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The purpose of the present effort is to provide a capability to the Joint Standard Instrumentation Suite (JSIS) for the characterization of ultraviolet atmospheric scattering in order to better determine the impact of atmospheric absorption/scattering on missile signatures.A working prototype of the Characterization of Off-axis Direct and Ultraviolet Scatter (CODUS) instrument will be built and de ...

The proposed Phase II.5 ViPER USMC large mission planning mission planning expansion effort seeks to add capabilities to ViPER-CVW that will provide an initial large force air planning capability to USMC aviation planners. Development will focus on providing route and airspace deconfliction tools which link airspace, flight routing, and planned aircraft movements, as well as automated checks to en ...

Air Force landing gear systems are subjected to surface treatment processes (e.g., chrome plating, cadmium plating, anodizing) an indefinite number of times throughout their service life. During these processes, components are exposed to environments and chemicals which affect material surface conditions (e.g., roughness, residual stresses, microstructure) and reduce fatigue life. This reduction i ...

Black River Systems will develop a graph based software prototype that will demonstrate the following capabilities: (1) Capturing, maintaining, and updating a graph based representation of device/emitter association ambiguities for an airborne integration and fusion capability for MOVINT kinematic tracks and sparse identification sensor information; (2) An automated real time graph solver that pro ...

Our objective is to develop and demonstrate an integrated capability to perform dynamic retasking of enterprise wide management of OPIR, radar, and other operationally relevant sensors. The goals of this effort are to refine our existing OPIR tasking approach and to develop and Enterprise SRM approach that will allow the C2BMC to achieve the earliest possible launch detection and maintain the high ...

The Missile Defense Agency seek solid propellant, propulsion control systems with longer operation times, increased performance, and reduced size, weight, power, and cost.Solid propellant exhaust gases are commonly 2,000-4,000F.Proportionally controlled actuators that are capable of enduring higher temperatures while aiming to maintain performance and/or reduce SWaP-C will improve the robustness o ...

Improved head and hearing protection is required for aircraft maintainers working on a carrier flight deck during launch and recovery operations. Legacy Flight Deck Cranials are inadequate in many aspects including hearing protection and impact protection. In previous work, Creare has developed a Flight Deck Cranial (FDC) that offers unparalleled hearing protection and industrial standard head pro ...

The objective of this study is to define and architect a subsea optical mesh network to enhance the resilience and availability of data flow.

The promise of fully integrated simulation-based design has not yet been realized.This is due in large part to the lack of robust tools and infrastructure.The proposed work covers the initial development of a kernel and user interface for isogeometric analysis (IGA).New advances have been made and will be integrated into the kernel and interface.The proposed tasks include integration of a new spli ...

Superconducting radio-frequency receivers, optical absorption energy sensors, and quantum computers have the potential to revolutionize digital communications for manned aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, (UAVs) and satellites. Development of low size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) cryocooler technology is essential since these communication systems must operate at cryogenic temperatures. Turb ...