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| 20090042018 | System and Method For Dispersing Nanostructures in a Composite Material - According to one embodiment, a composite material includes nanostructures dispersed in a substrate that may be cured from an amorphous state to a hardened state. The composite material may be manufactured by placing the nanostructures in the substrate while in an amorphous state and applying an electric field to the nanostructures and the substrate while the substrate cures to a hardened state. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20100103072 | Honey Comb-Backed Armored Radome - According to one embodiment, a radome configured to extend over an opening of an antenna and includes a rigid layer overlying a ballistic-resistant layer. The rigid layer includes a honeycomb base material having a plurality of holes that extend transversely to the surface of the ballistic-resistant layer. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100185354 | Dynamic Rollover Prevention - In certain embodiments, a method includes accessing data associated with one or more vehicle parameters and determining, based on the data associated with the one or more vehicle parameters, if a vehicle rollover is imminent. The method includes determining, in response to a determination that a vehicle rollover is imminent, a roll countering solution. The method includes determining, based on the roll countering solution, one or more vehicle thrusters to execute the determined roll countering solution. The method includes signaling the one or more vehicle thrusters to discharge to execute the determined roll countering solution. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100231441 | Vehicular Surveillance System Using a Synthetic Aperture Radar - According to one embodiment, a system for gathering intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance information comprises a synthetic aperture radar that is housed within an enclosure coupled to a land vehicle. The synthetic aperture radar includes an antenna array that transmits and receives electro-magnetic radiation for generating images of objects around the land vehicle while the land vehicle is in motion. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110031668 | Vibration Isolation System - According to one embodiment, a vibration isolation system includes a heater element thermally coupled to a damping element formed of an elastomeric material having an elasticity that varies as a function of its temperature. The damping element physically couples a first structure to a second structure. The heater element selectively heats the damping element to regulate its temperature for controlling the elasticity of the damping element. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110056669 | Heat Transfer Device - According to one embodiment, a heat transfer device includes an array of elongated pins coupled between a base plate and a cover plate. Each pin has a cross-sectional shape with a major width and a minor width that is perpendicular to the major width, in which the length of the minor width is less than the major width. The cover plate and the base plate forming a plenum for the movement of air across the array of pins along a direction parallel to the major width of each pin. | 03-10-2011 |
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| 20080283219 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE TEMPERATURE LEVELS - Methods and apparatus for thermal management according to various aspects of the present invention comprise a heat exchanger and one or more controllable thermal transfer elements. In one embodiment, the thermal transfer elements comprise thermoelectric coolers. The thermal transfer elements are thermally coupled to the heat exchanger. Components on a surface near the thermal transfer elements may be selectively cooled by controlling the thermal transfer elements. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090077981 | Topping Cycle for a Sub-Ambient Cooling System - According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a cooling system for a heat-generating structure comprises a heat exchanger, a first structure, a condenser heat exchanger, and a second condenser. The heat exchanger is in thermal communication with a heat-generating structure. The heat exchanger has an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is operable to receive fluid coolant substantially in the form of a liquid into the heat exchanger, and the outlet is operable to dispense fluid coolant at least partially in the form of a vapor out of the heat exchanger. The first structure directs a flow of the fluid coolant substantially in the form of a liquid to the heat exchanger. Thermal energy communicated from the heat-generating structure to the fluid coolant causes the fluid coolant substantially in the form of a liquid to boil and vaporize in the heat exchanger. The condenser heat exchanger receives a flow of the fluid coolant at least partially in the form of a vapor from the heat exchanger and transfers at least a portion of the thermal energy within the fluid coolant to a heat sink. The second condenser assists the condenser heat exchanger in transferring at least a portion of the thermal energy within the fluid coolant away from the fluid coolant. The second condenser is selectively activated when the heat sink reaches an undesirable temperature. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100038595 | System and methods of dispersion of nanostructures in composite materials - Apparatus and methods according to various aspects of the present invention may operate in conjunction with composite matrix material and reinforcement material, such as nanostructures. The nanostructures may be evenly dispersed and/or aligned in the matrix material through application of an electromagnetic field, resulting in a nanocomposite material. In one embodiment, the nanocomposite material is suitable for large scale processing. | 02-18-2010 |
