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Bridger Photonics proposes developing an optical metrology probe with a wavelength greater than 2 microns capable of transmitting through key infrared materials, achieving

Military personnel are exposed to broad range of toxic compounds. The militarys mission means that hazards cannot always be predicted since service often occurs in a wide array of uncontrolled environments. The usual first line of defense, area monitoring, is not applicable due to the variable workplace facing the military. Thus, personal dosimeters are required that measure a person's exposure to ...

The state-of-the-art in infrared scene projection uses micro-machined resistor arrays. While a proven technology, these arrays are limited in frame-rate and dynamic range, and can be prohibitively costly as array size increases. Alternative technologies ...

Exploitation of new chip-scale optical frequency comb sources demands improvements in the performance of MWIR/LWIR detectors. These detectors must meet the following specifications: High speed ( < 5 GHz), high-sensitivity (NEP < 1pW/Hz^1/2), broad spectral response (Octave), all at TEC operating temperatures. At present, no single detector exists that meet these demanding performance parameters. I ...

ABSTRACT: Systima Technologies, Inc. has developed a concept to provide reliable cold-start capabilities of small internal combustion (IC) engines for application in small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS).Systimas approach for small engine start and operation will overcome the reliability issues pertaining to cold-engine start and operation throughout a wide range of environmental conditions includi ...

The Air Force has identified a need for the creation of a common streaming model for 3D data that is agnostic to the display technology. To address this need, Third Dimension Technologies (TDT) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) propose to form a c...

Bridger Photonics proposes developing a disruptive metrology probe capable of achieving 1 kHz update rates and measurement ranges exceeding 10 cm. This probe will be coupled with OptiPro Systems' 5-axis air-bearing UltraSurf stage to provide optical figure and transmitted wavefront error of large aspheric optics including conformal windows, aerodynamic domes, and corrector optics.

ABSTRACT: Achieving desired bondline temperatures is critical to ensuring proper wetting, flow and cure when repairing composite structures.A novel method for measuring/managing cure temperature in the bondline is proposed, using patented amorphous microwire temperature sensors placed permanently within the bondline and read remotely via low-frequency electromagnetic interrogation. The interrogate ...

DTRA is faced with the challenge of extracting and effectively utilizing information from a very large and diverse set of natural language and structured data sources. Current methods often lack contextualization and are generally noisy, shallow, patchy, and overly low-level. We will develop a unifying, general, and elegant solution to address this challenge, based on the overall Textual Rulelog a ...

Cyber deception can be used not only as a cyber attack detection mechanism but also as an effective way help friendly forces in response to a cyber attack detection.