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Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs) are one of the most versatile sources of radiation in the mid-infrared range and have found applications in a variety of fields. Despite their widespread adoption, one of the main hurdles holding QCLs back from large volume manufacturing is the large cost of ownership. While QCLs, like most semiconductor devices based on III-V compounds, can leverage the economies of ...

The proposed Phase II STTR project is a joint effort between Heat, Light and Sound Research Inc (HLS Research), Arizona State University (ASU), and BAE Systems, titled Acoustic Communications Modem Using Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO) Technology. The Phase I contract (N00014-05-M-0224) was awarded HLS Research and ASU under STTR Topic N05-T022, titled Underwater Acoustic Communications. Th ...

In order for simulation based training to help prepare warfighters for modern asymmetric tactics, opponent models of behavior must become more dynamic and contemporary and challenge trainees with adaptive threats consistent with those increasingly encountered by the military. The proposed Adaptive Behavior Modeling of Asymmetric Tactics (ABMAT) system will apply artificial intelligence machine le ...

The Department of the Navy has a need for the development of an additive manufacturing (AM) process for key vacuum electronic device components to meet on-demand, flexible, and affordable manufacturing requirements. The developed manufacturing method has a potential to reduce cost of vacuum electronics by as much as 70% as well as simplify and hence expedite production process of these devices by ...

Torpedo defense sonar for our high value ships needs to be fast reacting to accurately detect, classify and localize targets. To accomplish this goal an active sonar is required. Sonar projector source levels need to be high to compensate for low torpedo target strength levels. These requirements lead to large and costly systems with high output levels that adversely affect mammals in the operatin ...

Under this STTR solicitation N20B-T028, the goal is to build on the strengths of HyPerComp’s development in the HDphysics suite of tools to meet NAVAIR’s requirements in solving large-scale problems in electromagnetics.  One area that will receive a major attention in this effort is the development of high order curved meshes for arbitrary geometries with small- and large-scale features that ...

We will provide an automated, highly accurate, extensible, real-time diagnostic and prognostic decision making tool that predicts when military aircraft batteries will fail to meet service requirements. Incipient fault-to-failure progression characteristics will be identified to develop verifiable prognostic models driven by existing parameters and observable diagnostic events in combination with ...

Hypersonic weapons are being developed to meet the war fighter's requirements of increased weapon effectiveness, decreased time to target, and increased fly out range. Of importance to hypersonic missiles and projectiles, aerothermic heating caused by the friction of air passing the weapon body, is one area of intensive research. At Mach 4, as the hypersonic weapon passes through the lower atmos ...

We propose a highly innovative data fusion with data mining approach for asymmetric adversary tactics and strategy generation in synthetic training environment. Our approach has two parts: 1) Data fusion module. Sensor data are fused to obtain the situation awareness. A graphical dynamic game model is used to generate the Course of Actions (COAs) of two sides (Blue-trainees, and Red-asymmetric ad ...

In hypersonic flight, airborne particles such as water or ice can penetrate and alter the bow shock and flow field, enhance erosion mechanisms and alter aerodynamics. Particles break up as they pass through the shock wave, impact the surface, erode and increase surface roughness, increase turbulence and heat transfer, and augment heating that can destroy heat shields prematurely. Many tests and th ...