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The current Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) software is very powerful and essential to mission planning efforts in the field; however, a large part of the codebase is outdated legacy software which doesnt take full advantage of the hardware its running on. In order to use the JMPS software to its full potential, the Navy would benefit from a tool that could refactor low-level code and restruc ...

The established methodology for fatigue testing rotorcraft dynamic components is time consuming and expensive. Multiple, unique, custom designed test fixtures are required. In order to reduce the time and expense of testing rotorcraft hubs and shafts a modular, multi-platform, easily reconfigurable test fixture is desired. This new test system should also be capable of greater load cycles applicat ...

Materials and Technologies Corp. (MATECH) will further the design (from the functional prototype presented here), demonstrate the effectiveness, and thoroughly characterize a new aircrew active bladder relief system with low-cost disposable crew components. There is currently no fully satisfactory approach for aircrew to relieve their bladder during flight, especially for female crew. MATECHs syst ...

To combat the growing sophistication and frequency of cyber-attacks, the nations cyber-warriors must train vigilantly. Computer network defense (CND) training currently takes place either on operational networks or in virtual (or simulated) environments. The major drawback to using virtual environments is that they lack a sufficient amount of realism. Virtualized systems are frequently overly-simp ...

Phase I will research and design enhancements to existing, government-owned cyber emulation software and protocols for CND effects generation, Command and Control (C2) of CND effects, an enhanced distributed simulation interface, and information assurance. Phase I will also introduce a CND Training Concept of Operations (CONOPS) that will make recommendations for how to adapt existing Navy trainin ...

The lack of adequate fatigue life verification for rotorcraft airframe structures leads to costly in service repairs being required in order to maintain structural integrity. The current established methodology does not test the airframe to the synergistically harmful combination of high cycle fatigue (HCF) vibratory load cycles superimposed on low cycle fatigue (LCF) caused by g maneuvers and air ...

Vadum will develop an optical sensor to capture true relative motion between an unmanned vehicle and the aircraft carrier deck or ground airstrip surface, regardless of wheel slip or skid. The optical sensor will output data at a high data rate and with very high accuracy. No additional sensors (GPS, magnetic compass, gyroscopes, accelerometers) are needed, and no equipment will be installed on th ...

Vadum will develop a cognitive radar threat characterization (CRTC) system that employs a learning framework and algorithms to detect and counter agile, adaptive threat radars. Capabilities developed will provide improvements to threat detection, identification, and intent estimation to augment the SLQ-32 SEWIP Block 2 Electronic Support (ES) capabilities. CRTC will focus on the challenges of shor ...

Helios Remote Sensing Systems, Inc. will develop innovative cognitive software algorithms and techniques for electronic warfare in order to counter highly agile radar emitters. We will define and develop a concept for cognitive Software Algorithms EW techniques for identifying and countering agile threat emitters. We will also develop initial prototype signal sets that emulate threat emitters. We ...

The current state of the art in cybersecurity technologies is insufficient to address the Navys strategic need to monitor the memory spaces of applications running with real-time performance constraints against corruption or sabotage by cyber-attacks. ATC-NY will fill this need by developing the Attack-Detection Application Memory Monitor (ADAMM), a kernel-based memory monitor that utilizes pre-ex ...