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ABSTRACT:The reduction of aerodynamic/hydrodynamic noise caused by violent turbulence is of strategic importance to many military systems. These include modern fighter jets, unmanned weapons with sensitive electronics, and surface and underwater vessels. For all these systems, aerodynamic or hydrodynamic noise can produce unacceptable levels of operational loads or acoustic vibrations, or be detri ...

With continuing emphasis on transportation sustainability and fiscal stewardship, utilizing existing loop detector infrastructure to obtain more accurate, reliable and comprehensive traffic system performance measures is desired by many transportation agencies. In Phase I study, we found that the capability of the Inductive Loop Detector (ILD) signature technology to re-identify and classify vehic ...

ABSTRACT: The U.S. Air Force has a need to improve stray light rejection and reduce the solar exclusion angle for space-based optical sensors tasked with star tracking navigation and with detecting and tracking multiple satellites. The Spectral Imaging Laboratory (SPILAB) proposes the development of artificial compound eye (ACE)optics with an internal honeycomb louver baffle that can block stray ...

ABSTRACT: In this Phase II proposal Silvus proposes to develop a prototype Airborne Network Orderwire system. The prototype called Silvus Communications Orderwire (SC-Orderwire) is based on the architecture that Silvus has developed in Phase I. Silvus proposes to demonstrate the SC-Orderwire prototype in Phase II in an airborne network with 1 ground and 3 airborne nodes. Each SC-Orderwire maintai ...

ABSTRACT: Multimode fiber (MMF) is the prevalent cable plant in many mil-aerospace systems. The multimode channel has bandwidth limitations due to modal dispersion. This program will apply channel equalization to the photonic link, leveraging techniques established for copper interconnect. We optimize the fiber launch condition to maximize the effective modal bandwidth (EMB). We will utilized ...

ABSTRACT: To address the Air Force need for a system to monitor the state of wear of cutting tools in high performance fighter jet production, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) developed the Innovative Monitoring System for Performance Assessment of Cutting Tools (IMPACT) that has demonstrated the ability to detect the onset of cutting tool wear and the ensuing degradation of part quality. The pe ...

ABSTRACT: A better understanding of the thermo-mechanical response, characteristics and properties of materials can lead to improved device performance as well as facilitate the design of new devices and materials for various applications. Although there has been significant progress in the development of micro/nanomechanical testing techniques and tools over the last decade, commercially availab ...

ABSTRACT: Oceanit will develop a working prototype module that will undergo testing with each category of Threat engagement. We will articulate a clear pathway forward to productization to include package design concepts that meet tactical and environmental considerations. BENEFIT: Dual Use (Military & Commercial) Applications: Production development program for a sensor system to enhance or re ...

ABSTRACT: Toyon in partnership with FLIR EOC, proposes to leverage recent advances in large-format hybrid (CMOS/InGaAs) focal plane arrays and composite focal plane array technology to develop a low-cost, SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power) optimized, high resolution imaging system capable of providing wide area persistent imagery within the near infrared (NIR) to short wave infrared (SWIR) spectrum. ...

ABSTRACT: The proposed Phase II effort is a two year program focused on demonstrating both the feasibility of an integrated semiconductor optical thresholder and its ability to enable a high frequency Optical Analog to Digital Converter (OADC). Such OADCs would dramatically enhance capability in multiple Air Force platforms. BENEFIT: The integrated optical thresholder technology would permit pr ...