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The current state of the art thermal battery technologies will not be able to meet future requirements that call for higher power and capacity with a smaller footprint. The principal avenue for increasing the capacity of thermal battery is to identify and develop new electrode materials that provide higher specific capacity and power performance. The overall objective of the proposed effort is to ...

Missiles and munitions require, in the absence of gunner input, an autonomous capability to discriminate between hard targets such as Rolled Homogeneous Armor (RHA) and various other softer targets on impact in real-time. The proposed program will integrate multiple sensing techniques and devices into a single system to realize a robust target discrimination capability. The effort will quantify th ...

Based upon the successful completion of the Phase I program, the Phase II program aims to continue to development of the voltage tunable inductors (VTIs). The program will improve the Phase I textured magnetics approach and develop models that accurately describe the relationship between the material properties, tunability, and geometry. From these results, optimized VTIs will be manufactured and ...

Fuel applications for scramjet powered flight greater than Mach 8 require the injection, mixing and combustion process to complete in a very short period of time. The one limiting factor restricting the speed at which a scramjet can operate relates directly to the time it takes for the fuel and air to mix and burn. Using hydrogen as the fuel source brings this time to a minimum. Due to the low den ...

Additive manufacturing (AM) technology offers the potential to fabricate complex geometries that cannot be realized using conventional subtractive methods. In current industrial AM processes, determination of the type and distribution of support structure is often based solely on technician experience. This process is far from optimal and as a result, significant non-recurring engineering costs ar ...

Testing of satellite navigation receivers and their associated antenna systems is a critical component of fielding new navigation equipment for the warfighter. Anechoic chambers and open-air test ranges are typically used to test these systems in benign environments and in the presence of electronic attack (EA). A need exists for an indoor, dynamic satellite constellation simulation to bridge a te ...

In Phase I, IS4S developed a number of different methods in which jamming and spoofing attacks can be detected. Detection methods ranged from using advanced methods that leveraged RF environment sensing using a CRPA antenna to detect jamming to clock bias monitoring to detect spoofing attacks. Additionally, signals were validated using estimated AOAs compared to the expected AOA of the satellites. ...

Throughout history, airborne forces have given the United States military a significant tactical advantage with rapid deployment capability and little warning to opposing forces. Unfortunately, paratroopers often find themselves scattered across or even outside the intended drop zones. This forces the units to locate other squad members and equipment and regroup before they can proceed with their ...

Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc. (IS4S) with the Auburn University GPS and Vehicle Dynamics Lab (AU-Gavlab) developed a convoy Cruise Control Enhancement (CCE) in Phase I. Unlike existing cruise controllers, the CCE allows convoy spacing and truck speed to vary when fuel savings can be realized. The convoy CCE will be implemented on commercial and military trucks in Phase II for real-time op ...

Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc. (IS4S) with the Auburn University GPS and Vehicle Dynamics Lab (AU-Gavlab) proposes to develop a high-integrity deeply-integrated (HIDI) GPS/INS navigation system for operation in hostile GPS environments. The system will leverage vector tracking and deep integration techniques combined with a precision oscillator to provide accurate PNT in contested environm ...