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This proposal outlines the development of a precision instrument for calibrating satellite based imaging sensors – the Hyperspectral Image Projector. The HIP instrument is capable of producing realistic, standards-based satellite imagery simultaneously projecting spectral spatial scenes. This proposed effort will concentrate on the spectral engine of the HIP, with the goal of produ ...

  Harmonia’s proposed work will be instrumental in accelerating the maturity of IntelliDrive applications that avoid intersection collisions.  This proposal unlocks the storehouse of modeling detail in TEXAS under the cost-free GPL copyleft license to organizations building IntelliDrive applications for collision avoidance at intersections.  We add SAE J2375 sPAT messages repo ...

  Over 10 million coral species a year are traded in the +$100 million/year ornamental-recreational aquaria industry. Over ninety percent of commercial coral specimens come from some form of mass harvesting of wild corals from coral reefs. This can have a detrimental impact to coral reefs. We invented a method of perpetual propagation of corals through tissue engineering.  ...

  Stochastic parameterization of large scale models is becoming an important tool for evaluating climate predictability and for enabling accurate representation of effects of micro-scale and short time physics on long time climate statistics. The models currently used to evaluate climate risk do not incorporate these stochastic effects, but represent multi-year development and collaborat ...

Monitoring and forecasting of atmospheric winds within the United States provides protection from severe weather conditions, enables the safe operations of airports, provides the ability to predict wildfire evolution, and the dispersion of hazardous material plumes. However, the current NOAA National Profiler Network (NPN) is limited in spatial extent and is temporally and spatially very spar ...

State governors recognized the need for drought information, which resulted in the implementation of the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS). Other government efforts provide climate services in order to monitor, forecast, and mitigate the impacts of climate. In response to the SBIR request for a “Robust Software Data Integration Tool in Support of the NIDIS and ...

  Harmonia’s proposed work will be instrumental in accelerating the maturity of IntelliDrive applications that avoid intersection collisions.  This proposal unlocks the storehouse of modeling detail in TEXAS under the cost-free GPL copyleft license to organizations building IntelliDrive applications for collision avoidance at intersections.  We add SAE J2375 sPAT messages repo ...

  A one-cylinder diesel engine will be modified to achieve a 20% to 40% improvement in fuel efficiency.  This will be accomplished by insulating the interior of the combustion chamber with a proprietary thermal insulating material.  Heat normally transferred to the engine coolant through the walls of the head, cylinder and piston will be retained within the combustion chamber where ...

  Transecurity successfully developed a multi-variable drowsy driver mitigation system (DDMS) concept in their SBIR Phase I project.  This system combines together many indicators of drowsiness and alertness into a composite drowsiness score.  Advisory and warning messages are presented to the driver and supplemental notifications to fleet management are also supported.  This P ...

Biomass is a renewable resource with high potential to achieve cost effective, reliable, and environmentally friendly energy to the American consumer, but yet is still deemed inefficient. First, current methodologies only allow conversion of cellulosic materials into biofuel, leaving energy-rich hemicellulosic material unutilized. Second, even though carbohydrate conversion is the focus of biomass ...