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This Phase II work will develop a methodology for radiation hardness testing of microelectronics. This methodology includes understanding of device physics and irradiation sources, as well as utilization of irradiation facilities and dosimetry of irradiated microelectronics. The methodology necessarily incorporates design of testing procedures, development of experimental setups including microele ...

In Phase II, the Attollo team proposes to investigate the growth and fabrication techniques of LWIR SLS and associated variants to meet the target objectives. Our plan is to push the envelope further by increasing the absorption coefficient, improving the material quality and carrier lifetime, and reducing any surface leakage contribution from detector fabrication. At the end of Phase II, we expec ...

Physical Sciences Inc. and Purdue University propose to develop a high performance stealth solid rocket propellant (SSRP) with significantly reduced infrared (IR) plume signature. The SSRP provides a 12% increase in Isp, and equivalent ρIsp, relative to state-of-the-art aluminized hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) ammonium perchlorate (AP) composite propellants. The innovative chemistries, ...

Conventional imaging systems require large amounts of memory and power to run, bio-inspired systems can maintain performance while reducing the size, weight, and power requirements. In this project, Areté proposes the development of a fully bio-inspired vision system for missile detection and tracking. By combining Areté’s expertise in detection algorithms with the University of Tennessee TENN ...

There is a growing need to study the effects of radiation in space and during high-altitude flights on electronic systems. The ever increasing need for ground based testing has outstripped the supply of available accelerator facilities at which to perform this testing. In response to this problem, RadiaBeam, Michigan State University, and Particle Accelerator Corporation are developing a compact, ...

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) serves the nation’s security and defense-related needs by developing and testing hypersonic weapons system models in their ability to destroy targets, and also design structures to withstand hypervelocity impacts (HVIs). The MDA is keenly interested in innovative diagnostics for HVIs to improve its capability to model and assess hypersonic missile defense lethali ...

Attollo proposes to develop an integrated sensor/classifier Focal Plane Array (FPA) where the neural network is implemented in a floating gate memory crossbar network. This device can be trained to identify low signal threats in high clutter environments, and hand that low-bandwidth information to the system for tracking. Approved for Public Release | 22-MDA-11215 (27 Jul 22)

krtkl (“critical”) will conduct a Phase I Feasibility Study to identify the best approach for reducing aviator cognitive load by optimizing information delivery and decision-making based on a thorough analysis of existing platforms, sensors, data sources, and onboard compute resources. This information will be used to identify Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning based algorithms for p ...

Special Operations Forces (SOF) operators are among the most elite, and highly qualified individuals in the U.S. military. Extraordinary physical and mental demands are placed upon them, to include superior performance standards, high operational tempos, and the pressure to excel in extreme environments for extended periods of time. In the SOF community, serious injuries are the norm rather than t ...

Triton Systems, Inc., in collaboration with an academic partner, proposes to optimize a method for efficiently running federated simulations of atmospheric and orbital rocket flight. Our tool will be able to simulate large threat/interceptor events with fewer time steps at a given accuracy than current software. This will result in less storage requirements and significantly shorter computational ...