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This proposal addresses the development of a Command Post and Acoustic Listening Posts for performing detection and automatic geo-location and classification of transient acoustic sounds associated with the firing of weapons, especially rockets, mortars, and artillery and the corresponding munitions impacts. Key components of the system are rugged low-noise infrasound sensors, state-of-the-art aco ...

Rechargeable lithium ion batteries offer large performance improvements in power and cost for many fleet systems, but safety requirements place significant limitations on the use of lithium ion batteries particularly large batteries. The proposed R&D will improve the safety to meet submarine and aircraft requirements and enhance performance of batteries for UUVs by advances in 3 areas: cell contr ...

Through execution of AOE’s Phase I SBIR effort, AOE was able to achieve the primary objective of assessing the technical viability of AOE’s proposed bandwidth-tunable radiating element architecture concept toward the realization of an advanced technology ultra-wideband dual-polarized array capability that could conceivably support multiple high-power Electronic Warfare functionalities. This o ...

Determination of a machine’s condition while in operation is the most economical type of maintenance to employ. Using predictive maintenance, the overall machinery condition at any time is known, and accurate downtime planning is possible. Predictive maintenance utilizes many different sensing devices, such as pressure, temperature, and machinery vibration. Historically, personnel have employed ...

An SBIR Phase II program is proposed to continue the development of an innovative system called In-Water Container Lifting System (IWCLS).The IWCLS is to lift ISO shipping containers floating in the open ocean to the decks of Afloat Forward Staging Base and other vessels of opportunity.It fills a gap in enabling technology for lift-on/lift-off heavy container transfer in high sea conditions up to ...

The proposed effort will convert and existing air-dropped GARC hull and its mission elements from gasoline waterjet propulsion (Mercury Optimax) to unmanned diesel outdrive propulsion. This conversion will require: incorporation of a diesel engine and outdrive, hull internal structural changes to enable mounting of the engine and outdrive, exhaust and cooling system changes to accommodate the dies ...

This project team will fully develop and test AlphaBear 2, a vocabulary learning game for grade 4 to 7 students. Vocabulary is a prerequisite for academic success, as it is linked to stronger performance across academic subjects and improved reading comprehension. It is more difficult for students to participate in educational activities without understanding the key vocabulary associated with tha ...

The VIRGINIA Class submarine employs the Light-Weight Wide Aperture Array (LWWAA) hull-mounted array of fiber-optic hydrophones that requires the use of high performance, narrowband lasers. In this Navy Phase II SBIR effort, a prototype laser for the LWWAA hull-array sensor will be developed using the frequency-stabilized semiconductor laser technology demonstrated during the Phase I effort. The ...

The infusion and maturation of the Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS), computation, and wireless communication technologies have advanced the development of undersea distributed sensor systems. To realize the exciting potentials of distributed sensor systems, the fundamental problems of optimal sensor attribute selection and optimal sensor deployment have to been solved. This is a typical mult ...

Most of the existing efforts fighting against cyber-attacks in critical cyber systems are focused on achieving resiliency and survivability. However, there are specific mission requirements for certain types of critical cyber systems that demand for the mission software to fail/crash, as soon as possible, when cyber-attack is successful and a program control is lost, rather than to operate in some ...