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We will create a proof-of-concept evaluation environment where white-hat hackers can create and test known and suspected Trojan circuits, evaluate their behaviors and impacts, and assess the Trojan circuits against various countermeasures. The appliance will be able to replicate or emulate, in hardware, a Trojan and its trigger in the context of a predetermined design; to discover methods to exerc ...

To address the Navy need for an accurate and efficient computational method for calculating acoustic scattering strength of midfrequency targets Applied Research in Acoustics LLC (ARiA) will build on recent advances in edge-source integral equation (ESIE) to develop and demonstrate the feasibility of a hybrid ESIE boundary-element method (BEM) target-scattering model for midfrequency active (MFA) ...

Navy operational needs dictate that thermal interface materials (TIMs) have high thermal conductance, high dielectric strength, form non-permanent bonds, and be resilient to vibration and abrasion. Available TIMs each satisfy a portion of these requirements, but not all of them.Glacigen Materials will develop a new class of TIM by creating a novel composite material. This material will be embodied ...

To enable the aviation survival training community and resource sponsor PMA-205 to better satisfy requirements to provide sensory-physiology/situation-awareness training and educate aviation personnel of the warning signs to spatial disorientation (SD) and loss of situational awareness (SA), ARiA will build on the success of the ESAIL game-based learning and visualization tool to develop and demon ...

The technical objectives of this proposal are: 1) perform a comprehensive simulation of 4.6 micron-emitting quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) with suppressed carrier leakage and efficient carrier extraction to design a device with pulsed wall-plug efficiency > 40 %; 2) perform a thermal analysis of 4.6 micron-emitting QCLs to design structures capable of operating with > 40 % continuous-wave (CW) wall ...

In Phase I the TCG Team will show the feasibility of their medium voltage direct current (MVDC) casualty power system.The system will include elements similar to shore power connector technology for safety and monitoring.A concept will be developed and analyzed to estimate its cost, weight, volume requirements, and the time required by the crew to deploy the system.A hazard analysis will be perfor ...

The DoD currently deploys combat systems that contain both known and unknown software vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities make it possible for hackers to execute cyber attacks that result in system corruption or disruption and diminish confidence in Americas critical warfighting capabilities.While efforts have been made to enhance security through improved software development practices and the ...