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_x000D_Currently available biomass heating/cooking stoves in Asia and in the USA do not efficiently cook food or heat houses while consuming too much fuel and emitting pollution, resulting in respiratory illnesses and premature death. ASAT specializes in the development and manufacturing of clean burning biomass stoves. In SBIR Phase I, ASAT developed a low emission, fuel efficient Integrated Heat ...

With hypersonic research becoming increasingly relevant, as viable technologies encroach on these speeds, heightened emphasis is being placed on effective methodologies of simulating hypersonic airflows. Specifically, Ludwieg Tubes have distinguished themselves as an effective and economical way to emulate hypersonic flow. In attempt to further increase their utility, researchers are seeking innov ...

To continue to provide our military a nighttime advantage, near-photon-counting passive-image sensors are required that detect very low signal levels, yet have the dynamic range to handle the large intrascene dynamic range of modern urban combat, nap-of-t

Trillium has recently demonstrated the capability to capture NIIRS 9 imagery including the ability to read a license plate from up to 1800 slant range in their 8 diameter HD80 gimbal. This proposal includes an effort to miniaturize Trilliums exi

To address the need for scalable, large-format ladar sensors, a robust, compact, ultra-low-noise avalanche photodiode (APD) technology will be developed. The high-gain low-excess-noise APD is based on a cascade of low-noise gain stages that promote determ

The limits of high-performance aircraft continue to be pushed, requiring more capacity from thermal management systems as hydraulic, mechanical, and pneumatic power systems are replaced with electrical components. Rejecting this heat to the fuel can lead to composition changes and the production of insolubles and surface deposits via pyrolysis and oxidation at elevated fuel temperatures, especiall ...

The primary objective of this project is to improve the efficiency of large-format mid-wave infrared (MWIR) and long-wave infrared (LWIR) light emitting diode (LED) arrays for infrared scene projector applications. While LED technologies have shown great

The objective of this proposal is to develop prototype algorithms and hardware, using Trilliums family of gimbals, to demonstrate the feasibility of obtaining high quality measurement of targeting coordinates from a gimbal operating on a Small Unmanned

Fuel is critical to any military operation. Preserving fuel that is stored and transported to the battlefield is critical to maintaining a high level of operational effectiveness. Fuel convoys and storage facilities are particularly vulnerable to attack, and in the event of such an occurrence, the fuel must be recovered to mitigate the negative effects this disturbance. Fuel that has been compromi ...

A 64 x 64-format InGaAs short-wavelength-infrared (SWIR) focal-plane array (FPA) consisting of pixel elements sized 40 microns or smaller, with near 100% fill factor and high quantum efficiency (QE) in the 1 1.7-micron spectral range will be developed