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The purpose of this project is to demonstrate the feasibility of applying an advanced, multifunctional coating system to aircraft window materials to increase their resistance to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and to improve eye protection from low-power laser exposure. The project will study the control of transmission at selected laser hazard wavelengths and the reduction of solar effects fr ...

The rotorcraft aerodynamic interaction is a complicated problem and remains an extremely challenging aspect of rotorcraft analysis. This STTR is dedicated to developing a solution for the complicated rotorcraft aerodynamic interaction problem. The Phase I research coupled a state-of-the-art vortex particle method (VPM) with an unstructured Navier-Stokes CFD body surface solver and prototyped a hyb ...

Aechelon Technology Night Mission System is the result of the Phase I and II efforts of the SBIR N014-156, “New Modeling and Simulation Technology for Night Vision Goggle Mission Rehearsal”. The system provides a computer simulation based replacement for the NVG terrain board, and is designed to be installed and operated in NiteLabs around the World. Aechelon Technology will provide two pre-pr ...

In Phase I, Aerius Photonics demonstrated Raman spectroscopy at 785 nm, 980 nm, and 1064 nm, with only 1064 nm-based excitation showing a reduction in fluorescence. In addition, Aerius Photonics and partner Ahura Scientific, demonstrated a breadboard version of an InGaAs-based Raman spectrometer to assess any engineering challenges. By the end of a Phase III, Aerius proposes to develop a handheld ...

During Phase I of this SBIR effort, Anacapa Sciences, Inc. invented a new technology for analyzing and optimizing the design of critical aspects of the User Interfaces (UIs) for real-time systems that have high urgency for errorless operator performance. The technology is based on machine-learning algorithms currently used in commercial data mining applications. We discovered that this class of al ...

The Forward Observer Laser Designator Unmanned Aerial System (FOLD-UAS) concept has been developed as the airborne component of the Precision Urban Mortar Attack (PUMA) program. The PUMA program has targeted the tier II STUAS as the unmanned aerial vehicle of choice for this program. A successful Phase II FOLD-UAS demonstration provides a significant risk reduction of the airborne ISR & T portion ...

The Navy has invested considerable resources in research and development of state-of-the-art characterizations of the ocean response to ambient and perturbed surface and subsurface structures and related techniques to discriminate natural and anthropogenic, motion-induced perturbations. This investment has included exploration of different sensing modalities as well as development of processing al ...

Transphorm proposes to demonstrate a normally off fast high voltage Gallium Nitride power switch solution. The switch would block to 1200V, have a threshold voltage greater than 5 V, and the phase 2 switch will target an on resistance less than 15 ohm-mm and current more than 1 Amp. To accomplish these targets, Transphorm will combine the design requirements of realizing a high (and positive) thre ...

The proposed program addresses the development, manufacturing, and testing of a prototype system to experimetally measure strain gage calibration factors for fleet aircraft. These strain gage calibration factors will be used to determine loads for fatigue calculations. An innovative design concept was developed for this purpose in Phase I of this program. This design consists of applying a known s ...

New material systems are required as a result of advanced performance criteria for the next generation destroyer program and other Navy ships. As a part of these requirements there is high demand for high strength structural composites. The objective of the STTR Phase II project is to develop high strength and light weight structural composites utilizing functionalized single-walled carbon nanotub ...