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The DoD spends over $1 Billion annually on disability payments attributed to hearing loss, yet this can be prevented. Research shows that with proper hearing protection a 19% reduction in hearing loss cases can be expected. Custom ear plugs force the user to wear the devices correctly and to retain hearing protection during activity, thus eliminating improper seating issues as the primary cause of ...

The design, development, testing, and maintenance of future complex combat systems will require new approaches and technologies. Present software technologies are limited by the fact that the computing system architectural layers and software components are not integrated. New software technologies are needed to adopt a more integrated view of the system architectural layers and software component ...

The proposing team will continue the development and testing of the Autonomous UAS Detect, Sense, and Avoid (AU-DSA) system for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Key capabilities of the AU-DSA that set it apart from other autonomous collision avoidance systems include: 1) Autonomously complying with federally mandated operating procedures, 2) Operating as efficiently in multiple-aircraft scenarios as ...

U.S. Army Aviation Soldiers continue to support full spectrum operations across the globe from stability and support operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to preparation for Major Combat Operations on the Korean peninsula while confronting an ever increasing challenge of information systems overload. As the Army Aviation transitions to the glass cockpit with advent o ...

ASI proposes a most highly innovative approach to optimizing the systems engineering of human-centric complex systems, using a novel cognitive engine framework known as Associate Systems. The ASI solution is a web-based knowledge portal with intelligent decision support guiding the designers and program decision makers. ASI is uniquely positioned to deliver this decision support solution and to co ...

This proposal details the development of a new FCG design that reduces energy losses for small package sizes. It addresses the major performance limiting factors associated with small helical FCGs and facilitates driving high output voltage, moderate current loads directly, without the need for a transformer. Applications for this device include single shot, high peak power loads for directed en ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project supports the development of a unique manufacturing method to produce novel shape memory polymers in complex shapes. These smart materials can "remember" and reform to a set shape upon an external stimulus. This continuous manufacturing process is vastly more efficient than the current state-of-the-art methods, enabling many low cost ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project proposes to commercialize a predictive modeling technology that automatically adapts to changing interaction patterns between providers of higher education (colleges and universities) and consumers (prospective students). Current methods produce only retrospective static models which, due to peculiarities of the higher education recru ...

Cermet, in collaboration with leading university partners, proposes to use state of the art indium gallium nitride growth technology to produce InGaN junctions for solar cell production. Using multi-junction InGaN geometries, highly efficient solar cells will be demonstrated.

Capacitive strain sensors will be integrated into vehicles tracks for the purpose of health and usage monitoring. Data will be collected by wireless reader and DAQ where data processing and analysis begins. Key innovations include sensor technology and wireless interrogation techniques