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An interactive application that employs social interactions to teach key social conventions, including appropriate responses, reacting to body language and facial expressions, and the ability to ask for help to facilitate functioning in society

EOSPACE Inc. proposes to design and develop a very high-performance coherent Ladar transmitter with the key electro-optical components based on ultra-low-loss, broadband electro-optic lithium niobate waveguide technology, including very-high extinction ratio (>60dB), wide bandwidth (dc to > 1GHz) modulator for 1.06 microns wavelength of operation. An incorporation of optical polarization control c ...

We propose to define and develop state-of-the-art forecasting and nowcasting tools to support HAA operations. Our focus is on stratospheric gravity wave (GW) processes, turbulence, and transient luminous events (TLE) and related electrical discharges to altitudes of 70,000 feet. These phenomena currently threaten reconnaissance and targeting missions and in the case of GW and turbulence have resul ...

Radiation effects play a critical role in the performance and reliability of MDA systems. Recognizing this, radiation transport simulations are widely performed throughout the product design cycle. While Monte Carlo is widely used for these simulations, computational times can be excessive unless sophisticated variance reduction methods are employed. However, this process can be extremely difficul ...

A major MDA and SMDC thrust area is the development of methods to improve the discrimination of real warheads from decoys by altering the signatures and/or kinematic characteristics of potential targets. Some of the discrimination systems being evaluated/flight tested for this application require discrimination system payloads to be deployed from a carrier vehicle. Maximizing the capability of d ...

There is significant opportunity to reduce cost, cycle time, and process variability of optical sensor assemblies through the application of innovative engineering and metrology tools. The objective of this proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of applying DFMA (Design for Manufacturability and Assembly) techniques and Advanced Metrology tools to systematically evaluate the manufacturing proc ...

This proposed program will develop new computer models and integrate them with existing core lethality models to better predict KEW boost phase engagement strategy lethality effectiveness and to assist development of emerging enhanced lethality weapon systems tasked to neutralize enemy missile attack threats. Traditional Hit-To-Kill (HTK) lethality simulations have focused on KEW/warhead interact ...

"The MKV ballistic missile interceptor system use large numbers of small MKV interceptors launched using a single booster. The MKV interceptors are deployed from the carrier vehicle to intercept and destroy multiple objects in the midcourse phase of aballistics missile's trajectory. The MKV system provides a means to address countermeasures through multiple intercepts of all non-discriminated o ...

"The BMD program has been redirected to develop fully integrated, layered defenses capable of defending against all ranges of threats. A critical aspect of this development is an integrated firing doctrine; i.e., that part of the battle management systemthat allocates interceptors to attackers across all the layers. Optimal firing doctrine is a function of both offense and defense capabilities. ...

"This STTR Phase I effort will develop a Gallium Nitride avalanche photodiode detector array. The detector array will be sensitive in the UV, but will use a photoelectron avalanche mechanism that is applicable to detectors working at other wavelengths. Assuch the core technology can be readily extended to shorter UV wavelengths with the substitution of a different semi-conductor photo-sensitive ...