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RMD is developing a semiconductor base Spectroscopic Personal Radiation Detector (SPRD). The gamma detection is be based on TlBr and the neutron detection on LiInSe (LIS) semiconductors. These detection technologies have been under development in RMD for several years with the DHS and other government agencies support. The primary technological benefit of semiconductor detectors for gamma detectio ...

The goal of this program is to fabricate and demonstrate a Spectroscopic Personal Radiation Detector (SPRD) based on semiconductor sensors, TlBr for gamma detection and LiInSe2 (LIS) for neutron detection. These compact SPRDs will meet or exceed ANSI 42.48 requirements at a low cost. The SPRDs will also have directional capabilities resulting in faster localization of the radiation threat. In phas ...

Advances in location acquisition and remote sensing have resulted in explosive growth of spatial trajectory data, which capture the mobility of diverse entities. Intelligence analysts need technologies that can provide automated assistance regarding the detection, understanding, and sharing of salient, culturally-informed activities from this mover intelligence (MOVINT) data. Aptima and PatchPlus ...

The conditions encountered by hypersonic vehicles are complex due to the non-linear, strong interaction between the flow field environment and vehicle.  Successful modeling requires multi-physics capabilities that can properly take into account high-temperature gas dynamics, which includes excitation of internal energy modes, finite-rate gas chemistry, turbulent flow, and complex plasma physics, ...

In response to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SBIR Topic DHS211-005, titled Amphibious XTV for Ice Rescue, Triton Systems, Inc., a SBA Tibbetts Award Winner (2016) for Success in Commercializing SBIR-derived technologies, working with partners, plans to further develop an amphibious Xtreme Terrain Vehicle (XTV) based on a COTS amphibious vehicle platform (or equivalent) to facilitate Un ...

Triton Systems, Inc. will design, and develop a noninvasive diagnostic tools to screen breath for the presence of communicable respiratory viral infections. The proposed screening technology will be based on low-cost, high-throughput sensing modalities capable of detecting unique signatures of viral pathogens. After conducting a thorough and technical review of available targets, including volatil ...

While transparent ceramic armor provides excellent ballistic protection performance, current technologies to fabricate parts in size and shape required for vehicles makes it unaffordable. This SBIR program will help develop and demonstrate technology to manufacture full-size curved transparent ceramic windows, that meet topic specifications. Feasibility has been shown during the Phase I and the Ph ...

Physical Sciences Inc., in collaboration with iRiS Kinetics Inc., will develop a compact and fieldable sensor for the rapid multiplexed detection and presumptive identification of biological threats. The proposed platform is versatile and can simultaneously detect bacterial, viral and toxin threats in diverse environmental samples. The technology will provide highly sensitive and specific multiple ...

To attack the challenge of object identification and annotation across diverse families of image data, Prometheus and Raytheon will implement a software toolkit based on our new mathematically–based AI tool. The AI input will be matrix coefficients resulting from the unique Prometheus-developed energy-spreading transform, PONS, the Prometheus Orthonormal Set. PONS is currently in use by both the ...

With expanded connectivity, the spectrum of devices that are susceptible to cyber-attack is constantly increasing.Beyond this, given the increased processing power and capabilities of everyday IoT/embedded devices, cyber-attacks that previously only targeted endpoints (e.g., botnets, ransomware, DoS, DDoS, etc.) are now broadly applicable.Unfortunately, current cyber-threat detection solutions are ...