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Defending against state-of-the-art cyber attacks such as Advanced Persistent Threats requires rapid, automated, and accurate prioritization of cyber alerts to provide timely and comprehensive cyber-situational awareness. Context Aware INference for Advanced Persistent Threat (CAIN for APT) will address this important operational need by developing, evaluating, and transitioning our innovative case ...

The proposed innovation is a methodology for advanced process control and deposition analysis built around using signals generated by beam-component interactions in the Electron Beam Free Form Fabrication (EBF3) system. Based upon our successful Phase I results, hese signals have the potential to be used for many forms of both metrology and process control. While many material properties might be ...

The Variable Camber Continuous Trailing Edge Flap (VCCTEF) concept offers potential improvements in the aerodynamic efficiency of aircraft through real time wing shaping. NASA and Boeing have been studying the suitability of this concept to address the drag reduction problem in aircraft with reduced-stiffness wings. However, reduced stiffness may lead to wing flutter. In addition, displacements of ...

This proposed Phase II SBIR program with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will focus on demonstrating a high-performance, cost-effective, thin-film solar cell technology, providing an attractive source of portable and mobile power that can be integrated into flexible, lightweight photovoltaic modules which can operate in both terrestrial and space environments.Photovoltaic dev ...

Metamorph is proposing to develop a methodology and tools to apply Probabilistic Programming to System Level Design in our DARPA Phase II SBIR proposal. System design relies significantly on numerical predictions provided by computational models and simulations, however, an objective assessment of confidence in the predictions is a major challenge.Metamorphs proposal is built upon a System Level D ...

There is an extraordinary need for a universal biomedical analyzer that has broadly flexible capabilities for cell studies, small animal experiments, and crew member health. The goal of our rHEALTH X device is to create a single palm-sized device with tripartite capabilities: non-invasive measurements, cell cytometry analysis, and multiplexed nanostrip tests. Currently, there is no single devic ...

We will design, build and test a multi-color (red, green, blue) particle optical extinction monitor suitable for use in either land or airborne applications. The monitor will also contain a fourth measurement cell to allow for real-time subtraction of interferences caused by gas phase interferents such as nitrogen dioxide. The instrument will fit into a rack-mountable box that less than 13" high ( ...

Tissue differentiation, repair, and regeneration as well as the basic operation of excitable cells depends on cell membrane potential.The ability to measure these potentials for large numbers of cells and without invasive electrodes depends on the continued development of optical probes: voltage-sensitive dyes.Akita and its partners are working on a new class of such dyes which will provide higher ...

Chronic neuropathic pain management persists as one of the most significant medical challenges faced within the military. Current approaches to management of chronic pain, especially the use of opiates, are fraught with drawbacks and risks to military patients and cannot be deployed easily in the military theatre; therefore, new technologies that simplify treatment protocols and improve outcomes ...

Model-based programming (MBP) languages such as SysML and RMPL provide declarative descriptions of the structure, processes, functions, and context of a system. They are particularly useful for cyber-physical systems that interact with the environment through sensors and actuators. MBP languages are beneficial both in the design of systems and in the control of systems in real time. However, exist ...