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SpaceWorks proposes to continue development and advancement of its novel QuickShot trajectory optimization software suite. A number of new modeling capabilities of value when simulating advanced military systems will be implemented. Additionally, a variety of case studies and applications that will showcase and demonstrate utilization of these new features will be conducted.

Mezzo and its partners will design, manufacture, and test a supercritical CO2 recuperator designed for high pressure of 275 bar and high temperature of 800 0C. The recuperator will incorporate a new manufacturing approach (laser welded micro tubes) that offers potential to reduce cost. It is well known that recuperator costs are currently very high for applications that involve high temperature an ...

A System of Systems (SoS) is a collection of pooled resources, capabilities, and subsystems used to create a cohesive and overarching system that offers more functionality than the sum of its components. However, a SoS engenders more complexity due to the summation of designs, components, tools, and layers of abstraction of all its subsystems. These complex systems bring to the forefront significa ...

An existing 128x128 pixel CMOS image sensor design will be revised and fabricated in a thicker format more suitable for backthinning with the goal of increasing the quantum efficiency from 59% to > 80% at 589 nm. Increasing the epitaxial layer material from 5.2 microns to 14.2 microns is estimated to increase the absorption of 589 nm photons by 48%. A batch of 20 devices will be fully backthinned ...

CURE is an agile cloud-based C2 environment that enables distributed ad-hoc teams to seamlessly share data, maintain a real-time Common Operating Picture (COP), and collaborate even if the IT systems used by each team member are normally incompatible. This system enables an integrated, cross-domain information sharing environment by ingesting heterogeneous data across technical and domain boundari ...

On behalf of the U.S. Air Force, AFRL’s Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) sought a Command and Control (C2) capability to bridge the information gap and unify the many disparate data sources required for Situational Awareness (SA) and Decision Support in the maintenance and security operations of US ICBM missile fields. Watchtower is a data fusion and visualization environment that automati ...

The way to advance the state-of-the-art in compact UHF/VHF antenna design is to approach it from an unconventional paradigm. Over the last few years, CTG has developed a line of near-field spot probe microwave antennas that have found effective use as Tier-1 sensors in a variety of applications. Integral to CTG’s design is the incorporation of dielectric materials optimized as part of the a ...

Fortiphyd Logic provides a gamified virtual training environment for industrial control system security that reduces costs by 75% and increases student engagement and learning outcomes. This phase of the research will improve usability and integrate the solution with the Air Force Institute of Technology's Cyber Education Hub, better preparing DoD personnel to defend critical infrastructure from c ...

Carver Scientific Inc. (CSi) is developing a mobile self-contained integrated MicroClimate Heating and Cooling (MCHC) device for dismounted operator use that will be integrated with CSi’s lightweight Entropic Energy Storage Device (EESD). The EESD is intended to power the MCHC for a 72-hour mission. During the initial Phase II work, CSi proved feasibility of the MCHC product by developing s ...

The goal of this program is to transition CTG’s SBIR-developed novel sensor and algorithm processing technology to the inspection of aircraft radomes. This new inspection capability must be integrated into existing maintenance processes and facilities employed by the Air Force. Moreover a new inspection paradigm is needed that does not impose a significant infrastructure investment by the A ...