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A semi-active suspension upgrade kit for the SOCOM up-armored HMWWV will be developed that will achieve comparable performance for the entire weight range of a GMV: 8300lbs curb weight to 14,500lbs combat loaded. The baseline performance requirement is equivalent handling, stability and ride quality as an M1113 HMMWV at rated GVW. A dynamic model that incorporates the semi-active suspension into ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this SBIR Phase II application is to continue the development and evaluation of a novel device designed to increase the efficiency of manual CPR. This hand-held lightweight device, termed the ErgoPad, helps to transform the thorax into a bellows during CPR, thereby enabling the rescuer to manually perform active compression decompression (ACD) CPR. ...

Traumatic head and neck injuries account for 16-33% of all war-related injuries and are a leading cause of mortality upon evacuation to a definitive care setting. This application is focused on treating one of the most important determinants of outcome from severe head injury, the degree and duration of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). The main objective of this proposal is to continue the ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Despite advances in the treatment of patients with shock and head injuries, the combination of traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock is the leading cause of death and disability in children and adults in their most productive years. An estimated 1.6 million head injuries occur every year in the United States. The economic consequence of these grave injur ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Traumatic injury and hypovolemic shock are leading causes of death in children worldwide. Rapid, large volume crystalloid infusion and positive intrathoracic pressure ventilation resuscitation strategies often increase morbidity and mortality following hemorrhage. Augmenting negative intrathoracic pressure, even without fluid resuscitation, improves hemodynamic ...

We propose to develop “High Performance, Large Format Mid-Wave Focal Plane Arrays on Type II Strained Layer Superlattice (SLS) Material”. The Innovative Features of the project are: • Detector Arrays on Type II SLS Material. High Performance Detector Arrays are designed on Type II SLS material. The Type II Detector has several advantages as compared to Type I HgCdTe and InSb Detectors. The ...

We propose to develop “Type II Focal Plane Arrays on Strained Layer Superlattices (SLS) Material The Innovative Features of the project are: • Detector Arrays on Type II Strained Layer Superlattice (SLS) Material. High Performance Detector Arrays are designed on SLS material. The main advantages of SLS detectors are 1) higher performance and longer minority carrier life time 2) higher operat ...

This proposal presents a Phase I SBIR project to develop a high precision, low disperse rate powder disseminator for the US Army. In the development of the sensitive detecting agent, we need to release a precise amount of C&B agents in the controlled detection experiments. However, such a technology does not exist at the present time. After examining existing technologies, we believe that the r ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A wireless wearable system is proposed to assess adherence to study protocols for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) mind-body interventions. This system will utilize recently developed silicon micro machined sensors for measuring the gravity vector (accelerometers) and angular rates (gyroscopes). Data will be collected in real time from these sensors ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will develop a digital wireless transceiver integrated circuit (IC) and antenna for a companion microphone system that can be packaged in an in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid. The use of companion microphones has been shown to improve perception of a companion's speech in noise filled environments such as restaurants, entertainment events, and urban are ...