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Advanced thick composites are increasingly used in components for defense applications as well as commercial structures. The proposed project will lead to the development and commercialization of a validated predictive capability based on the Peridynamic (PD) theory to enhance the performance of thick composite components under complex loading conditions while exposed to harsh environments. The pr ...

This Phase II proposal is to develop a basic mobile gateway buoy acoustic communications USV relay into a more robust versatile multifunction all weather manned aircraft operable unmanned surface vehicle (USV). This program proposes to look at transition to use from Navy Aircraft with eventual NAVAIR Flight Certification and to focus on integrating key sensor systems to enhance open ocean operatio ...

The Phase I effort demonstrated our technology called FORM, Flexible Optical Ray Metrology. Our prototype system demonstrated that this technology achieves the precision and dynamic range needed for measuring conformal windows. The Phase I metrology system can now be refined to provide metrology of collaborators conformal windows. We expect this data to enable completion of the polishing of these ...

A multi-scale Lagrangian-Eulerian algorithm has been developed during Phase I to determine the vorticity confinement term for rotorcraft Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) computations. Similar to the Large Eddy Simulation approach, the present algorithm simulates the large scales in the flow field and models the unresolved small scales like the tip vortices in the computations. The large scales a ...

Terrorist attacks (e.g. USS Cole, chemical and biological warfare) and accident recovery (e.g. TWA 800, Ehime Maru) can require extensive Navy dive operations in contaminated, hazardous environments. However, current diving equipment was not designed to operate in such conditions, much less protect divers from exposure to contaminants in the water. These environments are so severe that equipment d ...

GEOST and the University of Arizona propose to develop and demonstrate the Weaponized Heating of Ignited Plasma Acoustic Modulation (WHIP-AM). This device produces acoustic signals at long range thereby providing the capability to convey messages and produce irritating acoustic tones. Through these effects WHIP-AM will provide the long range capability to determine intent, affect behavior, and com ...

Secure-Private Area Network (S-PAN) provides a secure, short-range wireless link between COTS end user devices (smartphones/tablets) and associated tactical radios. The tactical radios provide for communications over longer ranges to applications served to the user devices running on secured backend networks. The DoDs field integration and test activities held during NIE 12.1 and 12.2 at the Ft. ...

The DataSoft Interface Verification Application (DIVA) provides an automated robust solution for accurate and repeatable verification of developer source code compliance to a set of Standard API"s. DIVA generates customized compliance reports for the user that accurately summarize all vendor deviations from the standard API. In addition, DIVA can verify a single API file or all of the API files in ...

The objective is to develop and demonstrate new high performance aerospace alloys suitable for direct digital manufacturing (DDM). The shift from conventional titanium ingot metallurgy to DDM manufacturing provides the capability to develop alloy compositions which exhibit enhanced exemplary properties and at significantly lower cost in near/net shapes. The Phase I demonstrated titanium alloys wit ...

In the Phase II of this program, work will be focused on producing controlled solidification investment cast (CSIC) articles with net shape, complex, narrow, long, and curved channels within an aluminum alloy article representing military gearbox housing. The program has strict requirements for the materials and techniques used to produce the channel forming core. The produced technical solutions ...