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The US MRMC needs a new Automated Identification system to track and monitor the condition of medical supply items from point of origin to end user. To meet this need, InfinID Technologies, Inc. proposes a new system for item tagging called Ad hoc Networked Tags (ANT), based on the use of active RFID tags that self-organize to create a reliable communications network for interrogation of many clos ...

The proposal addresses the need for better multi-camera night vision fusion (e.g., low-light-level visible or SWIR with thermal infrared) through the development of systems that produce true-color output in real-time. Fusion algorithms demonstrated in Phase I will be made fully functional in Phase II, and prototype systems will be developed to work out practical issues and more quickly transition ...

Nanoscale materials have been found to be effective in increasing the energy released and burn rates of “superthermites”,which are mixtures of nanoscale CuO or iron oxide with nano-Al particles. In Phase 1, a new class of energetic materials based on combining high surface area, nanostructured silicon powder with metal oxides was fabricated and shown to be energetic. In Phase II, the tunabilit ...

Toyon Research Corporation proposes to develop and demonstrate a low-cost far-target locator (FTL) for the command launch unit (CLU) of the Javelin anti-armor weapon system. While the proposed Small, Tactical, Attitude-aided, and Robust Locator for Enhanced Targeting (STARLET) system will initially be an add-on unit, it will eventually be fully integrated with the CLU and will provide the location ...

Long-duration wide-area surveillance missions increasingly are space-based. MEO orbits offer space-based radar systems more time on station, but require very large array apertures on the order of 100m in diameter. Achieving larger apertures with smaller, lighter launch packages and stable on-orbit pointing is a challenge that E-Textiles promises to meet. Textile processes can be used to achieve a ...

The Free Fall Analysis and Simulation Tool (FAST) is designed to bring the power of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to the analysis of the aerodynamics and dynamics of parachutists in freefall. The primary application will be in the design of new free fall equipment and techniques. A key objective of the FAST development will be to provide a highly specialized and very efficient tool that is ...

VecTOR Test Systems, Inc. proposes to develop and produce the Leishmania/SFFV antigen panel assay, a field usable assay for detection and differentiation of Leishmania parasites as well as Sand fly fever viruses (SFFVs) in sand fly vectors. The proposed assays will be performed in a rapid, one-step immuno-chromatographic process for detection of various Leishmania sp such as L. major, L. tropica, ...

The primary objective of this SBIR phase II proposal is to design, manufacture and test a receiver chip for a cost effective ultra wideband (UWB) mm-wave radar system that enables mapping inside a wall, seeing-through a wall, and can be used for detection of stationary or moving concealed ammunition and weapons. The proposed miniaturized radar is portable and can be easily deployed in search and s ...

To address the Army’s need for a non-invasive, rapid, field-deployable and inexpensive hydration status monitoring technology, in Phase I, ChromoLogic LLC (CL) developed and demonstrated a new Ocular Hydration Monitor (OCHYMO) system. OCHYMO is based on measuring the plasma omolality by non-invasively measuring the osmolality of the aqueous humor. The hand-held, battery operated Phase I prototyp ...

Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to continue developing the In-Line TOxicity MOnitoring (TOMO) system to meet the U.S. Army need for an in-line continuous water toxicity monitoring system to maintain the integrity of the 92W tactical water purification system. Based on successful development and testing of a Phase I TOMO prototype, POC proposes in Phase II to develop an easy-to-use, reli ...