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Under Strike Force concepts being developed by several battle labs, future weapon systems will be agent-controlled. However,

The overall CODA objective in Phase II is to produce a mature, useful, and marketable set of cognitive decision agents for use within the Multi-Role Armament System (MRAS) Fires reference architecture. CODA will be modular, and expandable to otherapplications, such as Objective Force Warrior. CODA provides intelligent players for use within complex combat command and control systems. These agen ...

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The proposed program provides for the development of advanced RANS/LES CFD methodology to permit the evaluation and design of advanced fuel injection concepts to enhance mixing and combustion in scramjets. These concepts will result in longer range andshorter time to target for next generation interceptor missiles. Passive and active (oscillatory/pulsatile) concepts will be evaluated with an emp ...

A nearly universal trend in modern technology is the continued integration of systems, and their associated devices, on decreasingly smaller scales. While this has led to personal computers that offer more functionality and faster computational speeds, ithas also spurred the development of hybrid optoelectronic systems on a chip (SOCs). Currently, such SOCs are receiving significant interest fro ...

The objective of the work proposed herein is to refine and validate a fully integrated design tool for performance evaluation of armor systems consisting of ceramic front tiles and composite backplates. This tool will have applicability in the developmentof various multifunctional armor systems subjected to wide ranges of projectile and blast threats.The Phase I program was successful in demonstr ...

The proposed system will allow tracking the movement of chemical clouds in real time from a safe standoff distance. The instruments used are passive standoff chemical agent detector already fielded (LSCAD). Each instrument individually can only measurethe total of all the chemical in its line-of-site; the distance to the cloud is unknown. By merging data from multiple vantage points (either one ...

Based on the outline for a theory of intelligence, and using NIST's hierarchical real-time control system (RCS) architecture, in Phase I, we developed proof-of-concept OpenSim and OpenAnimation toolboxes consisting of the following innovations, namely, (i) Simulation and Animation Software Design that will seamlessly interface with RCS Hierarchy, (ii) Knowledge hierarchy consistent with the f ...

A novel methodology for real-time characterization of the structural behavior of parachutes during inflation is proposed. This method is based on using embedded fiber optic sensors for stress/strain field measurements. A number of sensors will bearranged in a two-dimensional array of elements. Some of these sensors will be positioned along the radial direction of the parachute canopy and others ...

A compact, rugged, mobile, integrated automated-identification-technology warehouse system will be designed, built and demonstrated for use in military environments. The system will be scalable and able to provide management and visibility in local, regional and global environments. The system will employ a variety of technologies including active and passive RFID tags; agile scanners able to r ...