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In this SBIR solicitation, critical technology is sought that will enable construction of accelerator systems that are operable from moving military platforms or that will significantly reduce the overall footprint of currently available technology. Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation (AASC) offers to develop one key enabling technology of a Laser Wakefield Accelerator (LWFA), that holds promise ...

This SLI proposal for development of a Multisensor Wand, which we designated the Multi-Function Wand (MFW), describes a carefully planned program to reach the overarching objective of providing a sound design concept that will address the vital need for a Handheld Multisensor tool to improve the checkpoint screener`s ability to quickly make a judgment call on whether someone is concealing illicit ...

The ability to collect data for conventional munitions in conditions of increasing acceleration and duration for hard target penetration is needed. Survivability and functionality of an electronic data recorder exposed to these acceleration levels (up 120,000 g) and shock loads is necessary as a result of higher velocity weapons and the use of precursor shape charge warheads to soften the target ...

The long-term objective is to develop a statistically sound rare variant (SNPs) detection and SNP profile comparison method, based on high throughput sequencing (HTS) and advanced bioinformatics, that is capable of detecting a mutations present in as low as 1/5000 bacterial cells in the sample. This will be accomplished in five tasks: (1) Develop and test a statistical model to predict sample cove ...

While current Software and Systems Engineering (SSE) methodologies provide a viable means for technically trained professionals to address HSI concerns throughout the system lifecycle, they tend to be inadequate for non-technical users. To overcome this limitation, the proposed effort is concerned with developing and integrating a set of HSI templates with an existing SSE tool and thereby refining ...

The problems addressed by this proposal are related to the need for fast running models (FRMs) that predict damage imparted to structural components composed of UHPC materials, particularly slabs, by munitions related to their penetration and detonation. These FRMs are also to provide the resulting residual capacity of the component and account for the effects of multiple strikes. The FRMs need ...

To address the DHS need for a non-imaging handheld multisensory system for bulk detection of threats and illicit objects hidden on a person`s body, under clothing or in body cavities, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Dielectric Relaxation Analyzing Probe (DRAP). This proposed device is based on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS). The DRAP device will offer dete ...

To address the DHS need for a downloadable commercial software application that provides personal situational awareness to individuals based on their (stated) location, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Context-Sensitive Situational Awareness Server/Client (CSSAS/C) system. This proposed technology is based on geospatial analysis and dynamic datareduction and validation t ...

To address the DHS need for a next-generation helmet with an embedded heads-up display for emergency responder personal situation awareness, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Helmet Embedded Conformal Augmented Display (HECAD) that can be easily integrated into emergency responder helmet. The proposed HECAD system is based on a unique design that integrates environmentall ...

In this Phase I SBIR work, we propose to test the feasibility of enhancing a hand-held wand time-domain terahertz (TD-THz) based sensor with an additional suite of low cost sensor technologies to create a multi-sensor fusion based approach. The feasibility of TDTHz signature based anomaly detection has been demonstrated previously in double-blind testing performed by an independent laboratory. A k ...