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Compressive Spectral Video in the LWIR
SBC: PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. Topic: A13AT015Physical Sciences Inc. and Colorado State University will develop an innovative sensor that enables low-cost infrared hyperspectral imaging though the use of novel sampling algorithms which provide real-world chemical plume detection capability with compressed data and a hardware configuration which enables high frame rate capture of full 2D spatial and 1D spectral data. Compressive sensing techn ...
STTR Phase I 2014 Department of DefenseArmy -
High Thrust-to-Power Electric Propulsion through Neutral Entrainment
SBC: MSNW LLC Topic: AF11BT10ABSTRACT: State of the art Orbital Transfer Vehicle systems and GEO transfer missions require the demanding combined requirements of both high Thrust-to-Power (greater than 150 mN/kW) and high specific impulse (greater than 3000 s), all at constant power. The 9 kW PROTEAN system is a two-stage plasmoid thruster which adds secondary Neutral Entrainment (NE) to the ElectroMagnetic Plasmoid Thruster ...
STTR Phase II 2014 Department of DefenseAir Force -
Ultra-High Density Ion Propulsion From Ionic Liquids
SBC: BUSEK CO., INC. Topic: AF11BT10ABSTRACT: Busek Co. Inc. and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) propose to explore the physical limits of ionic liquid propulsion via development of new theory to explain effects of close packing emission density and to predict performance limits. The research is motivated by observations and tests demonstrating that emission from 2-dimensional porous surfaces yields order of magnitude g ...
STTR Phase II 2014 Department of DefenseAir Force -
Nonequilibrium Plasma-Assisted Combustion-Efficiency Control in Vitiated Air
SBC: COMBUSTION SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, INC. Topic: AF13AT04ABSTRACT: The ability of plasmas to modify combustion has been known for more than 50 years. Recent advances in plasma generation technology and measurement diagnostics have led to extensive efforts to understand both the kinetics of the plasma-flame interaction and the enhancement of combustion properties such as ignition, extinction, flame speed and dynamics. Combustion Science & Engineering, ...
STTR Phase I 2014 Department of DefenseAir Force -
High specific power and cost effective solar array for spacecraft, lighter than air vehicles, and UAVs
SBC: SOLUXRA, LLC Topic: AF13AT06ABSTRACT: The objective of this STTR proposal is to develop and demonstrate a radiation hardened organic-based solar array adaptable to nanosatellites which exhibits flexibility, variable topology, high specific power, and low cost. Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) represent a transformative technology with great potential for extremely high-throughput manufacturing at very low cost. They have the po ...
STTR Phase I 2014 Department of DefenseAir Force -
Printed, Flexible Ultracapacitors Based on Novel, High-Performance Carbon Nanomaterials (1000-262)
SBC: SI2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC Topic: A13AT003SI2 Technologies, Inc. (SI2) proposes to develop printed, high-performance ultracapacitors to meet the Army"s need for lightweight energy storage. SI2 will leverage its demonstrated expertise in ink jet printing and our partner"s expertise with carbon nanoparticle synthesis to develop low-cost, flexible, printed ultracapacitors. SI2 has considerable experience in the roll-to-roll deposition of ...
STTR Phase I 2014 Department of DefenseArmy -
SCALE-UP SYNTHESIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE ELECTRO-OPTIC POLYMER SYSTEMS FOR ADVANCED PHOTONIC DEVICES
SBC: SOLUXRA, LLC Topic: AF11BT01ABSTRACT: High-performance organic electro-optic (OEO) polymers can enable the development of advanced EO technologies for achieving significantly reduced energy consumption and bandwidth enhancement in future information and communication technologies. One of the most critical steps in developing successful photonic technologies is to have high quality, reproducible materials that can be availab ...
STTR Phase II 2014 Department of DefenseAir Force -
Bio-Inspired Visual Navigation: From Landmarks via Bearing to Controls
SBC: Intelligent Automation, Inc. Topic: A12aT030The proposed Bio-Inspired Visual Navigation System will enable UGVs to operate semi-autonomously with minimal input from an operator even in degraded communication environments. Semi-autonomous landmark-based navigation in low-texture indoor environments is difficult due to the lack of distinctive micro-features needed by conventional algorithms such as SIFT and SURF. In Phase I, Intelligent Aut ...
STTR Phase II 2014 Department of DefenseArmy -
Nanofibers for Broadband Spectral Obscurant Applications
SBC: PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. Topic: A12aT024Obscurant materials are used to defeat threats in all areas of the electromagnetic spectrum. New Army requirements have been established for novel, multi-spectral, high performance obscurants to defeat a range of threats with a single material system. On a Phase I program Physical Sciences, Inc. (PSI) coupled inherently conductive polymers (ICP) with graphene like structures to provide enhanced ...
STTR Phase II 2014 Department of DefenseArmy -
Scale up of EO polymers and their utilization in novel nano-imprinted sub-wavelength waveguide-based Modulators and Arrays
SBC: TIPD LLC Topic: AF11BT01ABSTRACT: The Phase II technical objectives follow directly from the Phase I effort, where all tasks necessary for RF photonic receiver fabrication were demonstrated. The Phase II effort will pursue two major objectives: 1) further development of SEO100 EO polymer based chips, packaged devices and arrays in collaboration with University of Dayton (antenna designs), taking advantage of multiphoto ...
STTR Phase II 2014 Department of DefenseAir Force