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Multiple Hypothesis Tracking (MHT) is an increasingly important element of the sensor-to-shooter computational chain. However, modern MHT methods are still limited in their ability to integrate multiple sources of information to reduce ambiguity, and in their ability to sustain multiple hypotheses over long periods of time. These limitations reduce the quality of products delivered by MHT systems. ...

In modern military operating environments, military personnel are faced with the challenge of accomplishing more with less human resources. To meet this challenge, each personnel must be able to function optimally. In other words, each operator's cognitive resources must be maximized and delegation of tasks by supervisors to each operator must be based upon knowledge of the soldier's remaining cog ...

A nearly universal trend in modern technology is integrating systems, and their associated devices, on decreasingly smaller scales. Examples range from complete telecommunication systems on a chip to implantable medical devices smaller than human cells. The majority of these devices apply hybrid designs that integrate on a commensurate scale electronics with active and passive optical components. ...

In this proposal, we outline an approach for performing a complete electromagnetic analysis of electrical circuits in a fraction of the time that is currently possible. As clock rates increase, the need for such analysis grows. Current tools are inadequate to handle this burden. The computational times required excessively tax tools running on even the most state-of-the-art computers. To comba ...

The rapid expansion in the electronics industry has given rise to what has become known as Moore's law. At its core, lies advances in lithography that enable the miniaturization of features patterned on semiconductor substrates. As the minimum feature patterned on modern integrated circuits approaches 100nm, projection photolithography is put under enormous pressure to satisfy the demands of indus ...

A number of military situations require individual soldiers and pilots to instantaneously respond to complex visual scenes and make rapid decisions regarding potential threats. Text and graphics overlaid on the scene provide a means to aid the soldier in the decision making process. Helmet mounted displays that simultaneously allow the direct view of the natural scene with text and graphic overl ...

There is a large and growing demand for chemical sensors in various uses, including sensitive detection of chemical warfare agents, detection of gas leaks of various sorts, air quality monitoring, and to monitor various chemical processes. As chemical sensors become less expensive, less obtrusive, and more readily networked for computer control, they will become ubiquitous in sensing and controlli ...

The objective of the Phase I proposal is to show feasibility of the modeling and simulation of electro-radiation effects using an application programming interface (API) based approach. The techniques used in the demonstration will be: * Behavioral modifications of a standard MOS model. * Automated VHDL-AMS code generation from the modeling tool. * The use of a well-defined API to an AMS simula ...

An innovative superconducting transition edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeter array with superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) readouts is described for high energy and high spatial resolution X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy and microanalysis. The proposed microcalorimeter instrument offers an energy resolution that is comparable to and potentially even better than wavelength disp ...

In this proposed Phase II effort, TPL and Washington State University (WSU) will develop a meso-scale power system that will occupy a total volume less than 0.1cm^3, and with a footprint less than 1cm^2. This novel device will combine a novel energy-harvesting device developed at WSU, known as the P3 (Palouse Piezo Power) Piezoelectric Motor with TPL's patented micro-supercapacitors for energy st ...