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Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) proposes to develop novel polymer binder systems that will combine high energy density, on-demand curing, and compatibility with ammonium dinitramide oxidizer while retaining critical material properties of conventional energetic materials. The approach capitalizes on structural features of conventional polymer systems to provide tailored curing conditions, backbone mo ...

Helios Remote Sensing Systems, Inc. will develop innovative cognitive software algorithms and techniques for electronic warfare in order to counter highly agile radar emitters. We will define and develop a concept for cognitive Software Algorithms EW techniques for identifying and countering agile threat emitters. We will also develop prototype signal sets that emulate threat emitters. We will dem ...

Attollo Engineering is proposing a compact dual-band SWIR/MWIR camera using an FPA with unique detector and ROIC capabilities. The camera will be HD (1280x1024) and have applications for targeting applications such as seekers and rifle scopes. The camera is capable of wide dynamic range to handle starlight flux up to high thermal flux. In Phase I, Attollo will perform trade studies and experimenta ...

In this Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program, Nikira Labs Inc. proposes to develop an open-path, self-calibrating cavity ringdown system (CRDS) that can measure optical extinction at multiple visible and near-infrared wavelengths. The resulting instrument will supplant existing, scattering-based visibility sensors, and be used by the Navy for directed energy weapons (DEWs) and free-sp ...

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) proposes to develop an energy dense, long lifetime atomic battery. The battery is to be powered by a combination of complementary radioisotopes whose energy is converted directly to electric power by use of purpose-grown pn junction structures. Depending on the configuration, the battery is expected have a lifetime of at least 10 years before its power output drops by ...

HyPerComps effort involves the development and verification of exact-physics, computational electromagnetics (CEM) modeling and simulation (M&S) software (SW) capable of accounting for both the submarine masts and the surrounding ocean at the EM wavelengths of interest. The effort will generate synthetic data for sensor algorithms that use machine learning (ML) and other artificial intelligence (A ...

The US Navy is moving towards a Single Sortie Detect to Engage (SSDTE) paradigm to implement in-stride minehunting and mine prosecution. Integrating in-stride Mine Search and Mine Prosecution functions is a key requirement to achieve the SSDTE paradigm. Mine Target Reacquisition between the mine search operations and mine prosecution phases poses a particular challenge, as planned mine prosecution ...

As the complexity of threats and emerging warfare capabilities increase, so do the number of Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and the corresponding training regimes. Instructors are increasingly in need of automated tools to enable training that scales with complexity. Aptima, Inc., and our partners, Aviation Systems Engineering Company, Inc. (ASEC) and the University of Southern Califor ...

Today, urban underground spaces are shared by multiple utility companies for laying power lines, gas lines, water supply/sewage pipes, fiber-optic cables, etc. The recordings of such buried utilities are often erroneous, inadequate, or outdated (if they ever exist) due to insufficient surveying methodologies and as-built recording practices. Ability to accurately locate and provide awareness of bu ...

Pipeline operators employ cleaning tools for improving product throughput, inhibiting corrosion, and preparing their pipes for inline inspection. For many pipeline risk models, improving the scope and quality of input data is a long-term process. If the combined cost of pigging and inspecting was low and could be done simultaneously, pipeline operators would be encouraged to perform inspections mo ...