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SunDanzers High efficiency Refrigeration Unit (HERU) technology is a variable speed, two stage refrigeration platform, initially developed under Army SBIR topic A04-210, and continuing with Army Rapid Innovation Funding. HERU currently uses the military standard hydrofluorocarbon R-134a, vehicle type refrigerant. R-134a leaking into the atmosphere has 1400 times the greenhouse gas effect compared ...

A new dual pump hydraulic supply designed to enable energetically autonomous exoskeleton robots will be developed, tested and demonstrated. This new hydraulic supply will be integrated with a high performance hydraulically actuated full body exoskeleton robot and used to test and demonstrate the overall performances of such systems. New control policies that include: (i) an assist mode, where the ...

The Hybrid Quadrotor concept, developed by Latitude Engineering, combines the high power density of electric motors and propellers with the high energy density of a piston engine and liquid fuel. Together, each technology enables maximum performance in HQ's two regimes of flight: the electric system is responsible for lift while hovering (high power, short endurance), and the gas engine gives long ...

We propose generating transgenic insects with improved nutrition for humans and livestock. The primary deliverable for Phase I will be expression of a genetic marker in the host insect and demonstration of enhanced essential nutrients in insect cell line...

There is a critical need for DoD to develop power sources that will increase the mission lifetime for unattended sensors and sensor radio networks. In order to take advantage of recent advances in extremely low power subthreshold circuits to greatly exte...

Alphacore will develop and characterize a 40Gsps, 7-bit (ENOB = 6.0), low-power (480mW), 25GHz analog input bandwidth analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for use in configurable phased array applications in the defense sector. The proposed ADC employs an i...

The goal of this DARPA Phase II SBIR program is to evaluate an implantable system for recording myoelectric signals from residual muscles of individuals with forearm amputations. The signals will be wirelessly coupled to an external receiver for controlling prostheses. Compared to surface electrodes, this system will provide: more channels for prosthesis control from a larger number of muscles in ...

Our Phase I program demonstrated gradient measurement system with noise level sensitivity at or better than 10 fT/cm/sqrtHz in unshielded environment. The Phase II proposal builds on the Phase I effort to develop a low cost fiber optic high dynamic rang...

The Airborne Planning Application (APA) provides an architecture and framework that enables the incremental addition of automation and electronic decision support to the airborne operations planning process, which is currently largely manual. The develop...

The trend over the last several years is fewer businesses supplying manufactured products. Thus, by supply and demand, the cost of military hardware has increased with less competition. Furthermore, amortized cost of the qualifying a new product becomes cost prohibited resulting in non-competitive bids compared to historical averages. DLAs Replenishment Parts Purchase or Borrow program supports re ...