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To meet the U.S. Navy need for high-dynamic-range digitizers for lidar applications, a four-input channel 17-bit dynamic-range application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) will be developed. Each of the four high-bandwidth input channels will be configured in a fast-in/slow-out architecture, composed of a stacked 512-element switched capacitor array (SCA), capable of 2-ns time-slice sampling, an ...

In response to N192-090, MaXentric and Dr. Vardy will be collaborating on a solution codenamed PCRCCTL (Polar CRC Codes for Tactical Links). This solution will allow wireless communications to have faster decoding and encoding which will in turn allow better utilization of the channel capacity. MaXentric will be leveraging Dr. Vardy’s over 15 years of experience with polar codes and our team’s ...

Global Engineering and Materials, Inc. (GEM), along with its team member Virginia Tech (VT), proposes a new approach for quick repair of corroded fastener holes using an emerging solid-state process, additive friction stir deposition (AFSD). AFSD integrates the friction stir principle with a robust material feeding mechanism to enable site-specific deposition. Renowned for low cost, high speed, ea ...

The M197 Gatling gun is a useful and highly effective battlefield weapon used on a variety of rotary wing aircraft. Unfortunately, the heat and wear caused by its high rate of fire requires preventative maintenance procedures to ensure combat readiness. Lubricants have been implemented to reduce wear and inhibit corrosion on its steel components, but their application requires more frequent mainte ...

This Phase II Small Business Innovation Research project develops the scale of lithium-ion direct recycling technologies applied to gain efficiencies in materials management from original manufacturing to end-of-life. The scrap materials are from Defense Logistics Agency manufacturing activities. A successful effort moves direct recycle TRL from 4 to 6, increases process throughput, qualifies mate ...

A hybrid simulation tool based on the immersogeometric compressible-flow fluid-structure interaction (FSI) modeling, data measured from in-flight sensor, deep learning, and multiaxial fatigue damage evaluation will be developed to predict fixed-wing aircraft’s buffet loads and their induced fatigue damage. The project will leverage the existing high-fidelity compressible-flow CFD code developed ...

Oceanit proposes a Phase I project to develop and validate an adaptive approach to detect and react to external and embedded cybersecurity attacks at the application layer in order to secure and maintain maritime-based information communication operations involving autonomous submerged vehicles.

Intelligence will be embedded into the V-22 Osprey’s existing power distribution boxes to produce a compact and efficient load management system that reacts to common power source failure conditions by automatically shedding loads in priority. The system measures power quality directly from all power source inputs and reacts quickly enough to prevent power source failure or shutdown before it ha ...

Our innovative 3D Motion Analysis technology allows for fast and efficient screening of running technique in military personnel that has previously not been available to this scale. We propose providing education and training on our portable 3D Motion Analysis technology to military personnel to explore new ways to utilize this technology. The education and training will focus on ways to identify ...

The seeds of failures of Defense projects can often be traced back to poor quality requirements and a lack of portfolio level coherence between associated projects. Because projects have become so complex, 100% paper-based methods are no longer suitable for requirements management. In June 2018, the DoD released its Digital Engineering Strategy which calls on the services to “move the primar ...