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Current depot-level manufacturing systems are not responsive to changing requirements and flexible specifications. The serial arrangement of individual work cells results in a lengthy timeline to complete the critically-needed part; thus, critical assets

Burn injuries to theface present a number of functional and psychological challenges that arisefrom scarring and contracture. Thus, amajor goal of burn and trauma surgeons is to prevent scarring and improvegraftingtechnologies that are used on thecomplextopography of the face. The proposed project builds on previous PhaseII SBIR workthat demonstrated thefeasibility of using a keratin-collagen matr ...

Advanced Navy systems such as the Hyper Velocity Projectile (HVP) and next generation high speed missiles will subject the airframe to severe aerothermal heating loads. Both the HVP fin and missile radome design problems can be solved through the development of ceramic-metal joining technology. The design problem is complex since the hardware is subjected to high inertial loads, severe aerothermal ...

The overall objective of the proposed work is to demonstrate electrically pumped, high-efficiency and long-lifetime, near-UV, solid-state laser diodes (LDs) based on AlGaN MQWs grown on native, single crystalline GaN substrates. The targeted laser diodes will emit between 330 - 350 nm with an emission power exceeding 1 W. These lasers will find application in remote Raman spectroscopy applications ...

Stancil Technologies is developing WiSPR (Wearable Physiological Monitoring with Low-Power Wireless Sensing, Processing and Recording), a disposable multi-sensor patch capable of collecting and wirelessly transmitting a variety of physiological measurements to a handheld smartphone or tablet. WiSPR can be quickly applied by a combat medic or soldier to provide real-time health status monitoring us ...

The objective of this project is to improve situational awareness of weather impacted terrain conditions in the battlespace. Our technical approach exploits crowd-sourced data available from existing sensors on mobile devices. Creare is developing these capabilities within the Crowd-Sourced Terrain Analysis for Geospatial Enterprise (CSTAGE) software framework. CSTAGE provides capabilities for mea ...

The threat posed by Chemical Warfare Agents remains one of the key concerns in the defense against catastrophic attacks, underscoring the need to have equipment which prevents exposure to Chem/Bio (CB) agents. Conventional fastening options for such equipment generally consist of zippers, hook and loop closures, or zip-track systems, all of which have drawbacks that make them susceptible to permea ...

Kyma Technologies, Inc., the leading domestic supplier of single crystal nitride semiconductor substrate materials, and MSU-Fraunhofer CCD, the leading domestic developer of electronic grade diamond materials, are teamed together on Army Research Laboratory SBIR A16-021 to develop the first domestic supply of large area electronic grade single crystal diamond wafers. Our approach to achieve large ...

Although there are many DC AC inverters available on the market, inefficiency and legacy semiconductor technologies require active thermal management and large package sizes. Creare proposes to develop a very small and passively cooled inverter that reduces size while improving efficiency and reliability. During Phase I, we developed a conceptual design and evaluated key aspects with analysis and ...

Maintaining accurate position location information (PLI) during operational missions is a critical requirement for the dismounted soldier. This requirement is unmet in heavily forested and jungle environments where GPS reception is unavailable due to dense canopy cover. In such environments, soldiers must determine their location by using visual landmarks, or by seeking open clearings where Global ...