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Vexcel Corporation, working with Fast Mathematical Algorithms and Hardware, Inc., proposes to design and develop an adapted waveform analysis software toolbox for remote sensing data analysis. While many toolkits exist for performing exploratory wavelet analysis, none currently implement the new classification algorithms which have been developed in the last two years, and none are specialized ...

In this project we develop an innovative ultra-sensitive scalar alkali atomic magnetometer with very low size, weight, power and cost (SWaP+C).

Droplet Measurement Technologies proposes to build a compact, lightweight optical sensor that measures the size, concentration, refractive index and phase of cloud and aerosol particles in the diameter range from 0.2 - 80 micrometers. The sensor uses a unique combination of optics that detects light scattered from individual particles in both forward and backward directions with respect to the ...

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Modern sensors and communication equipment in both the military and commercial sectors require low-cost, small size antennas and circuitry. We propose to investigate low-cost medium-to high-volume manufacturing methods for compact arrays of conformal waveguide. The goals in Phase I will be to investigate and determine the best antenna technology and fabrication methods for military fuse and seeker ...

FIRST RF Corporation proposes the development and integration of a low-cost, low-SWaP, Integrated System for Avoidance of Ice-producing Airborne Hazards (ISAIAH). This system will be lightweight (~15 lbs) and draw minimal prime power (less than 100W), but will dramatically widen the window of available operating conditions to Navy and Marine Corps aircraft systems by providing realtime 3D ice haza ...

Heureka and Lockheed Martin propose multiple innovations to automate EIT between the AN/SQQ-89, AWS, and other C/S elements. One innovation addresses deficiencies with current automated V&V. For example, AWS testers still perform vast amounts of labor to interpret specifications and manually create test protocols. We propose to automate this laborious process. We have demonstrated how AI can conve ...

The overall objective of the Phase I and Phase II program is to develop a prototype airwake measurement system that offers substantially - improved capability for measuring and developing models of the wind environment for ship-board landing of helicopters. The proposed Phase I study will carry out a survey of airwake data characteristics of various as-sea helicopter landing environments with pri ...

Hemorrhage is the main cause of preventable deaths on the battlefield, and the survival of soldiers who suffered a catastrophic wound is inversely proportional to the speed of receiving blood or blood components. In the expeditionary environment transfusion using stored whole blood is not realistic due to the stringent storage requirements for whole blood. Using a donor is also not possible becaus ...

The proposed Phase I/II program develops a flexible, modular 3D scanner for integration aboard small research aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), with a variety of solid-state coherent lidar sensors. The Phase I effort explores both mechanical and non-mechanical scanner architectures in an effort to benefit both research aircraft and UAV, as well as commercial airliner lidar platforms in ...