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Corvid Technologies presents the following proposal to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) SBIR solicitation MDA17-009 entitled Radar Cross Section (RCS) Testing for Modeling and Simulations. Here, we propose the development of algorithms and processes to significantly reduce the burden and cost associated with RCS measurements conducted in support of MDA and other Department of Defense customers. Th ...

Corvid Technologies proposes to develop a real-time trajectory generation and optimization tool for integration into hypervelocity projectile (HVP) weapon systems. This technology will use the massively parallel computing power of graphics processing units (GPUs) to perform numerous simulations of HVP shots in short runtimes. The GPU based trajectory simulation tool will include a full six degree- ...

Vadum will develop an algorithm to generate and optimize Hypervelocity Projectile (HVP) trajectories as both an analysis and tactical battle management tool. The Optimal Advanced HVP Trajectory System (OATHS) will respond to threat track updates as they are received from upstream processing elements and will be capable of optimizing trajectories for a variety of different threat types with differe ...

Corvid Technologies proposes to develop a process to optimize an HVP warhead for the destruction of ballistic missile re-entry vehicles (BMRV) using high fidelity modeling and simulation techniques.The concept for the proposed design is to dispense a spatial array of dense metal long rod penetrators (LRP) of varying lengths and masses into the path of an incoming re-entry vehicle.A variety of LRP ...

The Missile Defense Agency is searching for innovative technologies to implement in future interceptor missiles and kill vehicles that will produce weight savings within the systems. To answer this need, Touchstone Research Laboratory proposes to develop fiber reinforced aluminum (FRA) metal matrix composite components to replace those that were originally made from Ti-6-4. The FRA is able to reta ...

The NMT/UA team propose to develop a radiation-hardened, low power, and highly robust delay-insensitive asynchronous circuit design methodology in 90nm technology, prototyped by designing a SET/SEL/SEU immune asynchronous microcontroller test chip (PIC 16C57, for example).The proposed Phase 1 SBIR effort will focus on design, simulation, prototyping and demonstration of the key functional blocks o ...

Contractor will develop innovative concepts and techniques to develop target recognition approaches focused on cognitive synthesis of current and emerging sensor data sources.(Approved for Public Release 15-MDA-8482 (17 November 15))

Missiles produced with reactive materials can add chemical energy to the kinetic energy generated on impact with a target. Thus, reactive materials have potential to serve as structural components resulting in possible increase lethality without a weight impact. In Phase I, Tetramer will demonstrate a new material system with significantly stronger mechanical properties and excellent reactive prop ...

Vadum will develop a handheld Multi-Modal Galvanic Corrosion Sensor (MMGCS) to detect hidden corrosion, such as under paint, in missile, aircraft, and ship structures before it can be detected by traditional non-destructive testingand visual methods. The sensor head ensures optimal alignment of transmit and receive antennas for non-contacting near-field measurements. The transceiver can sweep the ...

The feasibility of using a low-cost, coal-based carbon foam (CFOAM) for providing lightning and thermal protection for ground-based missile systems was demonstrated during Phase I.Touchstone proposes to build on the Phase I efforts and take the development of this system to the next stage.During Phase I, a concept was developed that will provide sufficient thermal protection to the underlying mate ...