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Currently, all JP10 is produced from fossil sources. The objective of the proposed project is to develop a scalable synthetic approach to producing JP-10 that meets military specification, MIL-DTL-87107E from non-fossil sustainable energy resources. During phase I, we will define, develop, and perform initial laboratory assessment of the proposed synthetic process to validate the technical feasi ...

While Electro Optic (EO) sensors stationed on the surface and space systems are key to the Deprtment of the Navy’s (DoN) ability to track and counter hypersonic threats, they face limitations. Both space based and surface level sensors are prone to signal blockage by clouds, which absorb optical and infrared signals characteristic to Hypersonic Glide Vehicles HGVs. Well over 50% of the ocean is ...

InnoSys with the assistance of the University of Utah Nuclear Engineering Program (UU) proposes to develop a comprehensive and methodical approach to testing and characterizing the effects of X-ray, neutron, EMP, etc. on both the overall LEEFI/EFI and the various components (e.g. metals and dielectrics) that comprise the LEEFI/EFI. The ability of a low energy exploding foil initiator (LEEFI or EFI ...

Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) is a worldwide need. Current rescue efforts place human operators in harms way; vehicles, vessels and aircraft that are unmanned reduce this risk to humans. The Kairos Autonomi Universal Vehicle Controller (UVC) is a control unit that has the ability to automate and remotely control a wide array of different vehicles, surface vessels, or aircraft equip ...

The firm proposes a distributed fiber-optic sensing platform for structural health monitoring of aerospace composites, including event and damage detection, localization, and assessment.

Hemp-based clothing are excellent for outdoor active wear, due to high strength, UV-protective qualities, mold resistance, and excellent moisture absorption and desorption. While academic research on hemp-based textiles in the US is increasing, it has naturally also become an area of interest to competing countries. Specifically, China is outperforming the US in hemp fiber technological advancemen ...

Traditionally, small platforms that need to communicate with airborne platforms use omnidirectional antennas. This makes it simple to communicate with mobile airborne platforms but reduces the communication link range compared to directional antennas. However, directional antennas require pointing at the airborne platform, which requires a means of moving the antenna to follow the motion of the ai ...

The firm proposes a distributed fiber-optic sensing platform for structural health monitoring of aerospace composites, including event and damage detection, localization, and assessment.

Coherent Change Detection (CCD) combines two Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images of a scene taken at different times and creates a new image that highlights the differences between the SAR images.  Current CCD radar techniques require the platform to fly the same orbit path repeatedly in order to collect multiple images of the scene from the same geometry.  Once the images are collected, howev ...

The Navy seeks a vehicle stowage solution that is universally compatible with a wide range of Navy Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs) and can be utilized on an LPD 17 Class of ship. UUV manufacturers supply vehicle-specific stowage systems and handling cradles, requiring unique stowage space and specialized vehicle handling equipment/hardware. Select Engineering Services (SES) proposes an innovativ ...