and high tunability. The material is a composite comprising Barium Strontium Titanate (BSTO) and a ceramic material having a low dielectric constant. The preferred composite is represented by Ba.sub.1-x Sr.sub.x TiO.sub.3 -Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, wherein x is greater than 0.00, but less than or equal to 0.70, and wherein the percent weight ratio between Ba.sub.1-x Sr.sub.x TiO.sub.3 and Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 ranges from approximately 99%-40% and 1%-60%, respectively. The novel materials possess superior electronic properties; and they may be employed in various antenna systems.

Abstract: An explosive panel, in which detonation is limited to a predetermined area bout any point in the panel at which detonation is initiated, consisting of an array of identical interconnected explosive tile assemblies, each including an explosive tile, a peripheral explosive path, and a plurality of connecting links crossing the peripheral path at a destructive crossover. The outer end of each link is connected to the outer end of an adjacent tile assembly link, and the inner end of the link is connected to the tile through a delay trail. Each link is connected to the peripheral paths by explosive diodes which propagate an incoming detonation to the peripheral path on both sides of the link. When any tile assembly is detonated internally, it will propagate the detonation to all adjacent tile assemblies through its connecting links.

Abstract: An explosive logic network, including a first explosive path which is crod by second explosive paths such at a detonation propagating along the second path in either direction would cut and open a first end of the first path, and will be propagated at an opposite second end of the first path. The two paths are connected by explosive logic elements such that a detonation propagating from the first end to the second end of the first path will also be propagated in both directions along the second path, and a detonation propagating from the second end to the first end of the first path will cut and open both ends of the second path.