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To enable precise positioning capabilities in dense forests and jungle areas, QuNav proposes to prototype the technological approach of Positioning with Optical/Inertial Navigation and a Tree-map Enabled by Radar (POINTER). Rather than relying on a single navigation technology, POINTER optimally fuses data from its key technological enablers that include global localization, relative navigation an ...

Soldiers conducting multi-hour missions in regions where extreme heat or humidity is present are susceptible to thermal related injuries such as dehydration and heat stress. Thermal injuries such as these can diminish the soldier’s cognitive function and impair mission objectives leading to reduced operating times to reduce exposure in these extreme ambient temperature conditions. Active thermal ...

Integrated Adaptive Applications (IAA), Inc., in collaboration with Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC, proposes to develop a networked automotive radar processing system to enhance the capabilities of each individual MRR unit, at the same time, maintain the low-cost advantage. In the Phase I effort, a network has been proposed using two Delphis mid-range radar (MRR) units. The network can quadruple t ...

The extended short wavelength infrared (e-SWIR) wavelength band is in a performance gap for infrared detectors. At both shorter and longer wavelengths high performance detector technologies exist: SWIR InGaAs detectors (1.7 m cutoff), and MWIR (3-5 m cutoff) detectors such as InAs-based and GaSb-based Unipolar Barriers, MCT, and InSb. This program proposes development of high performance e-SWIR de ...

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Accurate Automation Corporation proposes to fabricate an Ultra Short Pulse Laser beam director based on the design and analysis performed under the Phase 1 contract. The telescope will feature reflective optics to minimize degradation to the beam. A high definition video camera along with a laser range finder and video processing will be used to keep the beam director locked onto the target while ...

Solid oxide fuel cells have long suffered from degradation due to impurities in the fuel and complexities associated with dissimilar materials and high operating temperatures.This degradation lowers the usable cell power output and requires ancillary equipment for fuel sulfur removal and reformation.A unique microstructure for the tubular anode will be produced using a novel freeze-casting techniq ...

The purpose of our Phase II effort is to solidify the information architecture and design concepts of the DimSum Framework into a fully-functioning, open-source toolkit. This toolkit will be ready to use (and validated with several small proof-of-concept applications) for software development efforts that enable the Army to cost-effectively build cross-device user interfaces. The framework is stro ...

The Army seeks to develop a new tactical-scale scene modeling and information extraction (3D/4D) system based on passive sensing of light flowing in austere environments. In such environments, likelihood of detection must be negligible, hence the systems must be passive. Sensor size and power consumption must be minimal to support tactical ISR operations. Information extraction (IE) must be robust ...

The overall objective of this SBIR effort is to develop and verify an improved mathematical model of human gravito-inertial spatial orientation (SO) that estimates perceptions resulting from the integration of orientation/motion cues provided by visual, auditory, vestibular, and somatosensory senses, especially those cues existing in the aerospace environment. An advanced SO modeling system that i ...