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ABSTRACT:Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) havebeen the most dynamic growth sector of the aerospace industry this decade and it is projected to double overthe next decade. The most significant catalyst has been the enormous growth of interest in UAVs by the US military, tied to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the general trend towards information warfare and net-centric systems. UAVs ar ...

ABSTRACT:The overall objective of this effort is to develop technologies that extend sustainment modeling and simulation capabilities to support improved investment decisions throughout the weapon system lifecycle.Specifically, the main objective of this proposed Phase II research effort is to develop the concept for a new simulation capability that enhances, combines and integrates simulation too ...

ABSTRACT:Exquadrum, Inc. proposes to develop an innovative and advanced, low-cost, high-performance, cryogenic upper stage engine cycle.The SLATE engine is a modified dual-bleed expander cycle that maintains state of the art performance while enabling significantly reduced weight, size, and cost, increased reliability, improved operability, and scalability.The engine cycle enables lower pump disch ...

Both military and law enforcement are showing increasing interest in a wider array of Non-Lethal Weapons such as Active Denial Technology (ADT). Such systems require electrical power for their high power millimeter-wave generating RF sources. Currently not available, a compact efficient prime power system is an enabling technology as future ADT systems look towards new, more compact solid state RF ...

The goal of this program is to design a lightweight optical bench capable of remaining stable under temperature and moisture changes, while isolating the precision optical array from vibrations such as engine noise and air turbulence. By integrating a customizable periodic stack in the bench, vibrations are attenuated more effectively than commercially available mounts. Additionally, the periodic ...

ABSTRACT:Goals of this Autofoveation Sensor Technology (AFOST) small camera/algorithm effort are to continue to optimize on FPA automated tiling/autofoveation processing merge closed loop processing performance with the aid of near sensor processors. We will provide a path toward larger format sensors for small platforms.The potential for high resolution compact sensors on small platforms along wi ...

ABSTRACT: Oceanit proposes to develop materials that are far from thermodynamic equilibrium domain (highly doped polycrystalline materials, nano-structured systems and supersaturated structures, etc.). The processing includes shockwave consolidation and external fields.; BENEFIT: Processing utilizing shockwave consolidation via explosions, high pressure gun systems, and/or electromagnetic waves (e ...

ABSTRACT:Oceanit proposes to develop a software platform capable of integrating information collected over repeated experiments and from disparate sensors to facilitate the measurement of the physiological response of ocular-tissue to damaging levels of light.BENEFIT:The development of a software platform which facilitates integration of data from all relevant retinal imaging modalities used in th ...

ABSTRACT:AMI shall build and test an installation of a Continuous Custody system during Transport of a satellite. Using a GFE shipping container, AMI would design and build a Continuous Custody during Transport (CCT) system based on the concepts from Phase I as well as our learnings from the Digital Assurance System project.The proposed CCT system would include video capture and environmental sens ...

ABSTRACT:The Global Positioning System (GPS) Community currently uses the Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) to distribute GPS keys worldwide to the fielded User Equipment (UE), whether U.S. or coalition owned. While EKMS continues to serve the community, military GPS security features are sometimes neglected due to the effort required to distribute keys securely. Manual updates for GPS enabl ...