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Missiles produced with reactive materials can add chemical energy to the kinetic energy generated on impact with a target. Thus, reactive materials have potential to serve as structural components resulting in possible increase lethality without a weight impact. In Phase I, Tetramer will demonstrate a new material system with significantly stronger mechanical properties and excellent reactive prop ...

This effort is aimed at increasing lethality of kinetic energy warheads by developing metal-based reactive materials.Fully-dense nanocomposite powders capable of reacting in absence of an external oxidizer will be prepared by arrested reactive milling. AlMoO3, AlCuO, AlI2O5, MgS, and BTi will be prepared and combined with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) to boost their energy density. Prepared powde ...

The focus of this Phase I effort is to analyze and quantify improvements to tracking accuracy. Improvements to tracking accuracy are to be quantified via measures of performance such as miss distance, track purity and continuity in a variety of multiple target tracking scenarios.(Approved for Public Release 15-MDA-8482 (17 November 15))

Implementing multiple object payloads on a single boost vehicle is a force multiplier that has the potential to overcome countermeasure challenges. The LoadPath Multiple Object Deployment System (MODS) is an advanced mechanism that will enable reliable Multi-Object Payloadrestraint and deployment.MODS provides a compact integrated design that supports varying quantities of kill vehicles per booste ...

Current focal plane array (FPA) technologies for imaging in low-light conditions in the short wave infrared (SWIR) are limited by poor quantum efficiency and/or poor noise characteristics. To address this need, a new SWIR-sensitive linear-mode avalanche photodiode detector array, will be optimized for low-light imaging, fabricated, and demonstrated. Unlike existing SWIRavalanche photodiodes (APDs) ...

Modeling and simulation has long played a crucial role in the design and development of High Energy laser systems.Historically, two distinct types of optical performance models for HEL system models have been very important: wave optics models, and scaling law models.Wave optics models are both more accurate and more robust, yielding reliable performance predictions even for systems incorporating ...

A 1280 x 1024, 12-micron-pitch format radiation-hardened dual-band digital infrared readout integrated circuit (ROIC) will be developed. The features of the reconfigurable adaptive detector integrated circuit (RadIC) include: low-noise in-pixel amplifiers, in-pixel analog-to-digital conversion (ADC), extended > 22-bit dynamic range with temporal-photon flux-rate encoding, high-rate readout, and as ...

The team of ATA and SNL is developing the Shock Hardened Inertial Measurement Unit (SHIMU) with robust MEMS inertial components that can survive severe shock and vibration loads and operate effectively during the launch sequence and high-G maneuvers typical of missile defense applications.Enabling technologies include very high aspect ratio proof mass suspensions that provide high out-of-plane mot ...

Optofluidics will develop Protein Qspec, a new particle analysis QC instrument designed to characterize protein aggregates in biologic drugs. The primary concern for this class of therapeutics is that they can elicit an immune response from patients who develop anti-drug antibodies which can eliminate the therapeutic benefit. The presence of particulate matter, in these therapeutics (e.g. shed gla ...

The objective of the overall STTR program is to develop a high performance mid-format dual band long wave infrared (IR) focal plane array (FPA) using p-type InAs/(In)GaSb strained layer superlattices (SLS). The project consists of three primary research thrusts including (1) improvement of quantum efficiency, (2) optimized sidewall passivation, and (3) focal plane array fabrication and testing. ...