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Discrimination
SBC: DECISIVE ANALYTICS CORPORATION Topic: MDA08039We propose to create a discrimination engine for the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) based on the concept of manifold learning algorithms. Manifold learning algorithms have come to prominence within the computer vision community as a type of feature extraction algorithm which does not require specific features to be learned a priori. High dimensional sensor data is input to these algorit ...
SBIR Phase II 2010 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Calibration techniques for very large arrays
SBC: FIRST RF CORPORATION Topic: MDA08030Phased array antenna systems are growing in use within military systems. These arrays of thousands of elements need precise control of the aperture distributions to meet requirements for gain, sidelobes, etc. Errors in these phase and amplitude distributions over time will degrade the performance of these apertures. FIRST RF favors simple concepts with little or no hardware impact that fully ch ...
SBIR Phase II 2010 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
OptDef: BMDS-Level Simulation Optimization
SBC: OPTIMIZATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Topic: MDA08036OptTek proposes to create a new methodology and tool set, “OptDef,” to provide MDA a capability to optimize Ballistic Missile Defense systems—a capability that will enable MDA to answer credibly not only “what if?”, but also “what’s best?” and “why this and not that?” OptDef will build on proven OptTek-proprietary technologies in simulation optimization that will leverage MD ...
SBIR Phase II 2010 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Rapid Combustion Driven High Pressure Powder Compaction of Refractory Alloys and Dispersion Strengthened Composites for High Temperature Applications
SBC: Utron Kinetics LLC Topic: MDA09T002This Phase I STTR effort will be focused on fabricating and scientifically characterizing Mo/Re (59 Mo-41 Re), and W-25Re alloys with other alloying additions such as small % of dispersion strengthening materials such as zirconia, hafnia, tungsten carbide, Hafnium (Hf), Zirconium, TaC, Hf-based carbides in select geometrical shapes using UTRON Kinetics''s innovative, and cost-effective Combustion ...
STTR Phase I 2010 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Passive Range Estimation from Angle-only Sensor Data (Acq Pointing & Tracking)
SBC: APPLIED MATHEMATICS, INC. Topic: MDA08050We propose to adapt angle-only passive ranging methods developed for submarine warfare to the problem of range estimation for missiles using current electro-optical sensor systems in order to provide fire control quality tracking at or near threat burnout to support early intercept. Three methods will be developed: parallax or triangulation ranging; angle rate ranging; and tracker/filter algorith ...
SBIR Phase II 2010 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Payload Thermal Management Technology
SBC: Aqwest, LLC Topic: MDA09020Aqwest proposes to investigate an innovative staged magnetocaloric refrigerator (SMCR) for thermal management of spacecraft payload electronics. SMCR offers a high-performance approach for thermal management of laser communication equipment and infrared (IR) sensors, while improving the overall payload energy efficiency and reducing its weight. The proposed project will leverage previous work by ...
SBIR Phase I 2010 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Wideband Sub-Array Digital Receiver Exciter (DREX) Development and Packaging
SBC: AZURE SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY, INC. Topic: MDA08028In a conventional phased array radar (PAR), analog beamforming networks reduce the entire array into a few combined beams (e.g., sum beam, difference beams) at X-band. Next generation PAR will use a hybrid approach, forming many subarray beams in analog, and then performing a second-stage of beamforming digitally. In analog beamforming systems, only a few DREX modules are needed for the entire rad ...
SBIR Phase II 2010 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Design Modified Commercial CMOS for MDA IR FPAs
SBC: BFE Acquisition Sub II, LLC Topic: MDA08013Foreign missile threat will increase as ballistic missile technology becomes available on an international scale. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) requires high performance, high sensitivity and low noise infrared sensors for space based sensing applications that operate in environments where radiation hardness is essential to mission operation. Radiation hard by design (RHBD) readout integrated circu ...
SBIR Phase II 2010 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Creation of a Global UV-VIS-IR Ocean Background Model That is a Function of Time, Location and Sea State
SBC: COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS, INC. Topic: MDA09035Next generation ballistic missile warning, defense and surveillance systems need to anticipate, through modeling and simulation, the background radiation of the battlespace environment, including geometries that intercept the ocean background. This objective requires prior knowledge of the environmental radiance conditions for development of optimal sensors and detection approaches. Much work has ...
SBIR Phase I 2010 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency -
Integrated UV/VIS/IR background phenomenology models for radiation transport system trades
SBC: COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS, INC. Topic: MDA08032The Ballistic Missile Defense System’s (BMDS’s) ability to detect and track enemy missiles against earth terrain backgrounds, including any intervening clouds, requires prior knowledge of the environmental radiance conditions to support the development of optimal sensors and detection approaches. There is a need for an architecture that efficiently and seamlessly unifies terrain and cloud mode ...
SBIR Phase II 2010 Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency