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"This proposal addresses the need to improve automatic change detection and pattern recognition in surveillance/reconnaissance systems. In those applications, large amounts of data are generated and must be stored and processed for each scene, makingreal-time decision making a challenge. In the Phase II project, we will evaluate and select adaptive target segmentation and matching algorithms stu ...

"This proposal is directed at research and development of an advanced battery based on nickel-metal hydride chemistry with an improved hydrogen storage material for the battery anode in place of the usual metal hydride alloy. The goals for the new materialwill be to store large amounts of hydrogen, and operate at high rates and low temperature. Implication is for a reduction of the weight of the ...

"The Phase I SBIR program demonstrated that the novel NiFe2O4/Fe nanocomposite can be fabricated to possess higher saturation magnetization and lower power loss than conventional ferrites. These results indicated that the Fe/NiFe2O4 nanocomposite is apromising candidate for DC-to-DC power converter applications. Successful Phase I efforts have provided the scientific and technological groundwork ...

"An integrated circuit is proposed which combines coplanar transmission lines, optical waveguides, high power transistors and high power lasers monolithically. The aperture for an RF radar element should be designed as a transmission line with itscharacteristic impedance matched to that of free space. We propose to achieve this with a field-effect structure in which gate and source terminals form ...

This is a Phase 2 effort to convert the feasibility model of a laser scanning search and rescue system delivered under an SBIR Phase 1 contract into a flyable prototype unit. The purpose of this phase is to define the design of the prototype system incoordination with the Search and Rescue Community and possible aircraft platforms to achieve minimum changes once the system is in production for fi ...

This is a Phase 2 effort to convert the feasibility model of a laser scanning search and rescue system delivered under an SBIR Phase 1 contract into a flyable prototype unit. The purpose of this phase is to define the design of the prototype system incoordination with the Search and Rescue Community and possible aircraft platforms to achieve minimum changes once the system is in production for fi ...

This Phase II SBIR Proposal presents detailed description of a KW fiber laser, which is comprised of three key enabling components: (1) a properly configured phase locked fiber laser array with 19 Yb-doped cores, presently being developed under an on-goingAF Phase II SBIR, (2) low-cost, pigtailed diode laser pumps, that have been selected and can be well fitted into the system with a proper design ...

"PCI proposes into topic Area 2 to develop and demonstrate a JP-8 micro-reformer capable of delivering the hydrogen required for a 20 We Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) from a catalytic reactor which is expected to be ~1 in3 (size of 2 standard AA batteries)and weighing

"The primary objective of this proposal is to identify critical data mining and analytical tools and emerging technologies and methodologies that can be used to improve the entire military medical logistics/supply chain management. In addition, as part ofthis research and analysis, Premise Development Corporation will demonstrate the feasibility of creating modern and user-friendly "dashboards" ...

"Qualtech Systems, Inc. (QSI) proposes to research the feasibility of implementing an active testing and analysis system for aircraft buses by considering both the architectural/implementation issues as well as the data monitoring and analysis techniquesrequired for characterizing bus faults and forecasting failures as a function of degradation in bus performance. QSI will utilize its experience i ...