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aCADian Inc. proposes to develop a user friendly, extensible, integrated CAD environment for the design and simulation of Photonic Integrated Circuits. It will provide a high-productivity photonic layout capability, seamless integration with lightwave simulation packages. The software will be designed from the ground up to deal with the specifics of integrated optical circuits. It will incorpo ...

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A portable fluorometric spectral analyzer for rapid field or shipboard diagnosis of Campylobacter enteritis and Shigella dysentery Is proposed for Phase I feasibility demonstration. All living cells are fluorescent and exhibit "fingerprint" spectral patterns that allow for their detection and Identification. The Campylobacter and Shigella bacteria have specific fluorescent patterns that may ...

The Crown team proposes to develop a Global Positioning System Based Formation Control System (GFCS). The proposed GFCS shall allow vehicles to maneuver relative to each other without reference to additional positioning data and shall allow separations of the nearest points on the vehicles in formation as low as one meter. The GFCS shall utilize commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS)/ non-developm ...

In this SBIR project, Knowledge Evolution, Inc. (KEI) supported by the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute (ISI) proposes to develop a Multi-Media Design Narrative (MMDN) capability that can fundamentally alter the way software design knowledge is communicated among designers. The MMDN will bid on three complimentary technologies: 1) KEI's case-based approach to sof ...

Computer and communication technologies have advanced to a level where the large volumes of data required for "real time" cockpit information services can be gathered, transferred, processed and displayed to provide a commercially vaible environment/air traffic spacial relationships advisory service, on a continuous basis, to aircraft in flight. This proposal details the development of a plan that ...

Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC) proposes a miniature optical sensor that will be able to accurately measure angle of rotation. The Fiber Optic Rotation Mini-Sensor (FORMS) will also implement fiber optics in such a manner that the sensor will be EMI immune, and smaller than other currently available rotation sensors. The combination of accuracy, stability, reliability, and durability, a ...

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The military services are currently transitioning to the information age. That transition is placing demands on military personnel to adapt to new ways of thinking about and performing their jobs. Adaptability will be essential for survival in the year 2010. American business, like the military services, are highly dynamic today. Downsizing, technological advancements, and the open ...

Extensive research (Ukraine) has shown that high strength continuous fibers of basalt can be produced. These fibers are inexpensive and have exceptionally high strength, stiffness and corrosion resistance. Basalt is a naturally occurring volcanic mineral, consisting a variety concentration of oxides. The product envisioned is a low-cost, corrosion resistant replacement for steel bar in reinforc ...