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This proposal concerns the utilization of recently developed erbium-doped GaAs (GaAs:Er) containing ErAs quantum dots at approximately 2% volumetric concentration. Such GaAs:Er displays optimal THz performance because of excellent optical and electron-transport properties for driving at room temperature with 1550-nm lasers. The absorption coefficient at 1550 nm is > 5000 cm-1, the electron mobilit ...

Rapid patient evacuation is critical to minimize injury or save the life of the warfighter. Unmanned air and ground vehicles (UAV/UGV) provide a solution to enable quick casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) leveraging multi-purpose vehicles such as cargo transport. However, unmanned systems were typically not designed for human transport and may potentially create physiological stresses that exceed that ...

NexGen Composites has teamed up with HDT Global to develop and demonstrate a lightweight, durable and rapidly deployable bridge decking system in this SBIR project. The bridge decking is designed to interface with an inflatable air beam structure that can support the passage of a medium unmanned ground vehicle weighing up to 3,500 lbs. over a minimum of twenty-eight feet span. The decking will als ...

As tactical and deployed electrical power demands increase for soldiers, there is a commensurate need to increase the energy density of military batteries (i.e. man portable power) to ease the weight burden additional power capacity entails. Lithium-sulfur batteries, as replacement for current lithium ion batteries, are a promising advancement with theoretical specific energy of 2600Wh/kg and demo ...

Currently Army missiles are vulnerable to bullet and fragment impact even when housed within their protective canisters. Missile canisters are generally made of lightweight metalsor composites offering little defense from ballistic impacts. Recent advances in Insensitive Munitions (IM) lightweight armor design indicate the feasibility of a solution for developing practical MIL-STD-2105D compliant ...

The U.S. Army is interested in the development of innovative materials, films, coatings and technologies or manufacturing techniques which allow current U.S. Army airdrop related hardware and equipment to survive fresh and salt water operations with increased reliability and without damage and significant maintenance impact. Resodyn Corporation proposes for development a durable, moisture-impermea ...

Soldiers employ multiple digital assets on the battlefield for digital communications and surveillance.These sources do not support SECRET level classification and may not ever.The Nett Warrior system is an integrated system that allows soldiers to use Android devices for SECRET level tactical and front-line use (e.g., common operating picture, data feeds, real-time comms, etc.).These new non-SECR ...

Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. proposes new elastomeric materials for use in solid rocket motor case insulation that are low cost, easy to produce, and can integrate with existing manufacturing. CRG already has a cyanate ester elastomer (CEE) material that has been tested in a sub-scale motor and performed well, particularly in low mass flux conditions, but if properly reinforced it offers impro ...

Deployable military laundry systems consume large amounts of water and energy.This burden can be measured in the cost of transportation and human capital.The ECBL, CBL, and LADS utilized by Force Provider, Army Medical, and Army Quartermaster Corps exhibit water-efficiency improvements over the M-85 system to varying degrees. Commercially, modest improvements in water and energy efficiency have be ...

The program aims to design, manufacture, and characterize weight reduced single element achromatic lenses (SEAL) constructed of nanolayered polymer gradient refractive index (GRIN) materials for improved color correction in visible broadband (350 nm to 1544 nm) wavelength operating military relevant systems. Envisioned optical systems for integration of the GRIN SEAL optics include as riflescopes, ...