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Rechargeable lithium ion battery systems can provide power throughout the aircraft, including engine or Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) starting, avionics, emergency, and other systems. Because of their high specific energy/power and potential thermal instability, they can present hazards if improperly designed, tested, handled, or stored. To address the thermal safety issue of Li-ion batteries, EIC La ...

SI2 Technologies, Inc. (SI2) proposes to accelerate development of printed, high-efficiency phased arrays operating at Navy-relevant frequencies. The proposed development effort will include optimization of the array printing techniques from Phase I to meet the Navys phased array performance goals. The printed arrays will incorporate both printed radiating elements and an innovative printed packag ...

The dynamic range of conventional, state-of-the-art ADCs is limited by the effective number of bits (ENOB) of resolution.  MagiQ’s SPIRAL uses novel techniques to overcome these limitations.  In this program we will combine custom hardware along with COTS hardware and proprietary MagiQ algorithms to significantly increase the ENOB.  The prototype system will far exceed the performance of sta ...

This project focuses on the development of high-Q tunable bandpass filters based upon magnetically tuned thin film YIG resonators. Both printed circuit board integrated and all thin film-based devices will be developed.  The filters will be integrated into GPS and SATCOM systems to demonstrate system resiliency in the presence of RF interference. The Phase II Base effort will focus on the deposit ...

"SkyNano, Endeavor Composites, and The University of Tennessee Knoxville propose to develop a composite panel that contains CO2-derived carbon nanotubes (CNTs), recycled carbon fiber waste, and bio-derived natural fibers that exhibits excellent mechanical and functional properties, while maintaining a carbon-negative footprint on a cradle-to-gate and cradle-to-grave basis. By the end of the Phase ...

This program seeks to develop ultrafast, radiation hard, and rugged scintillators for nuclear battlefields based on high  melting-point temperatures oxide crystal. Doping, co-doping, and alloying schemes will be explored to reach the target of < 5ns decay time, light yield >1000 ph/MeV, moderate energy resolution

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) and University of Michigan will design, develop, and demonstrate a rotating detonation combustor (RDC) for gas turbine engine augmentors. This program advances a novel combustor design based on a unique geometric approach that addresses the stability and efficiency issues that have prevented RDCs from reaching performance metrics predicted by theory. Flow uniformity is ...

Although metal  Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies have continued to progress, there are still many different challenging factors to a build that impact part quality and the amount of time it takes to successfully process a first-run component without defects.  Triton Systems proposes to develop an artificial intelligence system that adjusts print parameters during the build in reaction to ...

Triton Systems Inc. proposes to develop an acoustic source capable of directly exciting structural resonances in a wide variety of targets on or suspended from the seafloor. The proposed method will provide unprecedented classification and identification information to the Navy. This technology will be useful for identifying manmade objects (such as mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO)) in the pres ...

The Navy faces a significant challenge to its dominance of sea and air given the Anti-Access Area-Denial (A2AD) capabilities of major powers. The Navy's response, in part, is to implement technical capabilities that enable platforms to coordinate in new ways to execute offensive and defensive actions at very long range. While the Navy finalizes this Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC- ...