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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 ...

Vadum will develop and mature the Threat Prediction for Air Defense (TPAD) algorithms which calculate Predicted Intercept Points (PIPs) to support AEGIS Combat System engagements of air defense threats. The TPAD algorithms monitor incoming tracks and compare the tracks to an internal database of threat motion. TPAD predicts the future state of the threat at a desired range from the firing ship bas ...

Vadum will develop the Prediction, Optimization, and Scheduling of System Engagements (POSSE) algorithms in order to efficiently and effectively schedule AEGIS Combat System engagements of closely spaced air defense threats. The POSSE algorithms model dense air defense engagements as a graph of connected engagement opportunities. Using graph traversal algorithms, the optimal set of engagement oppo ...

In this SBIR effort we will collaborate with Dr. J.C. Campbell’s research group at the University of Virginia (UVA) in developing a high-power, high-speed, high-linearity photodiode (PD) receiver optimized for operation at 1 micron wavelength. In phase II, we will fabricate, characterize, package and commercialize the 1 micron photodiode that we have successfully designed and studied in our phas ...

TBA

Vadum will develop and prototype a new beamforming protocol for Distributed Coherent Electronic Warfare (DCEW) that will implement distributed TX and RX beamforming algorithms between a cluster of nodes, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), and uncooperative receivers. The Vadum approach uses an innovative Master-Slave architecture to achieve time and frequency synchronization at minimum overhe ...

Our method of enabling cross-domain collaboration allows documents whose contents have a mixture of sensitivity levels to be viewed and edited by users with differing clearance levels, while maintaining the requisite security constraints. In particular, we've identified the following key technical requirements: *Multi-level documents: single documents may contain multiple sections of varying class ...

During Phase I, 3TEX designed universal, one-piece, 3D woven fiber preforms which can be used as either a “Butt” (H) joint or as a “P” joint as needed. Composite joints were fabricated and tested, demonstrating the benefit of the integral nature of the 3D preforms. 3D stress/strain and crack propagation analysis of composite Π-joint was performed using 3D MOSAIC code. 3D displacement, st ...

The current effort will development and demonstrate a navigation aiding system for autonomous mine neutralization, comprising a disturbance resistent marker and guidance and control sensor for navigation with respect to the marker. The system will low cost to enable use on expendable vehicles, yet provide the range and homing precision dictated by the CONOPS. This Phase 2 effort will include alg ...

Based on direction from Dr. Amy Kru