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The Archarithms Sensor Resource Manager is a grid based solution that defines objective functions for ranking the utility of both track and search tasks, and provides algorithms for optimizing resource usage based on the developed functions. The method uses a modified assignment algorithm to optimize task assignments over a finite time horizon. An approximated utility function allows optimal assig ...

The Navy is developing weapon systems capable of launching inert projectiles for long-range surface fire support and missile intercept applications. Inert projectiles offer significant logistical and safety advantages over conventional chemical propellants or explosive ordnances. The launch conditions of future hypersonic projectiles will put extreme mechanical and aerothermal loads on the project ...

ABSTRACT: In Phase I, CFDRC in partnership with ESI, have developed and validated a physics-based CFD tool to quantify fuel spurt caused by impact and penetration of fuel tanks. CFD tool development, qualification and validation study showed good correlations with experiments in terms of fundamental physics including: a) droplet formation, breakup, size, timing and distribution; b) cavitation zone ...

A key challenge toward future directed energy systems is the development of power and thermal management technologies needed to support the laser systems, particularly pump diodes.I2C Solutions and the University of Colorado have developed a Thermal Ground Plane (TGP) technology that interfaces with doide laser bars in order to spread heat and transport it to the laser cooling loop.During Phase II ...

Theoretical computing speeds have increased dramatically in the last decade with chip advances, including Graphics Processor Units (GPUs).In practice, however, these gains have not been realized, largely due to the accompanying high development costs due to the need for multiple code bases to take advantage of the various chips and their variants.The proposed project addresses these issues from bo ...

ColdQuanta proposes the development, fabrication, testing and demonstration of a free-space microshutter based on MEMS technology. The microshutter head will provide extinction ratios exceeding 70 dB and shutter transition times below 10 us, and it will be smaller than any other free space shutter technology currently available. The proposed shutter leverages prior experience with the successful d ...

We present the design of a small, portable, microwave cold atomic clock that meets the frequency stability requirement of

The team proposes to leverage their expertise to develop an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) variant of Area-Is Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated Unmanned System (ALTIUS). ALTIUS, meaning higher in Latin, represents a paradigm shift in the performance of small, tube-launched unmanned aircraft. Core features and capabilities of the ALTIUS-ASW will include: A highly efficient, lightweight, composite airfram ...

Our proposal includes the creation of a web-based platform that will benchmarking GPU applications accross numerous GPU cards located in the cloud. This is a useful tool for programmers with limited resources at hand. Further, we will open source the ArrayFire software library - the broadest OpenCL available.In addition to this, we will extend Array with additional functionality for image processi ...

The objectives of the Phase II effort are to demonstrate the safety of the developed obscurant device for use in US Navy aircraft as an airborne expendable countermeasure, to optimize performance and to make the obscurant device fully compatible with existing Navy countermeasure dispensing systems.