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Pepin Associates, Inc. has developed a unique, aligned discontinuous textile reinforcement for composite structures.  This reinforcement architecture is composed of short, overlapped tow segments.  The architecture allows the textile to stretch in its reinforcement direction.  This ability permits rapid fabrication of complex shaped thermal protection system structures from simple low cost sh ...

The focus of this proposed Phase I STTR will be on identifying and assessing initial low-cost acreage TPS technologies applicable to hypersonic conventional and strategic system performance objectives addressing affordability, capacity, and supply chain resilience.  The initial feasibility assessment will utilize a low-cost TPS technology, carbon phenolic, and assess performance over a range of n ...

Quantum technology will become a key enabler of future Air Force superiority. Topological insulator (TI) qubits are inherently stable and fault-tolerant because they exploit local topological symmetries and global boundary conditions of chalcogenide materials to yield unique, emergent quantum states. Wake Forest University and Streamline Automation have been working collaboratively for the last se ...

This task seeks to develop advanced teaming via machine learning between small unmanned air systems and Non Line-of-Sight (NLOS) munitions in GPS denied Environments. Current precision targeting capabilities are robust to state errors from ISR targeting platforms and weapons systems seeking to passively acquire a target. Visual Based Navigation (VBN) provides required state information in GPS deni ...

The objective of this proposal is to develop instrumentation and algorithms for acquiring facial features for facial recognition in low- and no-light conditions.We will use cross-spectrum matching by exploiting infrared polarimetric imagery which tends to show features that match more closely visible imagery than conventional infrared.In addition to thermal infrared, we will also test subjects in ...