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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 ...

Resodyn Corporation proposes to develop a novel cold chain system with a Lifetime Warranty (20+ years) for the vacuum container.The container is composed of a passive energy efficient system for transporting blood and pharmaceuticals in hostile environments for up to three days.Capacity is four unit blood transfusion bags.Energy efficiency is possible by the novel shape and super insulating qualit ...

A collaboration between research engineers at Solid State Scientific Corporation and the University of MassachusettsBoston proposes the exploration of a new class of superconducting traveling wave parametric amplifier (TWPA) that exploits the large nonlinear inductance of a unique quantum device known as a superinductor. The nonlinear properties of the superinductor provide high gain of weak sign ...

Solid State Scientific Corporation proposes the investigation of concepts to design a software suite of tools for visualizing the effects of spectral band variances in military camouflage. The visualization software will allow users to input and vary the spectral value of multiple narrow bands in the visible through near infrared for the constituent colors in a camouflage material, create a repre ...

Vicitms of blast exposure can experience considerable polytrauma resulting from various modes of mechanical input. Although tolerance curves and new injury metrics have been developed to understand the response of the thorax to blunt impact, this research has been limited by focusing on either overpressurization or blunt impact effects. To further our understanding of human survivability to thes ...

Power system upgrades for next generation ground combat vehicles require technology advances such as higher operating temperature, greater power density, and increased functionality. Silicon Carbide (SiC) based power electronic devices offer advantages over silicon devices, especially for high voltage buses, and Creare is currently developing a SiC based 12 channel, +/ 300 VDC Solid State Electric ...

Small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are a critical element in current military operations, and their use will increase substantially in the future. The propulsion system is a key design constraint in any UAS, and current small gas turbines for these vehicles are limited by the conventional oil-lubricated rolling element bearings used to suspend their high-speed rotating assemblies. Gas-lubricated ...

Effective Army-scale mobility predictions in austere environments require knowledge of soil strength conditions at high spatial resolution (100 m or less). Knowledge of the battlespace is greatly hindered because available weather-scale near-surface soil moisture data, a primary indicator of soil strength, is limited by its coarse spatial resolution (125 km). Moreover, there are no adequate method ...

The recent military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to an increased incidence of mental health symptoms associated with traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol and substance abuse, mood and anxiety disorders, and chronic pain. The clinical evaluation of service members exhibiting these symptoms usually includes neurocognitive assessment as part of screening or ...

We propose to develop “Type II Focal Plane Arrays on Strained Layer Superlattices (SLS) Material The Innovative Features of the project are: • Detector Arrays on Type II Strained Layer Superlattice (SLS) Material. High Performance Detector Arrays are designed on SLS material. The main advantages of SLS detectors are 1) higher performance and longer minority carrier life time 2) higher operat ...