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We propose to develop the Human Systems Integration (HSI) Engineering Analysis Tool, or HEAT. HEAT provides advice for engineers using material-design software on how their design choices affect HSI domains. While there are nine HSI domains: Human factors engineering, Survivability, Manpower, Personnel, Training, Environment Safety, Occupational, and Habitability that HEATs design can accommodate, ...

NanoSonic, a 30,000 square foot specialty materials production facility, in the Wheatland Eco-Park, has developed an environmentally friendly, advanced manufacturing process to fulfill the Defense Logistics Agencys (DLA) need for affordable discrete-parts with fine features for legacy and future fielded weapon systems.We have developed a technically advanced and innovative manufacturing method to ...

Our ability to maintain acoustic advantage is in large part dependent upon our ability to develop and deploy high performance, affordable acoustic arrays. The two most significant cost drivers in acoustic arrays are: (1) Determining the performance of the array sensor system in the real ocean environment, and (2) monitoring, maintenance and repair of the array over its deployed life cycle. ASSETTs ...

In Phase II, the primary technical objectives are to expand the spatial modeling to a more complete 3D representation of the environment; to incorporate additional data sources to create a more robust model; to leverage computer vision techniques to precisely locate objects, structures, contacts, etc. in the imagery; and to optimize the resulting algorithms for the target hardware and software env ...

Phelps2020 proposes a low SWaP solution, ARRIS, to the improvement of the range and resolution of the MX-15 turret so they equal or exceed the capabilities of the MX-20 turret. We chose to keep the MX-15 turret as is and append to it a low SWaP accelerated processor that performs real-time FMV enhancement. A multi-layer software application addresses illumination, weather, and environmental limita ...

Real-time Automated Ply Inspection (RTAPI) is a layup inspection system that determines if the layup produced by an Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) machine meets drawing requirements. This is performed in real-time, while the machine is laying composite tapes onto the mold at very high speed, and provides several benefits. The fully automated system eliminates very slow and tedious manual inspecti ...

ASSETTs Architecture Assessment Tool (AAAT), with its imbedded Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) based framework, will be used to provide an assessment of NAVAIRs Common Control System (CCS).AAAT contains the functional capabilities required to perform objective and repeatable assessments, a validated architecture assessment model, an instantiation of the Navy Open Architecture Assessment Tool, a ...

Infrared cameras for thermal imaging applications can operate between 2-12 microns.These cameras produce a thermal image using two-dimensional arrays of infrared detectors (such as ferroelectric detectors or microbolometers).Some critical military ap...

The focus of this Phase II SBIR topic is to improve the electronic warfare (EW) and direction finding (DF) capability for submarines to meet the future Combatant Commands (COCOMs) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) requirements.All COCOMs have identified EW and ISR improvements, to support Force Application and Battlespace Awareness, as one of their highest priorities. For submar ...

Tactical networks have increasing needs for greater cybersecurity and greater flexibility and resilience. By combining the advances made in the field of virtualization in terms of Type-1 (Bare Metal) Virtualization, and Introspection via the Hypervisor, a