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The objective of the efforts being proposed is to develop high energy density and power density batteries with long cycle life by high-speed additive manufacturing technologies.

Qualtech Systems, Inc. (QSI), in collaboration with Vanderbilt University (VU) proposes to develop a state-of-the art Health Management System (HMS) system consisting of a small form factor GPS-enabled onboard computer, a small display for crew, and sensors for boat and engine vibration, OBD data, engine oil quality monitoring, and battery health monitoring. The HMS system will provide Wi-Fi and w ...

The objective of this STTR program is to develop a POD-based reduced order airwake modeling (ROAM) approach for efficiently and accurately representing the computed CFD airwake data, reducing the data storage and memory requirements by three orders of magnitude, and streamlining the integration of the airwake model with the flight simulation. The POD-based ROAM approach will be implemented in user ...

Evidence-based guidelines derived from the learning sciences literature can be applied to training-requirements decisions. However, accessing the state-of-the-art in the learning sciences and applying its lessons to specific training design and analysis questions can be difficult, especially for those not already familiar with the learning sciences. ARCHIMEDES, the software tool proposed in this e ...

Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) allows trainees to practice verbal communication skills in representative training environments without the need for human role players. However, these technologies have yet to become a feature of most training systems. Building on Phase I work, SoarTech along with our academic partners at UC Davis, proposes developing Soliloquy, a novel interface that allows non ...

For the Phase I effort, PiAC has designed a light weight sensor pod (LWSP) system to satisfy the Navy’s specific requirements of Topic N171A-T007. PiAC’s technical design solution meets the topic requirements, based on initial analysis. The LWSP design has been structurally sized and validated to minimize weight. PiAC’s LWSP design is dimensionally compatible with existing BRU-14 mounting sy ...

In service to the Navy’s stated goal to enable more complex missions with dissimilar collaborative systems, Near Earth Autonomy and its partner Carnegie Mellon University propose to leverage recent advances in component miniaturization, sensing, lidar odometry, autonomous landing and collision avoidance, and semantic mapping to increase the overall capability of unmanned systems. We will focus o ...

The objective of the proposed Phase II STTR effort is to develop a validated computational tool to predict the afterburning of non-ideal munitions containing metal and hydrocarbon fuels. The activities outlined devise a well-coordinated collaboration among researchers from Reaction Engineering International (REI) and the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB). The activities proposed will bu ...

The Navy seeks to develop new, innovative motor/generator technologies that can effectively operate at speeds up to 1,000 kRPM at power densities of 40 kW/kg (excluding heat exchanger) with an overall system efficiency of 95% or better. Such a motor/generator will have a wide range of applications, i.e. it can be used as the core building block of a very lightweight electrical energy storage syste ...

Corrosive environments together with cyclic loading can lead to the formation of localized corrosion pits and corrosion fatigue cracks which can significantly deteriorate the structural integrity of aircraft components. The exact nature of corrosion fatigue damage is dependent on the competing multi-scale processes resulting from complex interactions between the structural material, its environmen ...