Award Data

We propose a high-impact innovation for weather forecasting that integrates global ensemble weather forecasts with an AI-driven post-processing model of extreme weather indices. This innovation will provide the basis for skillful probabilistic forecasts of compound extreme weather events at extended lead times. Extreme weather/climate events of relevance to electric utilities focused on in Phase I ...

The military is interested in new high density handheld radio batteries to meet evolving radio systems that require additional power. In particular, it is desired to produce a battery that has a capacity greater than 500 W-hr/kg delivering 12 volts and 16 amp-hours in a package weighing less than 0.84 pounds. This battery shall also maintain greater than 70% of its nominal capacity after 300 full ...

To increase the energy capacity, reduce the weight, improve the cyclic lifetime, and shorten the recharging time for batteries for use in future handheld radio applications, we need advanced energy storage technologies that perform better than current Li-ion batteries. TDA proposes to develop batteries based on Lithium-ion/Sulfur (Li-S) battery chemistry. To increase the energy density, rate capab ...

The military is interested in new CO2 scrubber materials for diving closed-circuit rebreathers. In particular, it is desired to replace the existing cartridges of soda lime with a new material enabling it to be regenerated for subsequent diving operations without having to repack the unit. Toward this need, Skyhaven proposes to incorporate a new class of adsorbent materials along with a thermally ...

Organophosphorus nerve agent attacks are an unfortunate reality of modern warfare. Currently, the standard of care is to use up to three sequential doses of the Antidote Treatment Nerve Agent Autoinjector (ATNAA, which contains atropine sulfate, and 2-pyridine aldoxime chloride (2-PAM)) and an anticonvulsant. For severe cases, this is followed by continued dosing of atropine to block muscarinic ef ...

Filtering airborne infectious particles from indoor air is a critical element in controlling the spread of disease during COVID and future pandemics that are transmitted through the air. The aim of this proposed research from Ratiocinative Engineering Services, LLC is to develop a testbed that will lead to more accessible and robust quality control testing of air filtration and ventilation systems ...

Characterizing the chemical components of additive manufacturing feedstock powders determines the final parts’ material properties and performance. Currently, feedstock chemical characterization involves multiple analytical techniques and industry standards. Although traditional spectrometry measures both the material’s major and residual constituents, it requires a highly trained analytical c ...

We propose the design of an optical instrument package capable of making cloud observations and deployable on a CubeSat. The design will be based on decades of research in cloud remote sensing and each spectral channel will be comprised of a commercial-off-the-shelf camera and a spectral filter as needed. The base design will be comprised of three channels, two in the shortwave infrared and one in ...

Enabling BLOS operations in the National Airspace System is largely an issue of improved sensing. Under the UTM rules, BLOS operations require performance authorization from the FAA centered around navigation, communications, sharing of intent, avoiding other aircraft, and connecting to the FAA in near real-time. The current plan initially is for these performance metrics to be evaluated by the FA ...

Machine learning and unsupervised classification have been applied to seafloor classification and benthic mapping using multibeam echosounders (MBES), Light Ranging and Detection (LiDAR), airborne hyperspectral, underwater optical cameras, and satellite imagery. Regardless of the sensor, data dimensionality reduction is an integral processing step of seabed mapping workflows . The most commonly im ...