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Propagation Research Associates, Inc., (PRA) proposes to fabricate and demonstrate the performance of a prototype for the innovative distributed aperture radar technology designed in Phase I. The Phase I technology was designed to use waveform diversity for effective implementation of fire control and engagement capabilities to defeat multiple attacks from any direction. Force protection against l ...

Oasis has developed a conceptual design for a driver’s periscope capable of switching between 1) the normal optical view of the battlefield, 2) a combined view similar to an aircraft Head-Up Display (HUD), and 3) a synthetic image for displaying sensor imagery or a simulated battlefield. This device is known as a Switchable Vision Block (SVB). Under this SBIR Phase II, Oasis will enhance the dev ...

The Phase II project will develop prototype software OptAgent™, built on the existing foundation of OptQuest®, a commercial metaheuristic-based optimization engine, to provide a generalized framework for the analysis and optimization of agent-based models by combining optimization algorithms, agent-based simulation, and distributed processing. The software will overcome those weaknesses typica ...

To continue increasing the capabilities of technology, it is important to develop new materials and components. However, the development cycle of a new material or component can be very time consuming and costly. We propose to implement a modular architecture for a Virtual Systems Integration Lab (VSIL) that allows designers to quickly create simulations for their systems. The VSIL can increase th ...

Touch of Life Technologies (ToLTech) proposes to develop a computer-based system to train diagnosis and treatment of Compartment Syndrome (CS) manifested in any muscle compartment of the human body. To do this, ToLTech will utilize its extensive experience building and interacting with virtual anatomy, to produce completely virtual patients exhibiting the look and feel of trauma related to CS. The ...

Propagation Research Associates, Inc., (PRA) proposes to develop a software/hardware-in-the-loop (S/HWIL) capability that will implement the PRA Fast Algorithms for State Estimation (FASE) in a real-time environment. PRA developed a maximum likelihood estimator and a smoothed iterated filter to reduce filter transients. The PRA S/HWIL will provide a unique capability to 1) evaluate the performance ...

Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) will play an important role in the nation’s next-generation ground forces. Current plans call for unmanned systems to perform a wide variety of roles, including robotic mule applications, unarmed/armed reconnaissance, and EOD/IED (improvised explosive device) inspection and disposal, and limited-scale deployments in Bosnia, Ground Zero, Afghanistan and Iraq have ...

Welkin Sciences proposed to build and deliver the Configurable Basestation Processor (CBP), a MIL-STD-188-165A-compatible digital signal processing subsystem tailored for "firmware modem" applications. The CBP design is a special configuration of our existing COMLNK Hardware Platform(CHP), an FPGA-based rapid prototyping system used to develop strategic military transceivers. Both the CBP and th ...

Product development (PD) can be a challenging and unpredictable process, especially when it involves complex and highly engineered programs like those within the Department of Defense (DoD). Traditionally, PD systems have relied on a point-solution design (PSD) approach, which focuses on quickly selecting and pursuing a single solution. While this approach has been widely used, it limits the progr ...

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