Award Data

In order to track fast moving targets, increase missile cruising speed, and improve scanning resolution, higher performance (including faster scanning speed and better spatial resolution) laser radar (LADAR) seekers are critically needed. Thus, the objective of our proposed effort is to develop a next generation, high performance LADAR seeker that not only has a fast scanning speed (up to ns ran ...

Survivable trauma to the extremities has become an increasingly common occurrence in the battlefield with the use of improved body armor and improvised explosive devices by the enemy. These injuries require both prompt and longterm treatment. Regional anesthesia offers several advantages in these circumstances: immediate analgesia and postoperative pain control, prolonged sympathetic blockade th ...

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer and the 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 propose to develop a diagnostic assay based on autoantibodies as serological markers for cancer diagnosis because of ...

CHI Systems, Inc., proposes to develop a smart system to aid field medics and other front-line medical personal in diagnosing and treating combat (and non-combat) injuries. Called MedNet, this system also provides a database of specific cases that can supplement the information provided by MedNet's internal diagnostic and treatment-aiding algorithms, as well as tools for the medic to create new c ...

We propose to build a practical, field-ready instrument that can determine the remaining life of reinforced concrete structures via the ultrasonic measurement of crack length. The Phase I prototype instrument not only measured crack lengths inside concrete beams, it was also sensitive enough to detect micro-cracks in the concrete (a world’s first), as well as interface failure between the mortar ...

A high-power density, low specific heat rejection diesel engine design for traditional and hybrid future combat system (FCS) vehicle configurations is being proposed. The total propulsion system of the vehicle hybrid configuration will fit the future vehicle assigned space/volume by TACOM's vehicle concept laboratory. The proposed engine will have a high-pressure common rail fuel injection syste ...

With the anticipated deployment of technologies developed under programs like Future Force Warrior and Future Combat Systems, there is a growing need for a common method for human-robot interaction. This is particularly true for dismounted infantry, since they are often in situations where small, lightweight, easy to use interfaces are a necessity rather than a luxury. There are a growing number o ...

The commercial web services deployment model is simply not suitable for service-based architectures (SBAs) in a tactical environment. In a commercial SBA, service providers are stable and offer near-100% availability. Moreover, their access points (URLs) do not change. In a tactical military environment, however, services are short-lived and their access points change frequently. Consider, for exa ...

The position and orientation of smart and guided projectiles, including gun-fired munitions and missiles, must be accurately known in order for them to be able to successfully reach their targets. While various techniques are presently used, they are limited in their accuracy or require significant amounts of power. In the proposed project a novel orientation angle sensor for guided, gun-fired mun ...

The primary goal of this Phase II effort is to design, fabricate, and evaluate a compact, lightweight, demonstration LWIR hyperspectral imaging sensors enabled by an innovative design form and dispersing element technology that is suitable for use on uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs). An alignment and test procedure will be developed for the assembly and integration of the spectrometer and imagi ...