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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...