Multiobjective Optimization Better Propulsion Design

View of the finite element mesh with triangular elements grid created via unstructured Delaunay triangulation mesh (AFRL image)

591st Supply Chain Management Group crest

Crest for the 591st Supply Chain Management Group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The 591st SCMG reports to the Air Force Global Logistics Support Center at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Self-Healing Circuits Boost Performance, Cut Costs

As part of supporting a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency effort to create self-healing integrated circuitry, AFRL sensors scientists oversaw development of a wideband, 6-18 GHz receiver-on-a-chip with baseband outputs, the architecture of which is illustrated. (Air Force image)

IDEV Promotes Design Effectiveness, Real-Time Collaboration

Artist's concept of the Improved Design Effectiveness Through Next-Generation Visualization collaborative environment. (AFRL image)

New Simulation Software Lights the Way to Better Antilaser Eyewear

AFRL deployed OptisWorks commercial software to aid engineers in better gauging laser eye protection designs for possible military use. The technology enables accurate simulations of light and color as perceived by pilots. Pictured are the results of a geometric coverage simulation, wherein reverse ray tracing techniques reveal possible laser entry paths. (Air Force image)

Much-Needed HPM Sources the Pulse of Directed Energy Research

Under contract to AFRL, Farr Research, Inc., developed a microwave pulse compressor, which concentrates and amplifies the power of a microwave pulse by reducing its duration. Pictured is the MPC layout, including its source (magnetron), adjustable cavity, switch, and exit port. (Image provided by Everett G. Farr, Farr Research, Inc.)

Tip-to-Tail M&S ReINVENTs the Future of Aircraft Energy Optimization

Tip-to-tail thermal modeling and simulation demonstrates how integrated systems affect each other's individual performance. (AFRL image)

ManTech Leads DMS&T Pursuit of Better Cost Modeling Method

AFRL engineers led the development of Cost Modeling for Enterprise Transformation (COMET) software (pictured), which blends computer modeling and manufacturing data to generate accurate cost estimates for program work. Experts anticipate that COMET will cut program expenses and technology delays associated with costing errors. (AFRL image)

Aerospace Parts Machining Gains an "AdvantEdge"

Carbide drilling analysis simulated to aid user understanding of cutting edge temperatures and stresses as indications of tool wear (AFRL image)

High-Strength, Conductive Adhesives a Sticky Proposition

AFRL Small Business Innovation Research contractor Luna Innovations developed novel aerospace adhesives technology in the form of these epoxy curing agent and conductive structural epoxy products. (AFRL image)

Chat Extractor 'ICEs' the Competition

Headquarters Air Force demand prompted the Air Force Research Laboratory to create ICE, an Internet Relay Chat Coordinate Extractor, that collects geospatial coordinates entered in online chat rooms and plots the locations in FalconView for mapping purposes. (Air Force image)

ManTech Outcome Vastly Improves Composite Material Durability

This illustration depicts the process needed for successfully transitioning a given material, in this case AFRL's novel erosion protection film technology. (AFRL image)

Artist conception of TacSat-3

The 880-pound experimental Tactical Satellite-3 developed by Air Force Research Laboratory and launched in May 2009 transfers to operational status under the operational control of Air Force Space Command in June 2010. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Logo for TacSat-3

The 880-pound experimental Tactical Satellite-3 developed by Air Force Research Laboratory and launched in May 2009 transfers to operational status under the operational control of Air Force Space Command in June 2010. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Successful Combined-Cycle Integrated Inlet Testing

This industry-developed, AFRL-tested combined-cycle integrated inlet will contribute to advances in hypersonic cruise and operationally responsive space access capability. (AFRL image)

WPAFB Recycling Center

Recycling

New Capability Quests Boldly, ?AIMS? High

The Advanced Information Management System, developed by Northrop Grumman under Air Force Research Laboratory contract, underwent successful demonstration at Bold Quest 2009. AIMS provides near-real-time access to critical data for tactical-edge warfighter use. (AFRL image)

Air Force photo by Bob Memering

Lt Col Amie Stryker (left) is presented with her best paper award by Dr. David Jacques, Center for Systems Engineering faculty (center) and Maj. Kyle Oyama, Center for Systems Engineering student (right). Colonel Stryker won the award athe the 8th Annual Conference for Systems Engineering Research.

Facility to Enhance Alternative Fuels Research

Schematic diagram of Air Force Research Laboratory's Assured Aerospace Fuels Research Facility. Once operational, the AAFRF will enable investigation of alternative fuels derived from environmentally and socially responsible methods. (AFRL image)

Geolocation Goes Underground With Latest Advance

Demonstration test of subsurface navigation technology at a mine operated by Maryland Minerals company. Subsurface navigation provides geospatially derived location and navigation solutions for situations where people and/or equipment are operating in underground environments. (AFRL image)

Gate 12A closing for approximately 70 days

Personnel usually entering through gate 12A will have several options for entering areas A and C. Gates 9A and 15A will remain open from 6 a.m. – 6 p.m., Mon – Fri. Gate 8C will act as the 24-hour gate during the construction period.

Gate 1B closing for approximately 70 days

Base employees that use 1B are asked to use 19B and 22B. However, the gate located at the National Museum of the United States Air Force entrance will be open from 6 - 9 a.m., Monday-Friday, for inbound traffic only. Those who travel from Area A/C to Area B should note that the traffic light at the Museum entrance does not have a left turn only signal and may not be able to accommodate a large influx of traffic. These personnel are urged to use Gate 19B on National Road as a quicker and safer option. For accessing Area B after normal duty hours, Gate 19B will remain the official 24-hour gate.

High-Temperature Polymer Film Capacitor Development

Engineers from AFRL, Universal Technology Corporation, and Brady Worldwide, Inc., reached a significant milestone in developing polymer film capacitors for high-temperature power systems.

Aeromedical Care Advanced by Fuel-Cell-Powered System

AFRL is testing this Portable Electronic Power Supply for Aeromedical Evacuation (PEPSAE) system as an alternative to problematic avionic frequency converters. It is a small, high-power, zero-emissions system designed to provide continuous, long-duration power for individual patients throughout their transport from field hospital to aircraft to base facility and it does not rely on aircraft power to do so.