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The U.S. Army has a future need for multiple secondary high explosive compositions that can also be used interchangeably as rocket propellants. In this proposal we will discuss a method of preparing such compositions via advanced spray drying technology and involving the use of a highly insensitive spray dried nitramine or CL-20 composition which have been plasticized with an energetic polymer t ...

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Modern deep learning-based face recognition systems perform at or above human levels on high quality frontal imagery, but their performance suffers significantly on more operationally relevant imagery with confounding factors such as extreme pose.  This performance degradation is based on two primary shortcomings: poor match between training and test-time image data, and failure to model inherent ...

Resodyn has developed the novel Resonant Acoustic Continuous Crystallizer (RACC) concept which is specifically configured for the recrystallization of energetic nitramines. This technology employs the Resonant Acoustic Mixing technology, which results in a uniform shear field throughout the mixing vessel. Radial mixing is accomplished to such a significant degree that true plug flow is achieved. C ...

The overall goal of this SBIR program is to develop waveguide-based, robust, high-rate, entangled photon pair sources suitable for use in space. These waveguides, fabricated at AdvR utilize periodic poling for efficient quasi-phase matched (QPM) spontaneous parametric downconversion (SPDC) of high energy pump photons into two lower energy signal and idler photons. AdvR’s approach is enabled by a ...

The company's existing platform, Zuni, is an online platform that hosts more than 200,000 open education resources (OERs) aligned to state standards in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and for social emotional learning. In this project, the researchers will increase the functionality of the platform for teachers and students. The Phase I prototype will include a feature to ...

The modern Military has an ever increasing need for power, in particular light weight portable power with high power densities and decreased deployed foot print. Currently packable panels are made from low efficiency light weight Amorphous Silicon or carbon fiber backed crystalline silicon. The weakness of the amorphous silicon technology resides in the power conversion efficiency (watts per unit ...

Particle agglomeration is a severe impediment to dissemination of fine powders used as an obscurant for both military and law enforcement purposes. Agglomeration increases rate of particle settling and decreases screening ability of the obscurant within certain regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is therefore desirable to develop technology that reduces agglomeration of these powders durin ...

Advanced numerical simulations of fluid flow and solid/structural mechanics are often used to assess the vehicle or engine performance, to identify the mechanical factors that contribute to the shortening of their life span, and to suggest design modifications that improve efficiency and durability. The latter often results in significant cost savings to the DoD. As the vehicle and engine designs ...