Award Data

Reducing the violence of Slow Cook-Off (SCO) and Fast Cook-Off (FCO) to acceptable levels is of great interest to the Insensitive Munitions development. For example, the MIL-STD-2105C SCO test for Insensitive Munitions (IM) compliance requires a slow heating rate (3.3°C/hr) until reaction occurs whereby the ensuing reaction is characterized by degree of violence. A Type V (burn) reaction or bette ...

Triton Systems, Inc. proposes to develop a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) parachute canopy with a single surface providing lift capability that leverages novel parachute design techniques and materials technology. The result is decreased weight, bulk, and maintenance resource burdens while achieving increased performance levels.

Rigid wall shelter protection against electromagnetic threats has historically been provided by passive steel or aluminum skins on the shelter walls. However, these legacy shelters require high levels of maintenance and corrosion protection; do not meet current International Standards Organization (ISO) and Convention of Safe Container (CSC) standards for stack height; are not energy efficient and ...

ColdQuanta is developing a highly-integrated, compact physics package that will reduce the size, weight, and power (SWaP) of the next-generation of space-based optical clocks. The key element of this system is the development of an ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) manifold for laser cooling strontium. The extremely narrow linewidth of strontiums optical intercombination transition is ideal for constructing ...

Dielectric materials, which store energy electrostatically, are ubiquitous in advanced electronics and electric power systems. Polymer dielectrics have highbreakdown strengths and excellent reliability, are scalable, lightweight and can be shaped into intricate configurations, and are therefore an ideal choice for many power electronics, power conditioning, and pulsed power applications. A variety ...

Organizations face two existential challenges: to anticipate and create surprise. Inefficiency and ineffectiveness are inevitable outcomes of the ensuing struggle. To mitigate these outcomes, organizations increasingly seek external help and guidance. However, the rush for such assistance betrays missed opportunity. Embedded knowledge and self-actualization among members remain largely untapped re ...

One-size-fits-all approaches to physical fitness are characterized by extreme limitations. When not individually-tailored, workouts can be ineffective or worse: so strenuous that they lead to injuries. Advances in wearable sensors allow individuals to capture personalized data related to their own physical fitness (e.g., heart rate, step count). Unfortunately, with such an abundance of physiologic ...

Marine physical fitness is a core element of force readiness: toward an end state of a healthy and fit force able to better answer the call in any clime and place (ALMARS 022/116). Marine physical training programs must be tailored to individuals in order to maximize the physical potential of every Marine. To meet this need, Charles River Analytics proposes to design and demonstrate a prototype sy ...

To facilitate amphibious assault operations, the Marines need to quickly move amphibious combat vehicles (ACVs) between ships and the shore. However, due to an increased level of sophistication in the anti-ship weapons available to potential adversaries, Navy ships must remain far from shore during assault operations (i.e., many tens of miles). This creates a need for assault vehicles that can ach ...

The next generation of Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) radio terminals are currently under development and the Navy is in need of improved thermal management to enable the current state of the art signal processing capabilities within the currently deployed fleet environment. Roccor proposed to leverage its FlexCoolTM technology in partnership with ViaSat to design, develop ...