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This project develops and evaluates the technical feasibility of implementing a suite of Social Activity Modules to be used with the CosmoBot™ system, an interactive robotic toolkit, for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The CosmoBot™ system is equipped with social activity modules and interactive games to engage multiple children, providing an engaging, effective mode of deliverin ...

Clear needs exists for a more comprehensive understanding of the nature of laparoscopic surgical skill acquisition and decay, objective metrics with which to assess these skills over time, and simulation-based training that supports rapid acquisition, longitudinal retention, and targeted retraining for sustainment of these critical and perishable skills. The proposed SBIR effort seeks to develop a ...

Multi-channel array manifolds are required for wideband AESA applications. In modern solid-state AESA arrays, MMIC-based T/R modules generally utilize digitally-controlled phased shifters to steer the beam on transmit and receive. The given phase value is only accurate at one frequency, and so for wide bandwidths of several hundred MHz (at X-band for example), the beam does not get formed properly ...

Key obstacles to extending OFDM to wireless links and networks at high-frequencies and dynamic channels are inherent low performance to Doppler and power amplifiers operation with high back-off. Other significant obstacles are multipath and impulsive noise. PEARL-OFDM combines a layered architecture with technologies that mitigate such obstacles and enable full-range rates that maximizes connectiv ...

We propose to develop a scanning photoacoustic spectroscopic (PAS) system fitted with a novel laser microphone for the remote scanning of targeted molecules and chemical compounds. By leveraging the acoustic signatures emitted by the target molecules, the proposed PAS technology offers better detection sensitivity in identifying the presence and concentrations of targeted molecules compared to con ...

The design and development of piezocrystal sonar transducers is a challenging multidisciplinary and technological effort that spans many fields and skill sets. We look to extend and improve our transducer assembly technologies to reduce cost and implementation time for sonar technology transition and in particular our methods for Active-Passive single crystal ring development and fiber glass wrapp ...

CTI’s proposed solution for the Algorithms for Dynamic 4D (3D space with time) Volumetric Calculations and Analysis SBIR program provides a complete planning and visualization environment while focusing on and improving critical technical areas such as advanced protected entity and electronic attack platform auto-routing, jammer acceptability region (JAR) computation optimization in dense, compl ...

This effort involves design and analysis activities focused on developing a tactically representative integrated hybrid composite structure capable of sustaining the high acceleration launch environment encountered in hypervelocity applications while satisfying the weight and volume requirements consistent with hypervelocity flight configurations. Candidate fiber and matrix materials will be evalu ...

Model Based Design and Implementation (MBDI) is an attractive alternative for FPGA development for several reasons: 1) Many Subject Matter Experts (SME) are already familiar with MBD environments for designing and validating algorithms, 2) the visual, data-flow oriented nature of MBD make it easy to describe highly parallel algorithms, 3) design automation eliminates traditional design, code, unit ...

Enig Associates, Inc. is proposing an innovative and novel electrical approach, using pulsed power to convert explosive chemical energy into lethal jets to attack MOUT targets when fired from light weapons. The device is in the form of a precursor warhead optimized to maximize cavity diameter in brick and concrete targets so that a maximum size follow-through munition can be delivered within comba ...