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"This proposal addresses the need to improve automatic change detection and pattern recognition in surveillance/reconnaissance systems. In those applications, large amounts of data are generated and must be stored and processed for each scene, makingreal-time decision making a challenge. In the Phase II project, we will evaluate and select adaptive target segmentation and matching algorithms stu ...

"The Phase I SBIR program demonstrated that the novel NiFe2O4/Fe nanocomposite can be fabricated to possess higher saturation magnetization and lower power loss than conventional ferrites. These results indicated that the Fe/NiFe2O4 nanocomposite is apromising candidate for DC-to-DC power converter applications. Successful Phase I efforts have provided the scientific and technological groundwork ...

Airborne-based high-energy-laser (HEL) applications are currently receiving serious consideration for both theater defense and tactical systems operations. One of the most critical shortcomings in these undertakings is the ability to sense and correct foraero-optic distrotions to the exiting beam. While these shortcomings in adaptive-optic correction for aero-optical flow transmission are apparent ...

This is a Phase 2 effort to convert the feasibility model of a laser scanning search and rescue system delivered under an SBIR Phase 1 contract into a flyable prototype unit. The purpose of this phase is to define the design of the prototype system incoordination with the Search and Rescue Community and possible aircraft platforms to achieve minimum changes once the system is in production for fi ...

This Phase II SBIR Proposal presents detailed description of a KW fiber laser, which is comprised of three key enabling components: (1) a properly configured phase locked fiber laser array with 19 Yb-doped cores, presently being developed under an on-goingAF Phase II SBIR, (2) low-cost, pigtailed diode laser pumps, that have been selected and can be well fitted into the system with a proper design ...

During aircraft turbine engine operation, augmentor (afterburner) operation is often associated with combustion instabilities (oscillations) that can be potentially detrimental to the turbine engine if the resonant amplitude levels are excessive.Oscillation in the frequency range of 50-100 Hz is commonly called

This subtopic solicited Phase I R&D for an advanced Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) system that would provide fast-scanning high resolution (3 scans/sec at 1cm-1 resolution), low noise, mid-infrared measurements for characterization of spray flames. In Phase I, Advanced Fuel Research, Inc. (AFR) demonstrated FT-IR emission/transmission (E/T) measurements from the NIST spray combustion faci ...

Rain and dust erosions on aircraft forward facing surfaces such as leading edges, engine inlets, nose radomes, propeller blades, and antennas are serious problems. Due to increasing optical missile threats more low gloss rain erosion coatings are beingused. Current commercial lusterless gray rain erosion coating failed the rain test within 36 minutes when tested at 500mph under 1

Oceanit has successfully shown in Phase I that highly accurate (sub-arcsecond) observations are obtainable utilizing a relatively low-cost COTS system. These highly accurate angular observations can be introduced into the orbit determination process as asupplement to high-quality range data. These improved angular observations help resolve the geometric ambiguity of range-only orbit determinatio ...

The double-clad multicore fiber laser has proven to be the most efficient, optically-pumped laser. In Phase I, we have demonstated that phase-locking occurs spontaneously among a group of closely packed single mode fiber lasers configured isometrically ina common cladding. This result suggests that, by using our unique power combining technique developed at PC Photonics Corporation, high power o ...