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Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) demonstrated in Phase I that it is possible to design a Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) which is robust to collisions by using techniques similar to what insects use to recover from collisions while still in flight. Observational studies of insects colliding with objects (high speed films of instrumented insects) conducted at the Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory show that the ...

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We propose to develop Legged Robot Mule, a new kind of robot that helps dismounted soldiers by carrying part of their load. Legged Robot Mule will travel on operationally relevant terrain, such as narrow mountain trails and densely wooded jungles. It will use dynamic balance to support its payload while maintaining a narrow base, enhancing its mobility. It will use computer vision to follow a hum ...

Because the data products generated by modern imaging ladar systems are inherently large in information content, there is currently a severe bottleneck in the communications of these products to end users, particularly when full-waveform recovery is desired. During the Phase I effort, Bridger demonstrated that their 3D imaging system architecture was ideally suited for seamless integration of high ...

Triton Systems, Inc. proposes to engineer, prototype, and test the lightweight and low-cost Triton Composite Airdrop Platform (TCAP) to support the US Army’s future Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) and other military cargo and airdrop missions. The TCAP will enhance Army Future Force and Future Combat Systems (FF/FCS) mission performance by increasing net payload weight and decreasing init ...

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) proposes to develop a signal processing system to facilitate real-time detection of chemical and biological threats via analysis of hyperspectral infrared imagery produced by portable imaging spectrometers. The processor will support simultaneous detection of up to 16 different target materials using a spectral-matching-based detection algorithm. For datacubes acquir ...

The accumulation of ethylene in the transport and storage of fresh produce is an important problem for the US Army and for commercial agriculture. Certain fruits and vegetables generate ethylene as a natural part of their ripening cycle. Other fruits and vegetables are highly sensitive to the presence of ethylene, but may or may not produce the ethylene themselves. Small amounts of ethylene can in ...

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