Award Data

When testing weapon systems, full motion video of the test article is among the data collected. However, in practice, such video is generally degraded due to environmental conditions between the imaging system and the subject. Digital processing techniques have been developed that have demonstrated the ability to reconstruct high-resolution imagery from environmentally degraded videos but to date ...

We will develop a series of object manipulation primitives to pick up and assemble standard mechanical parts such as screws, gears and pulleys that can be configured without any programming skills. Building up on a smart robotic gripper, 3D perception and machine learning algorithms, we will design a graphical user interface that allows an user to label arbitrary 3D objects, identify assembly poin ...

Industrial facilities, manufacturing plants, and electric power plants that burn fossil fuels exhaust the combustion products to atmosphere through their smokestacks. Stack pollutant emissions are quantified using manual testing methods developed in the 1960s, which are prone to error if complex flow patterns exist, which is common. Recently, NIST has been working on an improved technique of perfo ...

Baker Engineering (BE) will explore two paths of injector development to fulfill the need for heavy fuel direct injection in 2-50 Hp compression ignition engines for UAS/UGS applications. Both injectors eliminate the inefficient needle hydraulic circuit where drive power requirements prevented operation on small engines. During Phase I, BE explored the use of Direct Acting Piezo Injectors within t ...

Adaptive optics (AO) can compensate for the aberrating effects of atmospheric turbulence which degrade the performance of high energy laser (HEL) weapon systems and, as such, is an enabling technology for effective deployment of HEL weapon systems. A key component in an HEL AO system is the deformable mirror (DM). However, mechanical constraints in currently available DMs limits AO system performa ...

Securisyn has invented a disruptive technology that we expect will change the paradigm of how life-sustaining chest tubes are secured. Rather than the historical approaches that attempt to grip a smooth, slippery plastic tube, our solution, SolidAIRity CT, is the first and only tube securement system that places an interface on the tube to actively participate in stabilization. The SolidAIRity sys ...

Next Generation First Responders (NGFRs) will carry more battery powered sensors and wirelessly connected devices (cellphones, radios, heads up displays, and physiological sensors), which will have a range of power requirements and charging connectors. Requiring first responders to track battery levels and recharge multiple devices would distract from their missions. A Power Module for First Respo ...

Adaptive optics (AO) can compensate for the aberrating effects of atmospheric turbulence which degrade the performance of high energy laser (HEL) weapon systems and, as such, is an enabling technology for effective deployment of HEL weapon systems. A key component in an HEL AO system is the deformable mirror (DM). However, mechanical constraints in currently available DMs limits AO system performa ...

Baker Engineering LLC. (BE) has been developing small lightweight turbochargers to help address the fact that small UAS engines currently suffer from low durability, poor efficiency, and non-heavy fuel operations. Specifically, BE’s efforts focus on turbochargers for the class 2 and 3 UAS engines. The advanced turbochargers enhance the durability, efficiency, and overall operations of small ...

The threat to GPS drives demand for a back-up PNT solution that can operate in the event of denial of service to the GPS satellite signals. The military is dependent on PNT for their warfighting operations and national critical infrastructure is also reliant on GPS for positioning and timing. The proposed GMPS solution will provide PNT services through the DoD C2 network that will allow existing c ...