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ABSTRACT:This SBIR proposal covers the preliminary design and initial hardware and software in-the-loop testing of the GOLauncher 1, a single stage liquid air launched rocket system, for utilization in future hypersonic flight testing efforts. Major objectives include completing prelimianry design of the system based on requirements defined during Phase I, further validation of cost and schedule e ...

ABSTRACT:Braxtons primary goal is to integrate and test advanced space asset command, control, and communications (C3) assets so that the current low bandwidth, high cost USAF systems can use high bandwidth, high reliability, low cost, automated commercial communications assets and system resource planning methods.Braxton will leverage 20 years of tracking, telemetry and commanding (TT&C), mission ...

ABSTRACT:The objective of this effort is to investigate designs and possible options for a Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) flexible satellite for GPS to enhance PNT capabilities at a low cost.A desired feature to help overcome GPS coverage issues due to terrain, spoofing, jamming and interference is to broadcast military signals at higher power than the civilian signals.Under the Phase I SB ...

ABSTRACT:Data Fusion Corporation (DFC) proposes to extend their existing suite of Global Positioning System (GPS) structured interference ( both known & determinable) mitigation algorithms and software by developing a new algorithm and related software suitable for mitigating unstructured interference sources, such as from random noise generators. These new algorithms will compute blind estimation ...

ABSTRACT:The reliability of optical atomic clocks is very dependent lasers which have long lock times to the line-narrowing reference (Fabry-Perot cavity) and atomic reference. This work builds a laser at 657 nm and a polarization maintaining frequency comb for this purpose.BENEFIT:Optical atomic clocks will lead to improved timing stability, enabling reduced range error in navigation systems.

ABSTRACT:Vescent Photonics proposes to develop a laser system complete with drive electronics to support the superluminal IMU development at Northwestern University and Digital Optics Technology by Selim Shahriar. The technology will also be applicable to other research programs such as DARPA IMPACT, DARPA CSCAN, DARPA STOIC, AFRL CSTAR, and other future atomic clock development programs. Vescent ...

ABSTRACT:Current aircraft fuel tank coatings provide excellent corrosion protection but do so by incorporating chromates.Unfortunately, these hexavalent chromates are carcinogens, and their use and disposal is strictly regulated.An ideal aircraft fuel tank coating would provide effective corrosion protection without the use of chromates.In this SBIR project TDA will develop a chromate free, room t ...

ABSTRACT:Since the first NAVSTAR GPS satellite was launched, GPS has become one of the most important technologies used by modern military and civilian systems. While the legacy GPS constellation continues to provide support for many military applications, there is growing demand to identify and implement systems to enhance the capability of the constellation by ensuring more robust GPS service es ...

ABSTRACT:Global Technology Connection, Inc., in collaboration with its academic and industrial partners proposes to develop a hierarchical 3-tier fault tolerant architecture to improve aircraft reliability, safety, and availability. The hierarchical system will support autonomous decisions for aircraft mission modification, trajectory planning, and controller reconfiguration. The architecture in ...

ABSTRACT:This Phase II program objectives are to develop a tool for the assessment of practical implementation of advanced radar processing algorithms and architectures (e.g., MIMO or noise radars) and to build a novel hardware sub-system to demonstrate a low SWaP modular, configurable/upgradeable architecture for data conversion and radar processing. Combined, the two objectives will provide the ...