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Rugged, comfortable and reliable physiological monitoring systems are required to allow military commanders and medical personnel to assess the basic health and readiness of the warfighter. Direct monitoring of the health and status of individual warfighters is defined as a key capability for the next generation of warfighter ensemble. Monitoring every warfighter is stated as a system performance ...

An abrasive blasting nozzle is a complex aero-acoustic noise source, characterized by super-sonic, two-phase flow. Noise from an abrasive blasting nozzle is comprised of three sources: (i) turbulent mixing noise (ii) shock-associated noise and (iii) jet impingement noise. It is not uncommon for abrasive nozzles to generate noise levels greater than 120 dB(A); far exceeding typical occupational noi ...

The DOD and robotics industry, have a critical need for a motion planning capability that is practical for real-world application of autonomous systems that perform physical motions. Current motion planning systems are too slow; they assume that the environment will be static during motion planning and execution, each of which can take on the order of seconds. Further, these systems typically gen ...

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), taxiing under their own power on the flight deck of a ship, may not always move in the direction commanded. Deck conditions, such as fluid on the deck or the ships rolling or pitching can cause aircraft skidding, sliding, or rearward movement. Such unwanted movement fails to register on aircraft pilot instruments. A remotely located UAV pilot needs the true directi ...

Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) are promising light-weight additives for thermoplastic composite ap- plications. However, the large number of hydroxyl groups on CNFs have strong hydrogen bonding interactions between CNFs that leads to a gel-like structure when produced. The key challenge is to remove >95% of hydrogen-bounded water from the production slurry to yield a dispersible powder while maintai ...

Bennett Advanced Research proposes to examine fundamental properties of adaptive materials for use with Additive Manufacturing technologies. The focus will be on developing a system for spacecraft Self Health Monitoring (SHM).

Physical Sciences Inc. proposes to develop a unique venturi for future monopropellant feed systems that uses a passively controlled throat area to adjust propellant flow rate. The adaptive venturi eliminates water hammer in monopropellant thruster manifolds by rapidly adjusting flow area to prevent pressure surges. These benefits are achieved with a one-to-one replacement of existing cavitating ve ...

The purpose of this proposal is to additively manufacture (AM) smart structures with embedded electronics such as sensors, accelerometers, antennas, etc. The goal of these smart structures will be to enhance the effectiveness and survivability of the Armys ground systems. The use of additive manufacturing smart structures provides flexibility in the materials used and the functionality of the elec ...

SI2 Technologies, Inc. (SI2) proposes to develop an additively manufactured (AM) version of a high TRL conformal, S to X band array with dual polarization and integral active components, including printed phase shifters, for airborne platforms. SI2s in

Nickel super alloys, such as Inconel®, are leading candidates for fossil energy-based power production components due to their resilience in extreme environments. A significant technical roadblock to the implementation of nickel-based power plant systems is the inability to produce large-scale components in a cost competitive manner. We will address the problem of manufacturing large, low-cost su ...