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This effort will focus on developing effective tools enabling automatically building structured finite element (FE) mesh for as-built composite parts from X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) scan data that accurately captures performance-critical flaws in the form of the manufacturing defects. Such tools will fill a major technology gap in analysis-based assessment of residual capability and remaining ...

Development of Augmented Reality (AR) training tools for combat casualty care with realistic animations and voice navigation capability on tablets and AR headset is proposed to enhance the tools that have already been developed during the Phase II effort on fasciotomy, cricothyroidotomy, and lateral canthotomy. Such enhancements are made possible by the recent advancement in both hardware and soft ...

Rechargeable Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are widely used for a wide variety of commercial and naval electronics and electrical applications. The weight of the naval power battery system can be a significant portion of the overall weight of the portable electrical device on board a ground or aerial vehicle. Furthermore, the energy capacity of existing Li-ion batteries is not adequate to support ...

Sterilization of medical and surgical tools is a critical step in minimizing the risk of infection to combat casualties during far-forward medical interventions. However, there are significant challenges to providing sterile equipment in austere environments where power is limited and ability to transport equipment and deliver supplies is constrained. The complexity of modern surgical tools, such ...

Onebrief provides faster, better command decisions at large headquarters. Specifically, Onebrief dramatically accelerates the creation of major OPLANs and CONPLANs, including the complex plans unique to Pacific Fleet and the Indo-Pacific. An early version of Onebrief is already in use at several major commands; however, Onebrief has never been adapted to the Navy's need for tactical level planning ...

RDRTec has made significant advancements in the automated classification of ships at long ranges using real time feature extraction from Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) imagery. RDRTec’s Maritime Classification Aid (MCA) can classify a ship to its fine naval class level using ISAR data collected at long ranges in all environments. While physical dimensions of major structural elements of ...

The goal of this program is to complete the design of a radar mode for the detection and discrimination of supersonic cruise missiles (SCM’s) at long ranges by medium to high altitude airborne maritime surveillance radars capable of providing early cueing of ship self-defense systems. RDRTec will continue to advance our modular Challenging-target Airborne Detection & Discrimination (CADD) testbe ...

TransWave Photonics proposes to develop 1024 x 1024 light emitting diode (LED) arrays capable to produce >15% wall-plug efficiency based on successful demonstration of single Purcell LED devices developed in Phase I. We will optimize the LED band structure, pixel geometry, and fabrication steps of Purcell LEDs and implement them to achieve the target specifications. Then, 1024x1024 addressable Pur ...

In the Phase 1 program, ENGIN-IC studied the key technologies to develop a 200-W Solid State Power Amplifier (SSPA) utilizing novel, highly efficient GaN HEMT MMICs, low loss combiners, and manufacturing techniques to minimize the size of the SSPA module.   In Phase 2, ENGIN-IC will advance these designs with high TRL level demonstrators.  A GaN MMIC amplifier with 32-W saturated output power, ...

Texas High Energy Materials has developed a novel fuel bladder composite technology that can decrease costs and improve product quality of aircraft fuel bladders designated for MIL-DTL-271422F applications. Developments are now targeting the H-1 helicopter. Our  crashworthy, ballistic-tolerant, self-sealing flexible fuel bladders are versatile and easily adaptable to any geometry and platfor ...