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Physical Sciences, Inc. (PSI) will develop an Ultra High Apparent Temperature Large Format Infrared Scene Projector (UHAT-LF-IRSP) employing digital micromirror device (DMD) technology with structured quantum cascade laser (QCL) illumination, addressing requirements for next generation scene projector capabilities to keep pace with evolving threats and associated threat detection sensors. Of prima ...

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) will leverage its extensive experience in infrared scene projector (IRSP) design and harsh environmental operability to create a hybrid, foveated, radiation hardened IRSP (RH-IRSP). This design allows long-life, low-maintenance, modular and field-upgradable operation of conventional optical components inside a pressure, thermal and radiation environment similar to that ...

Imperia Batteries, a division of Physical Sciences Inc., proposes to develop and prototype a modular, safe, high energy density Jetboot battery system by combining next generation electrode and separator technologies. The modular design will allow for a single or dual module battery pack providing a lightweight and high capacity battery solution, respectively. Imperia’s battery improves safety b ...

Critical need for a non-toxic, regenerative carbon dioxide (CO2) scrubber material with enhanced scrubbing capacities and safety for rebreather applications. The current state-of-the-art (SOA) scrubber material for rebreather is soda lime. Soda lime is highly toxic, has low CO2 capacity, and is non-regenerative requiring an entire logistics chain. Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) is developing a novel ...

The modern information environment (IE) is growing more complex and dynamic. Information technology advances enable adversaries to access and influence audiences globally with increasingly sophisticated tools and at an unprecedented scale. To understand the threat landscape and to respond effectively, there is a need to automatically detect, track, and differentiate the evolution of information na ...

This proposal seeks to demonstrate an innovative process for growth of CdZnTe crystal boules with properties that meet the stringent requirements of CdZnTe substrates for LWIR mercury cadmium telluride detectors, leveraging significant expertise of the proposing team in crystal growth of CdZnTe. The grown crystals will be fabricated into substrates which will undergo extensive in-house and end-use ...

Current fabrication processes for ceramic conformal window optics are high-cost and fairly inefficient. Surmet is a vertically integrated manufacturer of durable visible-MWIR ALON® and Spinel precision optics. Through this program, we will develop and demonstrate innovative technology conformal window for fabrication; showing a major improvement in time, cost, and quality. Surmet has already prov ...

Hands/Off Tactical Mobile Intelligent Communications (HOT MIC) is an edge/deployed AI solution for voice command and control (VC2) of sUAS and other potential unmanned systems. Today’s SOCOM operator needs to easily enlist new capabilities to the fight such as small Unmanned Air Systems (sUAS) while reducing task saturation and keeping focus down range. An intuitive, robust, hands/free voice use ...

Triton Systems and its partners propose to continue developing high-temperature dynamic seals for use in Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs) to help enable higher thrust and impulse. Such SRMs will require higher burning solid propellants, and that increased burn temperature will create significant thermal challenges for the materials used in SRMs. In Phase I, we demonstrated the feasibility of our nanocom ...

Spectral Sciences, Inc. proposes to extend the existing suite of simulation tools, currently optimized for boost-glide configurations and apply the suite for powered hypersonic missile signature prediction. In Phase I, we have integrated physical models and demonstrated feasibility of the approach by applying the prototype code to select problems. The successful feasibility demonstration provides ...