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Anti-access Area Denial (A2AD) capabilities from peer threats render many aspects of current CONOPS inadequate.For example, our manned aircraft are projected to experience unacceptable attrition against peer IADS forces.The overall system concept of collaborative teams of smaller UAVs and manned-unmanned teams shows great promise for counteracting the A2AD threats and improving the cost-exchange r ...

Category theory has recently been successfully applied to translate information from one computer system to another. Researchers at MIT have developed a prototype software tool based on category theory for solving information-integration programs. The tool has successfully solved small-scale information-integration problems including a problem identified by NIST about enriching the manufacturing s ...

White River Technologies, Inc. (WRT) and University of Vermont (UVM) present this proposal, "Acoustically/Vibrationally Enhanced High Frequency Electromagnetic Detector for Buried Landmines". Among the primary gaps in our current landmine detection technology base is the ability to detect a wide range of buried explosive hazards including emerging low-metal mines and improvised explosive devices ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Analysis of single cells or cells that are not present in large numbers in the body is important to understanding basic biology and diseases A specific example is cancer in which changes in DNA in a single cell can lead to that cell reproducing rapidly Similarly studying the proteins that make up these cells can tell us how the changes in DNA result in ch ...

In this project we propose to demonstrate the potential of active noise control to reduce acoustic noise in Navy dive helmets by up to 15dB. Emphasis will be placed on reducing noise caused by breathing apparatus and communication system noise and on developing a complementary high fidelity simulation model. The measured signals will be used in a simulation of the ANC system to indicate the achiev ...

Project Summary Abstract This proposal brings together a top team with diverse and complementary expertise to develop a novel therapeutic agent based on a newly described serum protein renalase RNLS to treat acute pancreatitis AP This protein appears to have a novel protective effect in models of acute tissue injury including AP AP affects more than people year in the USA and can c ...

Various processes have been developed to manage uncertainty in data fusion processes so that accurate assessment of threats can be obtained. In our Second Adaptive Management and Mitigation of Uncertainty in Fusion (AMMUF) project, we will extend our probabilistic model of fusion processes to include threat object characterization tasks. This will allow system engineers to reason about different m ...

ABSTRACT:Triton proposes to develop a material system and process to fabricate reusable masks for surface modification of turbine parts. An FDM machine capable of producing complex shaped reusable masks is proposed to be delivered at the end of the program.BENEFIT:Masking materials are critical in virtually all industrial processes. The technology developed will enable low cost and short lead-time ...

Atmospheric methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas and ozone precursor that is increasingly important in our understanding and modeling of climate change. Identifying and differentiating methane sources are crucial to any strategies aimed at reducing CH4 emissions. Isotopic composition and ethane content are both dependent upon methane origin, making them valuable diagnostics for source attr ...

Resilient Ops, working in collaboration with Metron Aviation, Inc., proposes to develop a prototype system for planning Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) trajectories based on user intent and preference information. The system, called DRIFT-UAS (Distributed Resilient Framework for Trajectory Management of Unmanned Aircraft Systems), is intended to support autonomous Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM ...