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In Phase II of PLATO, we will develop a prototype plan and goal identification system that employs a rich model of domain actions and events, extracted automatically from a massive amount of real-world domain-relevant information, to model agent-specific action costs and to process sequences of agent actions and events, extracted from text, as an agent plan in progress. The system will be able to ...

Neutron coincidence counters are currently based on 3H technology. A worldwide 3He shortage plus the need for significant improvements in performance necessitate the development of a new class of neutron detectors. We propose the use of boron-coated straw

Third-generation focal plane arrays allow US Army soldiers to view high-resolution, high frame rate imagery across multiple infrared bands.To properly utilize the capabilities of these new sensors, including their high sensitivity across the SWIR, MWIR, and LWIR bands, third-generation imaging systems employ advanced optical systems with multiple refractive and reflective components. The number of ...

Tissue engineering technology is of particular import to the Army for the matter of producing tissue replacements for the repair and regeneration of various organ systems (liver, heart, muscle, lung, etc.) for wounded patients. Unfortunately, the production of masses of tissue with thicknesses greater than ~1 mm presents a challenge due to diffusion limits of nutrients into the tissue and waste ou ...

The Analytic for Federated Data (ALFRED) capability was researched under I2WD's SBIR Phase I program in 2017. ALFRED is a general-purpose Machine Learning framework upon which open-source algorithms can be deployed and run. Such algorithms include Recommenders that operate over multi-model Big Data stores to identify and deliver relevant data to mission analysts. The resulting product is a general ...

To obtain spectrum dominance the U.S. Army needs to make use of all the Radio Frequency assets on their Size Weight and Power constrained platforms. Thus, it is critical that the radar apertures can also perform other tasks such as communications and ESM. To do so efficiently requires the multiplexing of multiple modes onto the aperture, overcoming radar-hardware limitations such as the use of non ...

Maxentric’s solution provides multi-level security and information flow control with cell level encryption for existing relational databases. At the tactical edge, access to advanced cloud based services such Apache Accumulo may not be possible. The novel database solution allows these types of services to be deployed in any point of the network, but also to be integrated in already existing app ...

Knowledge-Based Systems Incorporated (KBSI) proposes “Mega-City Analysis and Visualization Environment” (M-CAVE) in response to the Army SBIR “Civil Affairs Information and Military Sustainment in the Megacity Environment” (topic number A17-036). The M-CAVE technology will provide users with advanced yet simple-to-use influence models, methods, and visualization to help Civil Affairs teams ...

Conventional vehicle armor has evolved considerably over the years, including homogeneous plates, composite materials, and reactive substrates. Variable orientations have also been implemented, including curved, sloped, angled, and spaced plates. A common characteristic among these conventional armor solutions is that they are static and incapable of changing in response to local threats. Adding a ...

Snipers gain a decisive tactical advantage and provide significant psychological effect by delivering precise fire from concealed positions. Under difficult and rapidly changing downrange conditions, successful engagement often hinges on rapid follow-up shots with an applied corrective hold. The limits of depth perception prevent spotters from adequately estimating the precise point at which the o ...