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In this Phase II SBIR proposal, Ziva proposes to demonstrate a prototype optical array connector between a board and a backplane which not only provides optical regeneration ~10dB but is tolerant to both angular and lateral misalignment. Ziva’s approach is scalable in bandwidth to >40Gbps, operates with very low inter-channel crosstalk, provides high connection density, has layout flexibility a ...

One of the most frustrating and vexing problems for the warfighter is the fogging of eyewear.In Phase I, Tanner Research demonstrated its Active Droplet Transport (ADT) technology to move condensed droplets off surfaces.This technique, coupled with innovative electrodes and waveform shaping has tremendous advantages over conventional surface or heating anti-fogging methods.Although an electronic m ...

To address the Armys need for sensor technology to collect tactical imagery for Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes, in Phase II, to advance development of the new Adaptive Plenoptic for Passive Ranging and Imaging Surveillance (APPRISE) system proven feasible in Phase I. APPRISE is based on POCs unique tunable liquid crystal microlens arr ...

A compact, lightweight, direct-view variable-magnification fire-control riflescope with integral programmable aiming system will be developed, which includes: a 1550-nm eyesafe laser rangefinder (LRF), 9-axis inertial measurement unit with integrated environmental sensors and ballistic computer, and a real-time direct-view heads-up display (HUD) disturbed reticle. The proposed system will be demon ...

Interaction aerodynamics impacts various aspects of rotorcraft, including performance, loads, stability, acoustics, and vibration. Unfortunately, it has long been and still remains a challenging aspect of rotorcraft design and development. Due to their unique configuration, rotorcraft experience inherently complex aerodynamic interactions between the rotors, wings, fuselage, and empennage. To over ...

There is a significant and continuous need for safe water, effective sanitation and hygiene equipment to be used by US military forces who must operate around the world, often in locations that do not have infrastructure to sustain those forces. Likewise, there is a need to provide this same equipment during emergency and disaster relief operations, especially in remote locations or in the develop ...

The goal of this work is to develop a software package that seamlessly integrates the processes of computer-aided design, computer-aided analysis, and structural optimization. A final implementation of this software will provide a user the capability of finding a minimum weight structure from a given preliminary design, constraints, and objectives. This effort will add significant capability to t ...

Virtual vehicle models are created to cost-effectively assess vehicle performance when subjected to the extremes of military missions. For advanced virtual simulations to produce meaningful results, they must be built on a foundation of accurate and validated models. Conventional methods for measuring and validating model parameters are expensive, slow and require costly specialized testing equip ...

Toyon proposes to further develop an intelligent agent-based system to provide “expert” assistance for the analyst in autonomously fusing, assessing, and collating relevant information. Agents will be expected to perform a variety of cooperative missions such as persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), target search, acquisition, and tracking, area denial, attack, route ...

Advanced technologies in high pulse rate fiber lasers operating in the eye safe SWIR spectral region, large linear focal plane array geometries, fast sampling Read Out Integrated Electronics (ROICs), and agile beam steering enable the Agile Navigation and Guidance Enabled by LIDAR (ANGEL) active sensor system to substantially meet the requirements for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to have an eff ...