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A critical need for the military is the development and fielding of robust distributed wireless sensor networks (WSN’s) that aid the U.S. forces to accurately detect, localize and identify commonly occurring battlefield sources. A versatile, scalable and easy to use distributed WSN development platform for high fidelity data acquisition and testing is needed that allows the developers to test o ...

The ability to accurately machine nickel-based alloys and other hard materials is critical to the manufacture of Army weapons such as mortar tubes, and electrochemical machining (ECM) is often the best, or only, option. The primary drawback of ECM is designing ECM tools. Tool design is extremely complex because the shape of the machined workpiece depends on tool shape, electrolyte and material ele ...

The ability to detect, assess and resolve ambiguity in the measurement- or feature/attribute-to-track association process is fundamental to the success of correct fusion of information and to the robustness of combat identification algorithms that depend on the correctness of this association process. To address these issues, Numerica has developed a Bayesian Network Tracking Data base (BNTD) that ...

There are many hardships associated with lengthy deployment. Isolation from your primary medical specialty degrades skills and adds to the burden. This proposal attacks the problem by giving surgeons a method to practice surgery while deployed. The use of a common platform workstation collocating grahics and haptics produces and environment in which multiple specialties can practice.

RNI with team member Technical Solutions, Inc. (TSI/TERI) is proposing a unique integrated solution to this problem. An innovative effort to design, develop and demonstrate Multi-Modal Interfaces for Synthetic Training Environments for effective training. The system will allow live humans as team or squad leaders to utilize a suite of interface devices to control and interact with automated forc ...

As military vehicles support ever-growing RF functions, there is a need to develop systems to address the mutual interoperability of these capabilities. Specifically, there is an urgent requirement to address this challenge for two essential RF capabilitie

Military doctrine identifies a current and persistent need for initial and ongoing surveillance of tactical environments to detect, identify, and catalogue the prevalence and distribution of CBRNE hazards. The US Army depends on a collection of tools known as the Dismounted Reconnaissance Sets, Kits, and Outfits (DR SKO) for assess current threats. This collection kit has shortcomings, identified ...

Technology Applications Inc. has developed a form of graphite thermal transfer material when coupled with a ThermoElectric Generator (TEG) has the capability to generate electrical power to charge batteries in remote field conditions for the Army Rangers.The key technology element is the use of graphite fibers to remove heat from TEGs to maximize efficiency.Thermal power density of 60 watts per ki ...

The objective for this effort is to leverage the data mining capability of the PMESII Workbench to enhance SSOTT. In collaboration with the Army Research Lab (ARL), SSOTT was designed to provide Joint users with a rich operational training capability that promotes train the way we fight by helping users perform critical thinking about the second and third order effects that are essential to solvin ...

The growing capability of unmanned aerial systems (UASs) has changed the face of the modern battlefield. Our enemies are beginning to exploit these new resources in ways that pose substantial threats not only to our deployed warfighters, but also to American citizens on our own soil. Because these threats are not well-addressed by our existing defense infrastructure, it is imperative that technolo ...