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Advanced Sensors Technologies, Inc. (AST) proposes to manufacture and test its DARPA funded Phase I SBIR designs of an integrated microfluidic sensor system with the goal of online, real-time monitoring of biological fluids. The MEMS microfluidic systemincorporates AST's innovative designs for microscopic pumps, values, fluid channels, and sensing chambers. Utilizing AST's mature sensor technologi ...

Advanced Sensors Technologies, Inc. (AST) proposes to manufacture and test its DARPA funded Phase I SBIR designs of an integrated microfluidic sensor system with the goal of online, real-time monitoring of biological fluids. The MEMS microfluidic systemincorporates AST's innovative designs for microscopic pumps, values, fluid channels, and sensing chambers. Utilizing AST's mature sensor technologi ...

High performance fiberoptic switches are in critical demand for use in the ever-growing communication networks and modern defense systems. Fiberoptic switch is the key component to enable much simplified and higher performance Active Optical Networks,where optical signals/channels are dynamically switched, routed, reconfigured, multiplexed, protected and restored all in the optical layer, elimina ...

For SAR, spatial and temporal adaptive processing (STAP) uses samples local to the cell being processed to estimate local clutter and noise statistics. If these samples are corrupted by returns from other unknown targets, the statistics are invalid and theperformance of the algorithms can be degraded. We propose to conduct a range of experiments to evaluate signal detection, statistical, multi-loo ...

Optical correlators are dedicated optical computers capable of determining the degree of similarity between features contained in a two-dimensional scene. This research designs, fabricates, and tests optical films based on biomolecular materials. Theutility and enhanced capability of these films is studied in an optical correlator for real time optical identity verification via fingerprints or o ...

Optical correlators are dedicated optical computers capable of determining the degree of similarity between features contained in a two-dimensional scene. This research designs, fabricates, and tests optical films based on biomolecular materials. Theutility and enhanced capability of these films is studied in an optical correlator for real time optical identity verification via fingerprints or o ...

Novel fracture-initiated adhesive materials are proposed for fabricating thermally stable, polymer matrix composites with the ability to repair themselves after sustaining structural damage. The proposed research explores the feasibility of modifyingconventional thermoset resins with microencapsulated hybrid monomers that upon matrix fracture, spread to the damaged area and stabilize the structur ...

The proposed research mimics the adhesive strategy of geckos to produce a novel, dry, self-cleaning dynamically modulated adhesive. A soft mat of artificial hairs allows the adhesive force of the sticky spatulae to be modulated. This facilitates easyengagement and disengagement with the surface, as well as, promoting self-cleaning.The proposed effort would lead to a novel self-cleaning dry adhes ...

Wireless communication systems are normally designed and optimized for line-of-sight propagation. In reality, however, the propagation scenario may be very complex involving a multitude of terrain features and obstacles, which generate multipathreflection, diffraction and scattering. An accurate evaluation of the communication channel performance would not be possible without a detailed knowledge ...

For military aircraft and land vehicles, there is a need for lightweight transparent armor that will provide a high level of ballistic protection at moderate cost. Hardfaced armor provides protection against (pointed) projectiles at very low arealdensities relative to other armor configurations. The current transparent hardface materials are either unaffordably expensive (sapphire, ALON), or low ...