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In Phase I, Kutta hypothesized multiple Latency Improvement Algorithms (LIAs) for the control of Electro-Optical and Infrared payloads onboard Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Through an extensive human factors study within a representative simulated environment, Kuttas researchers proved their hypotheses and, in many cases, saw a 50% or more improvement in effectiveness among the participants. In Phase ...

Technology for projectiles is rapidly advancing, including their fuzing and guidance technologies. Though wireless fuze setting technology based on radio frequencies (RF) has been around for some time, including new developments by Orbital ATK , optical programming methods, such as Rheinmetalls 40mm airburst ammunition, are being shown to be more advantageous for numerous reasons. Creative Microsy ...

The proposed effort is geared toward developing an ultrashort pulse beam director for ground to ground and ground to air engagements, with a particular focus on material identification and remote sensing.

During a components service life, damage due to high or low energy impact may be introduced, which may lead to premature failure of these structures. Component level structural testing and analysis of advanced composites is prohibitively expensive and time consuming. Instead, using robust and accurate computational tools complemented by experiments at key stages is a viable and cost-effective opti ...

This proposal offers a solution for the development of a revolutionary new, low-cost, human machine interface for aviators. In this endeavor, Kutta and its partners design and develop an innovative concept that leverages commercial off the shelf (COTS) hardware and software. The well-structured applied research Work Plan overcomes some of the known issues with the Kinect and other COTS gaming tech ...

Advanced hybrid packaging for MWIR FPA devices has considerable challenges in terms of increasing pixel density. These processes are based on Indium bumping; however, the current approach to deposition has scaling and cost issues. EnerGaia has a technology based on acoustic electroless deposition which can meet these requirements. Ultrasonic energy coupled to a plating solution has been proven ...

The need to develop an alternative technology to those that dominate the snack food industry has become apparent over the last decade. Quality, nutrition, functionality, health considerations articulated by the consumers coupled to efficiency, low energy requirements, low asset base, small process footprint, etc. highly desired by manufacturers have constantly reinforced this need stimulating few ...

Clip-On Thermal Imagers (COTIs) have greatly increased the utility of night vision goggles (NVGs). Fusion of thermal and image intensified imagery has improved the warfighter's ability to quickly detect and then target or record potential targets and threats. Current generation COTIs are unity magnification systems optimized to work with unity magnification optical systems. Modifying the d ...

Despite the concerted efforts to create advanced network management tools and systems, and the existence of a large library of commercial-off-the-shelf COTS tools designed to manage IP-based networks, outstanding issues remain. The underlying management protocols that allow these tools to operate across a networked environment such as SNMP have not been updated to meet the challenges of peer-to- ...

Kutta Technologies proposes development of an Aviator Mission Tasker Toolkit (AMTT) which affords users the ability to drag and drop logical agent-based features to create a Manned/Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) application that will interface with modern avionics systems and provide for multi-vehicle unmanned systems control with low cognitive workload. To engineer the system, Kutta teams with world-re ...