Award Data

Hardware- and software-in-the-loop models offer an efficient and scalable approach for analysis of heterogeneous communication networks. A virtual laboratory that integrates a physical test-bed with a much larger simulated network, can incorporate realistic physical effects while simultaneously scaling the analysis to much larger networks than are realizable with a purely physical testbed. The e ...

The U.S. Navy increases longevity of military platforms by upgrading key subsystems and components. Download of flight data has always been time consuming operation requiring participation of ground crew. POC offers a new download solution to efficiently transfer large amounts of flight data wirelessly with a seamless interface to the current flight data analysis software. At present, this data ...

This SBIR Phase II project will manufacture and test under high power laser loading a full-scale DM matched to ABL requirements. This TRL 6 prototype will be 30 cm in diameter with 1.875 cm spaced actuators – identical to the current ABL DM. However, the new DM has 14 microns stroke compared to 8 microns currently and has a negligible thermal ripple of 0.006 microns peak-to-valley after 200 se ...

The proposal addresses the need for better multi-camera night vision fusion (e.g., low-light-level visible or SWIR with thermal infrared) through the development of systems that produce true-color output in real-time. Fusion algorithms demonstrated in Phase I will be made fully functional in Phase II, and prototype systems will be developed to work out practical issues and more quickly transition ...

Instead of making incremental improvements to the inherent weakness of the laser facet, Aerius Photonics proposes to fabricate space-qualifiable laser pump arrays that eliminate the weakness of the facet altogether by using kilowatt-capable vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), which use a distributed mirror, effectively decoupling the feedback mirror from the output window. When compa ...

Millennium Space Systems (“Millennium”) and its partners developed an ESPA-based Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS); a fully functional modular spacecraft with high performance propulsion system capable of delivering Secondary Payloads into tailored orbits. Millennium blends flight proven components and cost saving utilitarian design to meet high value mission requirements at minimal cost and r ...

Nova Sensors will develop and demonstrate a new type of infrared focal plane array (FPA) that performs real-time pixel-level dynamic range compression at frame rates in excess of 1 kHz. This will permit hardbody/plume imaging for all pixels in the FPA without saturation of the imaging array, without the need to adjust camera parameters. The very wide dynamic range performance as well as the hig ...

Aerius Photonics proposes an optical void sensor that will meet the objectives of the Air Force for a survivable, reliable, non-inertial void detector for deeply buried hardened target penetrators. The sensor approach draws low power, is compact and has the potential for precise distance ranging, void counting, void measurements, and pseudo void imaging in cluttered environments. To achieve this ...

The Space Micro team will rapidly develop a miniature DACS electronics module which meets the MDA interceptor radiation threat. This unit will be more than 50X smaller than current lab devices, and be mechanically compatible with MDA propulsion contractor needs. In Phase II we will leverage the Phase I R&D to design and fabricate both prototype and Engineering Model parts, from advanced COTS micro ...

Seamless networking is a key performance enabler for the Future Force (FF) network. Commercial Border Gateway Routing Protocols such as BGP were designed for terrestrial networks, and are largely deficient in addressing the needs for dynamic selection of border nodes that is an essential component of the CONOPS for FF networks. The primary issues that need to be addressed by any Inter Domain Rout ...