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Advanced Technologies Group, ATG, proposes a Hybrid Advanced Robust Dependable (HARD) Seal that exceeds the Army's advanced high temperature seal application requirements. The ATG HARD seal is a non-contacting film riding seal design that will build on patented hybrid-Brush seal success at ATG. This vanguard design, when combined with advanced high temperature materials will provide unrivaled dura ...

The objective of this research is to investigate the technical feasibility of building a bidirectional converter to achieve the power density, efficiency, and coolant temperature objectives using an innovative marriage of state-of-the-art technologies. These technologies each represent innovations in their respective fields. The power electronics team at Advanced Power Electronics Corp. is prop ...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of combat casualty. Previous estimates for 20th century conflicts were that 15 - 25% of all injuries were sustained to the head. However, with the increased incidence of blast injuries that military personnel are suffering in the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, head injury is becoming an even more frequent occurrence. Far forward medics ...

This SBIR Phase I program is directed at developing and testing a feature-based system that exploits Evolutionary Algorithm (EA) technology to fuse data for several battlefield sensors. The sensor-fused system will accept feature vectors extracted from different sensor images and output a target identification decision with a high probability of correct identification. The EA approach represents ...

There is a significant market for electrochromic devices deposited on flexible substrates for building thermal control and energy conservation and automotive applications to improve passenger comfort by modification of optical properties of window and, in particular, the reflectance of vehicular mirrors, spacecraft and building systems. The present proposal suggests the use of metal oxide based e ...

Electrodynmaics Associates, Inc. has under development a 50 kW 10000 RPM electric propulsion motor and controller. The Phase I activity is in progress, and the electromagnetic analysis, structural analysis as well as thermal analysis of the motor is completed indicating satisfactory operation at the rated load continuously, and 5 minute operation at 100 kW load. In addition 350% of the nominal tor ...

Hybrid electric propulsion of Army vehicles is beneficial in terms of fuel economy and silent mobility. High torque and high power density PM motors are needed for these applications.Electrodynamics proposes innovative concepts to achieve and exceed specified goals in power and torque density, efficiency, and scalability. This proposal explores various configurations including inside rotor, outsid ...

It is estimated that 10% of the soldiers killed on the battlefield bleed to death from extremity wounds. Failure to rapidly control hemorrhage leads to inadequate organ perfusion (shock) and death. Many of these lives can be saved by the prompt and effective use of a tourniquet. However, a subset of extremity injuries occur at a level that is not amenable to tourniquet application, and vascular ...

Solid rocket motor cases for advanced tactical missile systems use lightweight, high strength composite materials to achieve high propellant mass fractions and increase overall propulsion system efficiency. Meeting the increasingly more demanding missile and propulsion system performance goals for next-generation missile systems will require leap-ahead improvements in composite motor case material ...

After the successful demonstration of our Phase I approach, we propose to develop in Phase II a multispecific biowarfare electrochemical sensor for simultaneous detection of 5 toxins and 2 biothreat bacteria (anthrax spores, tularemia bacteria, botulinum toxin A, cholera toxin, staphylococcal enterotoxin B, Shiga toxin and ricin toxin). The sensor will utilize electrochemical aptamer-mediated prot ...