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Machine learning algorithms have demonstrated performance on par with or superior to human analysts on large datasets when sufficient training data is available.  For military applications obtaining sufficient, truthed data is always a challenge.  Three approaches have been used for measured data collections to support sensor exploitation programs: coordinated collections, turntable measurements ...

Determining physical properties such as density, strength and stiffness of structures made from geomaterials typically requires destructive testing for direct measurements or inference from non-destructive measurements when the composition is unknown. These methods also require physical proximity to the structures being evaluated, a luxury that is not always available or safe. A non-destructive me ...

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) needs a capability to collect and provide immediate presumptive analysis of radiological/nuclear samples of concern at the source of collection. Such in-field technologies should be capable of detecting and identifying trace quantities of elements and/or chemicals containing plutonium (Pu) and uranium (U), with a focus on chemicals specific to the nuclear ...

Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) are increasingly omnipresent in the healthcare settings of the public and military. Pathogens of interest in particular are those in the ESKAPEE group. As the prevalence of MDRO has increased, the number of new antibiotics to treat these infections has decreased. This has caused the rise of organisms resistant to all known antibiotics. To solve this, bacterioph ...

Determining physical properties such as density, strength and stiffness of structures made from geomaterials typically requires destructive testing for direct measurements or inference from non-destructive measurements when the composition is unknown. These methods also require physical proximity to the structures being evaluated, a luxury that is not always available or safe. A non-destructive me ...

This proposal addresses the development of an accurate, traceable, cost effective and compact W-band RF field strength detector.  The solution proposed consists of an advanced detector technology which possesses the ability to detect W-band (95 +/- 3 GHz) radiation field strengths over a broad range of input powers. Through optimized device geometries, sensors will be tailored to provide efficien ...

Cornerstone Research Group Inc. (CRG) and Clemson University’s Textile group propose to develop wearable technology with lightweight, conformal textiles that utilize spectral attenuation, absorption, refraction and scattering effects providing isotropic blending into electromagnetic (EM) background mitigating detection by GSR of soldier movement in the battlefield.  The proposed approach levera ...

The Army is seeking through this STTR program to develop high-dynamic-range, high-power-handling, and high-survivability high frequency (HF) radio receivers with significant enhancement in intrinsic interference and jamming resistance.  GIRD Systems is addressing this need with a novel interference mitigation (IM) technology which is inherently a wideband active device that 1) limits input power ...

As military vehicles (both ground and sea) expand in mission roles and in offensive and defensive weaponry, there is an ever-increasing demand for greater energy storage. Continuous advances are needed to increase performance (i.e. Wh/kg, range, power output) and safety (i.e. non-flammability, impact survivability). Current 6T lithium-ion batteries have been limited to energy of ~75 Wh/kg, which ...

Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. (CRG) has developed a solid Ceramic Polymer Composite Electrolyte (CPCE) for metal-air power sources. The existing electrolyte solutions favor ionic conductivity at the sacrifice of mechanical performance resulting in metal-air batteries that are fragile and unpractical for portable applications. In Phase I, CRG developed a solid CPCE by combining superionic conduc ...