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THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES THE START OF AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP AN ADAPTIVE JAMMER SYSTEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL TECHNICAL PROBLEMS TO SOLVE BEFORE THE ADAPTIVE JAMMER CAN BE DEVELOPED. ONE DIFFICULTY ENCOUNTERED WITH THE ADAPTIVE JAMMER SYSTEM CAN BE SOLVED BY DESIGNING THE EXCITER TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED SIGNAL TO THE RF AMPLIFIER. HOWEVER, THE RF POWER AMPLIFIER PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. THE EFFORT IN ...

A hybrid energy storage (HES) system that combines lithium batteries and ultracapacitors can provide both high energy and high power. The proposed work will develop a prototype HES system that will target the Phase I SBIR objectives of 110 Wh/kg energy along with 1000 W/kg power, economically. HES technology is key to charge-depleting Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs), also known as plug-in hybrids, ...

As C4ISR systems continue to grow in size and complexity, the associated systems engineering efforts of architecting, design, integration, and adaptation becomes increasingly more difficult and costly. This is not surprising because the engineering of a C4ISR system is predominantly a manual process at present and, consequently, error-prone. COTS architecture design tools do not possess the requ ...

Redondo Optics Inc. (ROI), a world leader in engineering and manufacturing of leading edge optical sensors and advanced monitoring instrumentation proposes to develop and demonstrate an airborne fluorescence lifetime imaging (SeePhase™) system for the remote, real time identification and measurement of chemical and biological fluorescent markers in the battle field that are indicative of potenti ...

DNA microarray technology, in combination with statistical and predictive modeling tools, could be used to evaluate thousands of genes against distinct gene expression patterns induced by chemical/biological agents to provide early identification and speed therapeutic intervention. The overall objective of this Phase II effort is to leverage existing public domain resources and commercial tools t ...

The overall objective of this project is to develop an automatic adaptive testing system that rapidly identifies specific cognitive deficits to aid in medical and operational decision making. The Phase I effort produced a prototype adaptive triage system. ANAMts, designed to automatically focus testing on specific cognitive domains. ANAMts consists of a 4-level adaptive cognitive testing system ...

This proposal is to develop the acoustic source detection and localization algorithms identified as optimal in Phase I into a wearable prototype that integrates a networked sensor array, digital audio processing, position and orientation tracking of the wearer, and aural/visual displays of the detected sounds. Advantages of our approach over competing algorithms include noise tolerance, power eff ...

Provision of clean drinking water poses a significant challenge to Army units in the field. Due to the quantity of water required and its substantial weight, soldiers can only carry a limited supply, and sustainment of soldiers through centralized resupply poses major logistical hurdles in many situations. Existing portable water filters to not meet the need to treat locally available water supp ...

Seacoast Science Inc. has provided proof-of-concept technical results and assembled several demonstration prototypes that detect drug lab chemicals for delivery to program managers. Proposed Phase II advanced prototype detector systems consist of a chemicapacitor sensor array, a radio for wireless communication and a rugged weatherproof, lightweight system designed for long-term battery operation ...

Hi-Z will complete the design of a 10 kilowatt waste heat recovery thermoelectric generator that can be used on the Army’s Stryker and other similar vehicles. One or more advanced quantum well thermoelectric modules with at least three times the efficiency of today’s Bi2Te3 thermoelectrics will be fabricated and tested in the generator. DOD, DOE and NASA presently fund quantum well film develo ...