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The purpose of this Phase-II effort is to develop filtered cathodic arc plasma deposition (FCAPD) for applying multi-layer, highly reflective optical coatings to extremely light-weight and large membrane mirrors for space and high-altitude-based high-energy laser applications where glass mirrors are not practical. FCAPD coatings are ideal for this application because the deposition ions have highe ...

The goal of this proposal is to develop a brassboard imaging radar system capable of detecting side attack munitions at standoff distances and operational rates of advance.

Based on the hidden, unique opcode invention made and demonstrated in Phase I and its integration with CyberDog Communications Inc Object Level Firewall(OLF) authentication, key management and encryption technology, Accord Solutions Inc proposes to prototype the Reconfigurable Architecture for Software Protection (RASP) System. The RASP System provides an extremely strong level of cryptographic pr ...

Acellent Technologies proposes to develop an innovative one-of-a-kind sensor cluster based structural health monitoring system that combines Acellent's current single-element SMART Layer actuator/sensor network together with multi-element phased arrays to produce a Sensor Cluster Network. The proposed system is being developed to (a) Quantitatively assess structural damage such as cracks due to fa ...

Acellent technologies, Inc. proposes to develop a dual E/M impedance and wave propagation based innovative structural health monitoring (SHM) system for application to composite structures for Army rotorcraft and unmanned air vehicle platforms. Composites can incur invisible damage from impacts, loading abrasion, operator abuse, or neglect that if unchecked may lead to lower structural reliability ...

This STTR project will develop and validate a robust, scalable computational capability for the simulation of weapon-target interactions of interest to the Army. The proposed algorithm is based on the FLIP (Fluid Implicit Particle) - MPM (Material Point Method) - MFM (Multiphase Flow Method) approach and CartaBlanca nonlinear solver environment developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory. CartaB ...

This project will develop a data driven prognostic fault tolerant smart weapon system concept for the Airborne Laser. A real-time prognostic health management (PHM) system will be developed to track the likelihood of future system or subsystem failures and initiate or indicate appropriate actions to maintain or optimize system performance. A library of predictive algorithms will be employed to tak ...

We propose to create a prototype of a shape and structure capture system which can construct accurate, realistic three dimensional models of typical commercial and residential building interiors from video imagery taken with a freely moving handheld camera. A precision inertial motion measurement unit will be developed and mounted on the camera and its measurements recorded with the video. We will ...

In this Phase I STTR program, Advanced Ceramics Research Inc. (ACR) and its university partner successfully developed and optimized a novel, low-cost, micro/milli-channel heat exchanger system for high power electronic applications for the Navy and other DoD applications. ACR used the extrusion freeform fabrication process to create the novel heat exchange structures. The samples were tested in si ...

Progress has been made in the modeling and analysis of the single aircraft shipboard landing task. However, limitations exist in current simulations where the analysis does not include the interference arising from simultaneous operation of multiple aircraft on the same ship. To enhance the modeling and simulation of aircraft shipboard operations, especially in the case of flight safety, the inter ...