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  This proposal is to extend into Phase II for our development of Team Oriented Resource Management and Control (TORMAC), as a solution to the problem of distributed decision-making for resource constrained platforms in complex, adversarial environments. We are joined in this effort by Harvard University’s Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS), Teamcore Group. In Phase I we deve ...

This program will develop and demonstrate a novel modular, continuous synthesis platform that can be rapidly reconfigured to produce multiple classes of energetic materials. Continuous synthesis of energetic materials has clear safety advantages, but current approaches are slow to realize due to long process development timelines. The proposed program will develop a system integration and control ...

This proposal is for a Team Oriented Resource Management and Control (TORMAC) solution to the problem of distributed decision-making for resource constrained platforms in complex environments. As autonomous unmanned vehicles (UXV), sensor and manned vehicle capabilities have proliferated, it is more important to find ways of coordinating these assets towards common objectives in an evolving, commu ...

DARPA and the US Department of Defense are interested in technologies which can enable a wireless energy web comprising multiple nodes to enhance military capabilities.  Wireless power transmission is difficult to scale to relevant powers and distances due to poor system efficiency.  For example, as transmission distances increase there is a severe reduction in system efficiency; at distances of ...

This work seeks to develop a receiver for high-power wireless energy transmission based on thermal-to-electric energy conversion using solid-state pyroelectric materials, which can convert time-varying temperature fluctuations to electricity, coupled with a modulated radiation source. The proposed receiver relies on a multilayer device architecture comprising nanometer-thick pyroelectric films tha ...

Optical power beaming systems have the potential to revolutionize energy supply for airborne military platforms, allowing networks of unmanned aircraft to operate aloft indefinitely.  To ensure safe and efficient optical power transfer, receiving optics must be designed to provide rigorous photon containment.  Stray reflections and scattered light must be minimized in order to ensure safety fo ...

It is unknown how cockpit EM and RF exposures might affect pilot performance and physiology.  Animal, human, and physics research indicate that a pathway for such exposures to impact human physiology exists via aggregations of magnetite, a ferromagnetic nanocrystal.  Aggregations of magnetite have been found in many animal tissues, including in the human brain; they have been linked to magnetore ...

The concern identified in the DARPA Impact of Cockpit Electro-Magnetics on Aircrew Neurology (ICEMAN) STTR Opportunity Announcement is that strong electromagnetic fields (EMF) within modern Department of Defense (DoD) aircraft cockpits may be degrading pilot performance and potentially leading to mishaps including loss of life.  Proposers received funding for a Phase 1 effort responding to the an ...

Continuing advances in solid state storage technology have enabled detachable storage devices that are inexpensive, high bandwidth and high capacity, making them practical for sharing even large amounts of data among devices that need not be networked.  For this reason, they are very attractive as a mechanism for secure data storage as well as transfer. Unfortunately the current generation of me ...

Page 2 of 2 The Department of Defense (DoD) must negotiate profit that is fair and reasonable to both the Buyer and the Seller. The DoD relies on profit to both attract the investment capital of innovative contractors and provide an incentive to perform efficiently. It relies heavily on the concept that the relationship between profit and risk should be proportional. At first, this seems to be a t ...