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The overall goal of this project is to develop an in-process defect monitoring and correction technique for additive manufacturing (AM) of aluminum alloy to improve repeatability for geometric dimensions, material properties, and quality. In Phase I, Sentient collaborated with Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, and successfully completed all proposed tasks demonstrating two key capabili ...

Corvid Technologies is pleased to offer this Phase II proposal in response to Army SBIR topic A17-010, “Ballistic Missile Defense Weather Management.” In the proposed effort, we will continue to develop Corvid’s computational capability for shock layer distortion due to hydrometeor impact on high-speed missile systems, demonstrated during our Phase I program. We will also formulate and execu ...

Vadum will design and demonstrate Hearing Protection and Active Communication (HPAC) system. The HPAC system will provide clear and reliable audio communication from the handler to the canine, and protect canine hearing from loud external sounds. The HPAC system will enhance the capabilities of the working dog and handler team. The headset will preserve canine situational awareness of ambient envi ...

Vadum will develop a Scalable Integrated Magnetic Sensing System (SIMSS) that detects and classifies solid explosive substances with up to 10 inches of standoff in buried or concealed non-metallic housings. The low-SWaP 100W design represents the first truly portable NQR-based sensor in the market. The RF sensor identifies solid nitrogen-based explosives (ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate, sodiu ...

The U.S. Army has a requirement for a shaped charge warhead that can maintain its penetration capability while spinning. The current solution, a linear fluted liner, is optimal over a narrow band of spin rates compared to the span of rates experienced by a typical spin-stabilized munition over its effective range. To increase performance on target, a solution that is effective over a larger range ...

Large-area, sub-wavelength texturing can convert walls, windows, ceilings, floors, and even vehicles into advanced surfaces that enhance, shield, or manipulate electromagnetic waves. These textures, or “nanopatterns,” enable transformational technologies for warfighter protection and advanced offensive capabilities. Applications include multispectral camouflage, holograms, heads-up displays, a ...

AURA Technologies will be performing research into state-of-the-art additive manufacturing processes and designing a detailed blueprint for a system of systems that will be able to fabricate a 40mm munition onsite at a US Army forward operating base (FOB) or other tactical environment.

The Global Positioning System (GPS) and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are the critical providers of position, navigation, and time (PNT) information to an almost uncountable number of users and applications. Widespread dependence on GPS has led to awareness that GPS data availability is a single point of failure for many systems and applications. In addition, GPS signals are ver ...

MicroPhase Coatings, Inc. (MPCI) proposes to develop polymer liners for lightweight gel propulsion storage tanks under SBIR Phase II Topic A02-144. Polymer liners provide lightweight, long term, safe storage of Inhibited Red Fuming Nitric Acid (IRFNA) geland Mono Methyl Hydrazine (MMH) gel used in missile and space propulsion systems. The Phase II effort produces prototype gel propulsion tanks tha ...

A mobile platform is proposed for aquatic in-situ toxicant detection featuring living biosensors. This platform or BioSensor Suite comprises a sentinel species biosensor, water quality monitoring sensors and a water sampler. The BioSensor Suite will bedeployable as an integrated sensor package on the Ranger TA (Toxic Alarm), a 10 lb micro-UUV. The proposed effort will include system design, fab ...