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Leveraging our industry leading photonic delay commercial product offerings, Agiltron proposes to develop next-generation 8-bit time delay modules that meet the challenging requirements of lower insertion loss, higher switching speed, low weight, and low cost. Next-level performance will be achieved through a novel configuration employing a new precision glass micro-optic fiber assembly technolo ...

The overall objective of the proposed program is to develop the preliminary design for the highest-possible energy-density flywheel energy storage system within the given constraints. This Phase II program plan is presented assuming that the power and energy requirements of the selected system are such that limited technology development is planned. The program is focused on trade-offs, design, a ...

Having achieved or exceeded all goals and objectives of the Phase I research program, BioScale has thus demonstrated feasibility of a multiplexed, immuno-electromechanical pathogen detection method. In Phase II, BioScale proposes to advance this research by assembling a complete assay system that integrates discrete, commercial off the shelf (COTS) sample preparation subcomponents with the propri ...

Power generation, power distribution and electric propulsion on ships and aerospace vehicles could be made smaller, lighter, more efficient, more versatile, and lower maintenance by operating these systems—partly or entirely—at cryogenic temperatures. Our goal is to demonstrate the advantages of cryogenic operation in regard to electronic components, specifically semiconductor devices (power d ...

The proposed Phase II program will produce in 1 year a low-cost, flexible, maskless-lithography tool, the Model 150A, capable of patterning arbitrary-geometries at minimum half-pitch features of 150 nm. This tool will meet the unique needs of DOD and ASIC practitioners for custom circuits, as well as the needs of a growing community in nanoscale science and engineering. The Model 150A, will emplo ...

Parietal Systems Inc. (PSI) proposes to develop an approach for optimizing the performance of multi-hypothesis tracking and fusion systems that will facilitate the incorporation of information in the form of logic-based constraints. The work performed will develop innovative mechanisms for improving the hypothesis space management that is a fundamental element of the tracking and fusion process. I ...

The current methodology for testing the penetration resistance of textile materials to various chemical agents has a number of drawbacks, including significant uncertainties in the resulting data, inefficiency and expense, risk to test personnel, and limited range of test conditions. The objective of the proposed work is to apply unique computer models for textiles with accompanying experimental ...

This Phase 2 SBIR addresses the development of a rapid scanning radar interferometer designed to map ocean surface topography from an unmanned surface vehicle (USV). The X-band Wave Contour Sensor (X-WACS) will provide real time display of wave height and slope and will provide input data to future adaptive vessel control systems to pilot manned or unmanned vessels in high seas. Using interferome ...

A NEW PULSED LASER DISCHARGE CONCEPT IS PROPOSED TO MEET MILITARY AND CIVILIAN REQUIREMENTS FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION OF COMPACT, HIGH ENERGY CO(2) LASERS. THIS DISCHARGE CONCEPT PROMISES PULSE LENGTHS OF UP TO 100 MICROSECONDS DURATION, SCALABILITY TO MULTI-KILOJOULE SINGLE PULSED ENERGY, HIGH VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY (> OR = 50 JOULES/LITERATM) AND HIGH ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY (< OR = 20%). THIS DISCHA ...

Science Research Laboratory (SRL) proposes to develop a novel uncooled thermal-to-visible transducer (TVT) that will revolutionize long-wavelength-infrared (LWIR) imaging. This new instrument is characterized by (1) lower power consumption and heating than existing IR bolometers; (2) immunity to image retention; (3) potential for a curved focal-plane array that can increase instrument sensitivity ...