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ABSTRACT: SIFT's Phase 2 Hy-CIRCA proposal builds on progress in Phase 1 to address the challenge of effectively, reliably, and safely tasking cooperating teams of autonomous cyber-physical systems (CPSs). SIFT's Playbook(tm) interface approach provides high-level, goal-based tasking for multi-agent autonomous missions. SIFT's Cooperative Intelligent Real-Time Control Architecture (CIRCA) automa ...

The ages of men have been defined by the materials that make up the tools we use, from the ancient stone and iron ages to the modern nuclear and silicon ages. Over these ages, man’s knowledge has been built upon previous observations. The base of this materials knowledge is understanding the relationships between structure- processing-properties-performance. The top of this pyramid is systematic ...

This SBIR effort will focus on development of ceramic-based optical materials for laser gain media. Lasers developed from these ceramic materials will enable new accelerator research and development that will lead to new discoveries in high-energy physics. The development approach consists of ceramic nanopowder manufacturing, followed by densification into solid bodies shaped for laser resonator c ...

This proposal addresses a pressing need in the detector development community within experimental high energy physics (HEP). The HEP community has been involved in the development of highly segmented and miniaturized detection elements ever since silicon strip detectors were first invented in the late 1970s. Various experiments have employed silicon detectors in a variety of readout configurations ...

Major improvements in the electrical and thermal conductivity of metals used in conductors are needed to improve the energy efficiency and reliability of our national electrical power systems. These metals need to be stronger and more resistant to corrosion, oxidation and fatigue which reduce the reliability and lifespan of conductors and create high costs for maintenance, repair and replacement. ...

Low-cost and reliable plastic optical fibers (POFs) are rapidly gaining acceptance in advanced networking applications such as data center and building LAN wiring, video streaming for Internet-protocol television (IPTV), and for safety-critical functions from secure braking and suspension control in cars to flight control in avionics. Common polymers used to form the light medium in POFs show smal ...

In order to curb America’s dependence on petroleum and increase reliance on domestic, alternative sources of energy, there is a strong emphasis on using biogas. There is still a significant potential in developing biogas as a resource not only for energy, but also for chemicals. In this proposal, Sasya will demonstrate how biogas could be used to produce energy and chemicals. We propose a simple ...

Materials behavior is often dominated by highly localized phenomena, and the ability to probe those properties for engineering devices is critical. Often these devices are operating in environments with large differences in temperature and pressure: from the high vacuum and cold of space to the high temperature and high pressure inside a deep water oil well. Here, a transducer capable of measuring ...

Emerging applications and instrumental systems produce massive streaming data every day. It is essential that the big streaming data to be quickly and accurately processed and analyzed to extract useful information for timely decision making. Despite substantial work has been proposed for streaming data processing and analysis, e.g., SAMOA, Jubatus, etc., many shortcomings have not well addressed. ...

Next generation high-energy physics particle accelerators will require higher magnetic fields than current technology allows for, and Bismuth Strontium Calcium Copper Oxide (Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8, or Bi2212) superconductor is the leading candidate material to enable this advancement. In this effort, Bi2212 will be produced through a proprietary process that also successfully makes over 50 different oxide ...