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This proposal is for a Phase II program for further development and prototyping of a Development and Run-time Environment for Aviation Mission-tasking and Mission-management (DREAMM) for manned-unmanned teams.Development and modification of the tightly integrated avionics in a combat aircraft is highly technical and currently requires skilled engineers to effect even the most minor changes in syst ...

We propose to develop a sensitive and selective workload classifier, called PHYSIOPRINT (Physiology and Performance Research Integration Tool), that will ultimately operate in real time on multiple physiological signals (EEG, EKG, EOG, EMG) acquired and processed by our wearable and wireless X24 system. The raw signals will be converted into input variables for the classifier using a suite of pro ...

This Small Business Innovative Research Phase 1 proposal requests $100,000 support for TechSource to identify and document feasible technology options to replace the White Sands Fast Burst Reactor (FBR); reference Army Topic Number A12-088,"Alternative Source for Neutron Generation. The U.S. Army requires a neutron generator to replace the FBR highly enriched uranium (HEU) based technology with ...

Airborne lidar has proven to be a highly valuable asset for gathering high quality geospatial intelligence information. Advanced lidar systems collect and process full waveform returns for each emitted laser pulse. Full lidar waveform data can be exploited to see through obscurants (e.g. dust, clouds, rain, snow, fog, and smoke), foliage, ocean water, etc, which enables systems to map areas under ...

To address the U.S. Army need for new methods and/or materials to allow long-term storage of vertebrate cells under ambient conditions for use in portable cell-based toxicity sensors, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a Vertebrate Cell Storage (VerCeS) technology based on a novel formulation for vertebrate cell lyophilization. The key component of the VerCeS modality is a novel ...

We propose to demonstrate proof of concept and feasibility for our design for a new class of field portable sensor devices capable of rapidly detecting, measuring and classifying Chlorinated Organic Solvents (COS) in environmental waters. The proposed sensor technology is based on an innovative adaptation of surface enhanced Ramon spectroscopy that greatly increases the Raman signal strength and t ...

To address the Army need for a non-lethal warhead for use on miniature organic precision munitions, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Malodorous Non-Lethal Grenade (MNLG) optimized for use on miniature munitions. This proposed grenade is based on a new design that utilizes both government developed and POC developed and tested components. The innovation in the grenade des ...

This proposal develops a new instrument to fully characterize radio-wave interactions in all angles and polarizations at frequencies between 40 and 220 GHz. The instrument's deployment to Department of Defense (DOD) test facilities and to civilian research facilities will accelerate understanding of how target objects interact over extended frequency bands, and will in turn enable radar and c ...

In situ assessment of suspicious powders within inorganic matrices, with particular emphasis on powders of biological origin, is currently limited to detection by biochemical methodologies that react with monomers such amino acids, nucleic acids, lipids or macromolecule compounds comprised of these basic subunits. These current methods include immunoassays or PCR, both of which require expensive ...

To address the Army"s need for an ultra-sensitive, room-temperature, long-wavelength radiation detector, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Terahertz-Infrared Microsphere Bolometer (TIMBol). This proposed device is based on thermally induced wavelength shifts of whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonances in high quality factor microspheres. The innovation in thermal and opti ...