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Near Earth Autonomy proposes to develop and prove the feasibility of new test and certification techniques for autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS) guidance and navigation algorithms. The adoption of autonomous UAS that can plan their own trajectories based on real-time sensor data while executing a complex mission, has been slow because the algorithms have not been shown to have sufficient pe ...

Representing networks and complex associations of all types, graphs are a critically important data structure within the Department of Defense.Applying graph analytics and mining to large quantities of graph data enables conducting operations, gathering intelligence, and defending the nations critical capabilities.Existing capabilities for graph mining are limited to modest data scales, batch proc ...

We propose creating a new company to deliver accelerated graph-based analytics for modern manycore systems. The work combines advanced multithreading and work-moving typical of HPC but targeted at cloud environments with insight into the structure of the graph to improve spatial locality and an attribute-first query system to dramatically reduce the work required to solve practical graph problems ...

This proposal is aimed at developing an extremely light-weight and affordable Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) for use on of DARPAs Mach 10 Experimental Space plane (XS-1) and other Expendable Hypersonic Vehicles launched from the XS-1 platform. Mentis Sciences, Inc. (Mentis) proposes to partner with Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (Aspen) to develop a structurally-sound TPS by encapsulating and curing low ...

ABSTRACT:The Air Force has a need to maintain strong intelligence capability in semi-permissive and anti-access area denial (A2/AD) scenarios where full-motion video (FMV)-based surveillance assets are rare or unavailable. In such environments, priority is given to leveraging any and all other sources of intelligence available, which may include ?open sources? of data available on the public Web, ...

Currently, no commercial products exist for the repair of large injuries to muscle, particularly volumetric muscle loss (VML). In Phase I of this project, data demonstrated that keratin biomaterials can provide temporal release of growth factors while maintaining cell viability in vitro and in vivo. In Phase II, the biomaterial formulation was optimized for spatio-temporal delivery of cells and gr ...

ABSTRACT: This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project proposes to develop and demonstrate a test apparatus for determining the minimum hot surface ignition (HSI) temperature of flammable liquids in aircraft operating conditions. Flammable liquids leaking onto hot surfaces, such as those in an aircraft engine bay, present fire hazards and risks to personnel and equipment. To pro ...

ABSTRACT: Remarkable advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and human-systems integration are providing aircrew with cockpit automation systems of unprecedented sophistication. Onboard intelligent assistants monitor the aircraft, interpret and carry out pilot commands, and advise the pilot (onboard or remote) as to aircraft and system status, mission progress, threats and alerts. Because pilots ...

High quality, strained AlGaN thin films are a prerequisite for low dislocation density active regions of laser structures and effective doping of cladding layers. Based on our recent work and groundbreaking results, we propose a comprehensive program for development of AlGaN-based laser diodes that includes: modeling and design of the active region, epitaxial growth, characterization, and optimiza ...

Vadum will develop an innovative, efficient, high power, and versatile Scalable Integrated Magnetic Sensing System (SIMSS) that will deliver superior performance to the warfighter by increasing the field strength for deeper magnetic detection. By augmenting ground-penetrating radar (GPR) with SIMSS, metal and low metal mine detection, command wire, pressure plate detection, and explosive cache det ...