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The addition of CNTs traditional steel cabling has the potential to significantly improve cable strength and longevity. However, previous methods for CNT integration struggle due to CNT aggregation and poor interfacial interactions between CNT and matrix. Mainstream’s CNT coating process is based on a simple, scalable, one-pot process that uses emulsion chemistry to coat a metal on the surface o ...

An area in dire need of training innovation is that of ship maintenance, which represents one of the Navy’s most acute readiness concerns. Reduced crew ships such as the CVN-78 provide inherently fewer opportunities for On the Job Training (OJT). Additionally, naval ship maintenance experts are retiring, with no mechanisms in place to transfer their tacit knowledge to future sailors. Some attemp ...

The accuracy and integrity of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) sources are critical components of modern military operations. These requirements must be met in all operational environments, including situations where GPS signals are degraded or denied. While selective availability anti-spoofing module (SAASM) enhanced GPS receivers provide greatly improved performance over civilian system ...

The proposed effort is dedicated to the continued development of an adaptive training system to accelerate the development of strategic attention control skills in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operators. UAS operations are uniquely characterized by intense performance demands, continuous operational and combat stressors, and catastrophic consequences of performance failures. A critical risk facto ...

Stainless steel is a vital component of many air, land and sea systems that support the Navy warfighter. In particular, 17-4 precipitation hardened stainless steel, (17-4 PH SS) with its extrodinary combination of strength, ductility, high temperature performance and corrosion resistance plays an important role in supporting the warfighter. When processed conventionally, 17-4 PH SS typical exhibit ...

Warfighters in global regionsendemicto vector-borne diseases,such as malaria,experienceincreased probability of being non-combat casualties. Currently,amalariavaccineis under development that requirescryogenicstorageand transport (-150°C or lower)and therefore does not readily integrate with existingvaccine distribution networks such as the World Health Organization’s Expanded Program on Immuni ...

ArchieMD will develop an augmented reality (AR) telemedicine training system for integration into the training and assessment of military medical procedures.The system will enable physician instructors to: 1) project expertise to the point of injury, pr

Mainstream Engineering Corporation is developing highly compact inductor technology for unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) sonar systems. Our technology has an inductance per unit volume of approximately 105 mH/in3 and is 22% smaller than the existing inductors. In Phase I, we designed, fabricated, and tested a series of different inductors to validate our analytical model and prove the feasibility ...

Providing Army combat medics with meaningful experience in treatment of battlefield injuries is a particular challenge. Moulage has the potential to assist in acquiring what could otherwise be very hard-to-come-by preparatory experience for distressing real-life emergencies medics and soldiers may encounter in the field. However, current approaches to moulage are limited in their ability to reflec ...

The purpose of this SBIR is to develop a carbon nanotube metal matrix composite that can used in the manufacturing of small caliber sabots for use with long rod penetrators. In phase one, Additive Manufacturing has been used to make carbon nanotube aluminum metal matrix composites that met threshold requirements and have achieved 95.8% of the objective modulus and 97.5% of the objective strength o ...