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The innovation described in the Phase I proposal “Additive Manufacturing and Characterization of Radome Materials” is to achieve the first fiber-reinforced ceramic composite manufactured with selective laser sintering (SLS) Additive manufacturing (AM). The innovation is twofold, (i) development of a novel rapid-cured fiber-reinforced preceramic composite material that can be (ii) additively ma ...

The US Army’s Network Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (NC3I) modernization requires sensing assets capable of intelligent, autonomous and reliable processing and communications. Unattended sensors providing these capabilities can integrate with networks to provide this raw, processed, or fully analyzed sensor data. However, there is a need for powering these elements for long t ...

TransWave Photonics proposes a photonic integration architecture for efficient coherent beam combining of quantum cascade arrays consisting of more than 10 elements to generate > 10 W continuous-wave output power with 90% combining efficiency at room temperature. The proposed beam combiner will produce diffraction-limited laser beam with at least one order of magnitude higher brightness than the s ...

To ensure the safety of military personnel, equipment, and installations there is a need to maintain a clear IR transmission band for friendly use while blocking a large swath of other IR wavelengths. In recent years, researchers have studied a series of nanomaterials that exhibit this type of transmission/attenuation behavior, which is typically achieved using nanoparticles with multiple resonanc ...

This DOD Phase I SBIR program would develop high-frequency, surface-mounted nanomembrane based strain sensors for non-intrusive pressure measurements. Such non-intrusive pressure sensors will be implemented using a series of surface-mounted high frequency nanomembrane strain sensors and supporting data acquisition and signal processing electronics, that are applied to existing gun tubes for dynami ...

The Army has a need to catch and recover projectiles after launch without damage to assess internal ballistics, design strength, and the function of the critical munition components (e.g. deployable fins and fuzes) . There is currently no system that can catch and recover large munitions traveling at high speeds without damaging the projectile. Current materials used to soft catch projectiles cons ...

During the Phase I effort, we will develop, demonstrate and deliver a working device that meets the requirements of this solicitation. The primary specifications of the deliverable item include the use of a monochrome multi-MegaPixel CMOS Silicon camera sensor with appropriate read-out electronics formatted onto a USB-C interface. The prototype will connect directly to a notebook computer f ...

Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) cross-cuts fires, aviation, other operations, and many aspects of Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and education, Personnel, and Facilities (DOTMLPF).  Knowledge of the interdependencies is critical to CEMA planning and executing a combined arms effect inside cyberspace.  This integration is a new concept and the transition is still i ...

Increasingly capable Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) have made the accurate identification of such threats an important aspect of battlefield situational awareness. Army Counter-fire Target Acquisition (CTA) radars, including the man-portable AN/TPQ-50 and larger long-range AN/TPQ-53, provide the greatest opportunity to incorporate more advanced air target classification techniques because they are ...

Modern GMTI radar systems can detect the movement of unwanted clutter, including wind-blown foliage, waves, and rotating objects. The resulting false alarms create a distraction for radar operators who can miss critical information or improperly allocate resources. Machine Learning (ML) techniques provide a means of classifying detections and discarding these false alarms. In doing so, radar sensi ...