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This STTR project will develop and validate a robust, scalable computational capability for the simulation of weapon-target interactions of interest to the Army. The proposed algorithm is based on the FLIP (Fluid Implicit Particle) - MPM (Material PointMethod) - MFM (Multiphase Flow Method) approach and the CartaBlanca nonlinear solver environment developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Car ...

Interpretation of video imagery is the quintessential goal of computer vision. The ability to group moving pixels into regions and then associate semantic labels with those regions has long been studied by the vision community. Only recently have thecomponent technologies matured sufficiently to make this goal attainable for well-defined scenarios. We propose a system for semantic interpretation o ...

Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) algorithms must be able to identify the conditions under which they are operating and tune their parameters accordingly to ensure robust accuracy and low false-alarm rate. For example, the signature of a target imagedunder ideal weather conditions (overcast skies) is fundamentally different from the signature of a target imaged when raining. Therefore, a single A ...

The Phase I program objectives were successfully completed. In addition, novel ideas were developed that will be of use in the Phase II program and in the field of algorithm development and sensor characterization in the laboratory. Work on new algorithmswas initiated to optimize wavelength selection for vapor and aerosol detection, a detailed design for obtaining sensor detection statistics in th ...

The objective of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) project is to develop three-dimensionally integrated packages for mixed DC/RF and optical inputs using micromachining techniques. There are many optoelectronic device designs that have showngreat promise in the research laboratory, but have demonstrated degraded response once packaged. The proposed effort will develop advanced packagi ...

To be commercially competitive, PEM fuel cells have to be able to run on readily available fuels. Fuel reformers are practical, but fuel cell anode catalysts are severely poisoned by small quantities of carbon monoxide from the reformer. Despite mucheffort invested into increasing CO tolerance, desired performance levels have not been achieved.Our Phase I data has demonstrated excellent CO-toler ...

Polyoxometalate (POM) and/or coinage-metal complexes that exhibit dramatic color changes on reaction with chemical warfare agents (CWAs) will be incorporated into cellulose matrices (paper and cotton) by robust electrostatic and covalent bonds to preparelightweight, easy-to-use, color-indicating CWA-detecting tear strips. These strips are expected to show very high sensitivity to CWAs, and thus b ...

Mayflower Communications Company, Inc.'s (Mayflower) Phase I proposal is responsive to the Army STTR Program objective to develop and demonstrate high data rate, short distance mobile wireless communications system which would allow the transfer of 100'sof Mbps in a range of 50-100 feet from mobile base stations to combat vehicles and dismounted soldiers. Mayflower's proposed Mobile Data Communic ...

Mitochondria are intracellular organelles that regulate a number of vital processes in eukaryotic cells. They are not only the primary sites of energy production but are also the primary source of the harmful reactive Oxygen Species that cause oxidativedamage to the cell. In addition they regulate the critical process of programmed cell death (apoptosis). Thus proper mitochondrial function is crit ...

This proposal is aimed at the investigation, development and implementation of a hierarchical multi-class target classification system suitable for dynamically changing conditions in the battle field. New support vector representation and discriminationmachine (SVRDM) classifiers are proposed. Each classifier is a separate classifier that distinguishes one class from all of the rest. This architec ...