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At present, there are no solutions for equipping Class 1 and 2 unmanned aerial system (UAS) platforms with weapons systems that provide the capability for opportunistic engagement of high value targets (HVT). Munitions deployed on larger UAS, and other fixed-wing SOCOM assets, greatly exceed the payload capacity of Class 1 and 2 UAS assets currently in use for intelligence, surveillance, and recon ...

Silicon carbide(SiC)semiconductors offer revolutionary improvements in power electronics due to much lower conduction and switching losses, higher switching frequencies, higher voltage capability, higher operating temperatures and other superior properties relative to standard silicon devices. In Phase I, SiC MOSFETs were tested and characterized, confirming lower losses. It is projected that lo ...

The U.S. Army has a requirement for a shaped charge warhead that can maintain its penetration capability while spinning. The current solution, a linear fluted liner, is optimal over a narrow band of spin rates compared to the span of rates experienced by a typical spin-stabilized munition over its effective range. To increase performance on target, a solution that is effective over a larger range ...

Vadum will design and demonstrate Hearing Protection and Active Communication (HPAC) system. The HPAC system will provide clear and reliable audio communication from the handler to the canine, and protect canine hearing from loud external sounds. The HPAC system will enhance the capabilities of the working dog and handler team. The headset will preserve canine situational awareness of ambient envi ...

Corvid Technologies is pleased to offer this Phase II proposal in response to Army SBIR topic A17-010, “Ballistic Missile Defense Weather Management.” In the proposed effort, we will continue to develop Corvid’s computational capability for shock layer distortion due to hydrometeor impact on high-speed missile systems, demonstrated during our Phase I program. We will also formulate and execu ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is the development of a safe, effective, and sustainably-produced natural sunscreen compound, gadusol, to replace harmful ingredients widely used in current sunscreen products. Two to three million cases of skin cancer are reported globally each year, including 132,000 cases of melanoma. In 2 ...

Extremity fractures are a significant concern in both the civilian and military populations. In the military experience, extremity fractures can sometimes comprise the majority of peacetime orthopaedic injuries. During armed conflict, bone trauma from penetrating missiles is similarly significant, as the experience in the Persian Gulf and Croatia has shown. Anti-personnel mines and improvised e ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will be the redefinition of the care of asthma patients. Asthma is highly prevalent in the US, with 25 million patients currently suffering symptoms, and was the cause of 1.7 million emergency room visits in 2015, resulting in a huge societal cost. A predictive platform that can identify when ...

This SBIR Phase II project aims to create and test a game-based intelligent tutoring system that both assesses and improves the behavioral readiness and social emotional skills of Kindergarten and 1st grade students. Research has shown that early intervention for children with social skill deficiencies is critical for success in the classroom and success in life. Children from vulnerable, underser ...

The objective of this proposal is to improve the computational tools identified in Phase 1 that will be useful in assessing rocket and missile propulsion systems for compliance with insensitive munitions (IM) requirements. Comprehensive testing to ascertain IM compliance for such systems is time-consuming and expensive. High-fidelity computational tools exist that can be used to address the asse ...