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TRS Technologies has developed high energy density components for Ferroelectric Generators (FEG's) and Capacitive Discharge Units. Our technology is based on advanced materials and processing resulting in high quality ferroelectrics with high mechanical and electrical strength. For Phase II, we will use these advantages to develop pulse power components for counter IED devices, directed energy w ...

Military and Law Enforcement groups are increasingly relying on small robotic Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) to perform a number of tasks. Many currently fielded UGVs perform admirably on the narrow set of tasks for which they were designed, but are generally unsuitable for tasks that vary too widely from the core competencies. Our Small Robot Infrastructure Tookit (SRIT) design, validated in P ...

Chatten Associates proposes a research and development plan to improve the head-aimed vision system for remote operation of unmanned ground vehicles that was demonstrated in Phase I. We will deliver a number of head-aimed vision systems to ARDEC Picatinny for their use in test and evaluation. We will specifically support a test of high-speed tele-operation of an Ackermann-steered vehicle. We will ...

Tactical environments impose constraints on service-oriented architecture that are not present in the strategic and commercial worlds. These constraints include limited service lifetimes, changing access points, and limited bandwidth. Many of these can be overcome by mediating service requests through a service broker. Java Business Integration provides an open standard for creating such a broker, ...

Capabilities Discovery eXchange (CDX) for Netcentric Warfare and Sensor Target Pairing: To provide dynamic solutions for allocating available sensors against targets to be tracked or collected against, there must be situational awareness regarding the sensors available. Sensor capability and current tasking information is available within the stove-piped systems using and controlling organic senso ...

In Phase I of the Raman Bio Identification (RBI) Robot project, the team of ChemImage Corporation and Applied Perception, Inc. proved the feasibility of a Raman proximity biothreat agent detector integrated on a standard UGV. In Phase II, the team of ChemImage Corporation and API will continue the commercialization process of a Raman-based detection system for UGV use. A plug-and-play type inter ...

"On the modern electronic battlefield, a weapon that disables the enemy's electronics can be more useful than a weapon that executes a killing strike. This is possible because a radio frequency (RF) weapon that attacks electronics can be effective over amuch larger radius than a high-explosive (HE) weapon. For example, a single 155-mm artillery shell has a disabling blast radius limited to a few m ...

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and second leading cause of cancer-related death in males. A highly sensitive, selective, noninvasive screening assay is needed to diagnose prostate cancer and to monitor effectiveness of treatment or recurrence. We are developing a diagnostic assay based on autoantibodies as serological markers for early detection and monitoring of prostate ca ...

In a CDC-sponsored SBIR Grants 2000 Phase I Solicitation, proof-of-concept of the patented wearable Eye Com-6 Biosensor-Communicator-Controller (EC-6) as a reliable drowsiness-detection tool was demonstrated. Consisting of 2 IR-sensitive microcameras, IR eye-illuminating LED's and detectors affixed to a wrap around eye frame 2-3 cm from each eye, its binocular Eye-See [tm] software tracked black/w ...

In Effects Based Operations (EBO), we apply the proper joint lethal and nonlethal effects to gain a desired outcome. At the tactical level, EBO translates to time critical targeting (TCT), where joint assets must be quickly targeted to obtain effects on a fleeting or moving ground target. The moving target problem is complex. However, it must be solved if TCT is to become viable within the EBO c ...