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U.S. Coast Guard personnel monitoring radio transmissions of vessels at sea must be able to identify distress calls despite interference, degraded conditions, and the stressed speech of those in emergency situations. However, not all distress calls are genuine. Hoax calls can be intended as malicious pranks, due to intoxication, or to distract Coast Guard assets from other tasks such as drug inter ...

Modern lithium ion batteries are known for their poor safety performance, with many reports of battery failure and fire having been reported. One of the major causes of battery fire is from the use of flammable solvents, such as organic carbonates, as the electrolyte. These hazards have long limited the usage of batteries in dangerous conditions, such as on the battlefield. To combat this issue, f ...

In Phase I project, Bhawin LLC aims to develop the current concept of solid-state Li-ion battery fabricating a single continuous phase for the anode, electrolyte, and cathode, and thus, eliminating the highly resistive interfaces between the electrolyte and electrodes found in straight solid-state Li-ion batteries. Advanced Li-ion battery technology will play a critical role in the understanding o ...

In this Phase I project, Oceanit will develop a commercial capability to analyze compiled binary executables for Windows systems that can detect and report embedded software library information in multifaceted software packages.

This project identifies embedded libraries in compiled executables by a combination of traditional matching and control flow-based machine learning techniques. The goal is to mitigate vulnerabilities hidden by embedded libraries in programs. The commercial application is a new enterprise risk detection tool, increasing software protection capability.

Spectrum seeks to develop a compact, dual-band infrared hyperspectral imaging capability for high-throughput detection of contraband at Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Points of Entry (POE).Fourier Transform Infrared FTIR spectroscopy is a proven laboratory technique for material identification.In particular, the long wave infrared (LWIR) wavelength range is rich with exploitable phenomenology due ...

As sensing, computing, and computational imaging technology advances, it becomes more feasible to integrate them into tightly coupled and fully featured solutions in minimal size, weight, and power – cost (SWaP-C) form factors. In this project, we will develop a camera system for use in a variety of scenarios, from surveillance to targeting systems. Our focus will be building a computational ima ...

Oceanit proposes a Phase I project to conduct a feasibility study for the 12x12 antenna distribution system that can be remotely controlled to enable multiple radios to access multiple antennas.

MagPlasma proposes to develop a single pass system that will collect and remove infectious particles exhaled by vehicle passengers before their concentration can reach an infectious dose level in confined spaces. Our system will capture single or multiple passengers' breathing zone air; continuously filter an actively purify the air stream to reduce contagion loading; and exhaust the treated efflu ...

Emergent Healthcare Solutions proposes to research the feasibility of a dynamic cloud-based incident Intelligence System called Emergent Cloud. Emergent Cloud is an application service providing firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians access to an interactive incident roadmap and real-time workflow and record keeping. The general aim of the proposed project is to revolutionize the user expe ...