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Conventional “subtractive” machining is a huge industry with critical implications for USAF and DOD. The vast majority of safety-critical parts are manufactured using subtractive machining because it produces excellent dimensional tolerance and a high-qua

In this STTR, Caliola and the University of Southern California (USC) are jointly exploring the application of message passing algorithms (MPA) to solve complex combinatorial optimization problems. In Phase I, we demonstrated for the first time that MPA-based solvers for multiple problems can be connected in a comprehensive architecture to solve a hierarchical planning problem that arises in air t ...

Accurate, high-performance 3D vision frameworks will play a key role in the development of advanced manufacturing. These systems will employ the use of powerful data feature extractors such as deep neural networks (DNNs). However, in terms of size, latenc

Military missions often have a deep hierarchical structure due to the need for extensive support for the top-level goal.  A typical strike mission in an Air Tasking Order (ATO) has the top-level goal to degrade specific targets.  To achieve that goal, pla

To address the U.S. Space Force’s need for grappling of uncontrolled and unprepared objects, Kall Morris Inc (KMI) is further developing the REACCH soft-capture end effector, which provides secure control of RSOs to support the warfighter. The REACCH end

KMI’s Asteria module, the critical-function prototype constructed in Phase I, provides gecko adhesion for semi-permanent attachment to nearly any surface in orbit. The Asteria attachment utilizes gecko adhesion in a radial design for deployable permanent

K2 Space is developing the Giga Class satellite bus, an ultra-high-power spacecraft capable of delivering over 115kW of power and 15,000kg of payload mass to enable previously unattainable capabilities spanning ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconna

Research in Flight, Utah State University, MIT, and Syracuse University are proposing the development of a unified hypersonic aircraft design tool that integrates the hypersonic flow analysis capabilities of the commercial FlightStream® flow solver with t

The proposed solution integrates AtomBeam's Neural Compaction software technology into the (RDUCE) program and SOSA platform, enabling efficient connectivity and data transmission among platforms and systems. AtomBeam's unique Compaction technology utiliz

GridRaster leverages the advancements in cloud technologies, immersive interfaces, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and processing speeds, to build an open-architecture high-performance, high-precision and scalable XR platform. GridRaster’s breakthrough XR pl