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Advanced turbine engine designs with distributed engine controls aim to place microcontroller processing for smart sensing and actuation electronics in high temperature regions of the turbine engine. Prior microcontrollers rated for high temperature operation have required integrated circuit processes designed for high temperature from the foundry, which require significant foundry investment for ...

Continuing from the success of the Phase I project to develop a low-cost, fast-turnaround platform for extreme environments (temperatures >200 Celsius, high vibration), this Phase II project will demonstrate this platform in a real-world application for distributed engine control. To get a meaningful functioning platform as soon as possible, the Smart Sensing Node from the Air Force-commissioned D ...

ABSTRACT:Silicon-based lasers/detectors have long been desired for owing to the possibility of monolithic integration of photonics with high-speed Si electronics and the aspiration of broadening the reach of Si technology by expanding its functionalities well beyond electronics. The goal of this project is to develop high quality SiGeSn material and also use it to demonstrate high performance opto ...

The Air Force needs distributed modules that will work reliably in extreme environments (temperatures >200 Celsius, high vibration). A low-cost, rapid-turnaround platform for the assembly of these modules for these environments is required. This will be ...

ABSTRACT: Silicon-based lasers/detectors have long been desired for owing to the possibility of monolithic integration of photonics with high-speed Si electronics and the aspiration of broadening the reach of Si technology by expanding its functionalities well beyond electronics. The goal of this project is to first develop high quality SiGeSn material and then use it to demonstrate prototype opt ...

ABSTRACT: The goal of head-worn display systems is to increase situation awareness and reduce operator workload. The urgent need is for higher image resolution and lower system latency, while meeting constraints on head-borne weight and power. Current processor solutions cannot meet increased requirements. The challenge is that power consumption is proportional to the amount of data being handled, ...

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ABSTRACT: The data transmission capacity required for fixed and tactical information networking continues to increase. Deploying traditional RF or microwave broadband direct line of sight (DLoS) links does not meet future warfighter needs. A key thrust for the Air Force (AF) is Assured Access Communications. This involves the pursuit of affordable low probability of intercept and detect (LPI/D ...

ABSTRACT: This Phase II SBIR will focus on the development of a high temperature (225°C) wirelessly powered, distributed wireless network for use in jet turbines. The network nodes will be capable of supporting sensors to monitor environmental variables or actuators for system controls. The nodes will be powered via a magnetically coupled RF energy transmission system. Resonant coupling syste ...

ABSTRACT: To significantly reduce procurement overhead and recognizing the mission strategic importance of developing modular power electronics for interfacing the battery to the spacecraft bus, APEI, Inc. is proposing to develop a novel multi-module, inherently scalable, high power density, radiation-hardened, intelligent battery module. The proposed development will focus on the following main ...