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Robotic Research, LLC (RR) and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are creating a prototype Learning-based Approach for Relevant Data Extraction (LARDE). The LARDE framework is a data extraction and handling framework that can intelligently reduce the volume of raw data from on-board sensors, and organize and persistently store the reduced relevant dataset.

In the Phase I project, Ultramet designed, modeled, fabricated, and tested a compact foam-based cryogenic heat exchanger for use as part of a superconducting degaussing system. Several heat exchanger cores were tested, thermal efficiencies in excess of 99% were achieved, and the pressure drop was always

LaunchPoint Technologies proposes to build and test a laboratory demonstration of a helicopter electric tail rotor drive for a Bell 206 helicopter. The drive system will consist of a generator attached to the gearbox output for the rail rotor drive shaft and a dual halbach array permanent magnet motor to directly drive the tail rotor propeller. Purpose built power electronics will convert the AC p ...

In response to the Navy request to create an innovative automated algorithm to detect aircraft within the video imagery with a very low false alarm rate in real time, the Aret team created an image processing algorithm called Aircraft Cueing Enhancement (ACE). With an innovative and very fast Bayesian Field Detector, ACE proved its efficacy on a variety of targets, environments and modalities. Ove ...

Carrier aviation is dependent on the ability to recover aircraft expeditiously and safely aboard ship. The system that arrests the aircraft, the Arresting Gear system, utilizes slippers or bearing materials between moving components. A major shortcoming of the current slipper material is its swelling when exposed to ethylene glycol, which causes clearance issues in the operating equipment, resulti ...

The Phase 1 SBIR project addressed a significant vulnerability of the SeaLancet RT-1944/U Communication System: its susceptibility to jamming. This vulnerability can affect the ability of the Navy to provide Mine Countermeasures because the SeaLancet is being used as part of the Mine Countermeasures Mission Package in the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program. The overall objective of this Phase II e ...

In order to address the Navys need for a new mask-on mobile device to train aviators for altitude exposure (hypoxia training), ChromoLogic LLC (CL) proposes to develop a Portable Hypoxia Training (PHYTR) system. The PHYTR system will be based on a novel concept that takes ambient air and produces user specified oxygen content through a cyclical fluid exchange process. When completed, the PHYTR sys ...

In this Phase II Small Business Innovation Research project we will be developing extremely efficient (40G), and compact modulators suitable for microwave analog links, next generation radar and other military applications. III-V semiconductor nanowires a

Freedom Photonics is proposing to develop a novel modulator concept. The overall objective of this program is to develop a novel compound-semiconductor electro-optic modulator that simultaneously exhibits 100-GHz operation, optical/microwave velocity matc

Spectranetix's collection system solution will be the state-of-the-art in high dynamic range and storage of full instantaneous bandwidth I/Q recordings.