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There is an unmet demand for ultra-low-power, ultra-compact and low-cost radios to address emerging sensing and communication needs for military and commercial applications such as IoT/IoE. To overcome the limitations in existing bulky and power hungry radios, we propose a disruptive solution by integration of a nano-scaled THz transceiver, on-chip antenna, and energy harvesting circuits in a form ...

Back-up power equipment, such as engine-driven generator systems, undergo performance degradation over time that can prevent them from functioning properly in critical situations. Ensuring the reliability of back-up power systems during power outages not only allows for the continuation of normal operations, but also can mitigate potential threats to national security. Improved diagnostic and prog ...

Feeding troops in the field is arguably the most critical component of force sustainment.The Army has been engaged in a multi-year effort to improve the fuel-fired appliances used in field kitchens for preparing UGR-A ration menus.This effort is primarily intended to improve the energy efficiency and environmental conditions of field kitchens.A range of different appliances are provided in field k ...

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) proposes to develop an unmanned aircraft system based bioaerosol detection capability that is cued to a region of interest using non-specific, persistent and wide area thermal imagers commonly deployed for surveillance.The detection capability, referred to as Bio-MAV, will fold into a recursive Bayesian classifier (RBC) processing module currently being developed by PS ...

The US Army has the requirement for a vehicle-mounted and/or man-portable Low Frequency Currents Injected in the Ground (LFCIG) technology that can detect, image and reliably pre-detonate, or otherwise render unusable buried Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). This LFCIG technology has been successfully developed and tested during Phase II SBIR effort. During the subsequent Phase II effort GRA wi ...

SI2 Technologies, Inc. (SI2) proposes to design, fabricate, and test printed structures with embedded RF components.These components include traces, waveguides, antennas, and connectors.SI2s materials are printed directly from a computer file in an ambient environment without any tooling, masks, etc.SI2s extensive materials printing and RF design experience will be brought to bear, affording light ...

Leveraging our extensive experience in Hardware-in-the-loop, Signal Injection, and All Digital Simulations, the Torch Team proposes developing an innovative approach for assessing and estimating the target and background simulation scene fidelity requirements of smart munitions. The Torch Team will define metrics and an analysis processes which aim to match simulation fidelity requirements with se ...

Physical Sciences Inc. and Q-Peak Inc. propose to develop and demonstrate a compact, LWIR Lidar based on a state-of-the art LWIR laser transmitter to supplement aircraft survivability equipment. A Lidar operating in the LWIR provides new capability in terms of ranging and tracking next generation surface-to-air missiles at enhanced ranges. In the Phase I program, the team developed a systems archi ...

It has recently been mathematically proven that optimal communication systems necessarily have chaotic waveforms.Perhaps surprisingly, any communication system that utilizes a simple linear matched filter to achieve optimal detection of a signal, received by way of a noisy channel, must transmit a chaotic waveform.Using the concept of “exactly-solvable” chaos, communication systems can be buil ...

Circadian rhythm disruption misalignment causes fatigue and a variety of physical and mental ailments, and is a clinical feature of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); it is also closely linked to the severity of PTSD. BioSensics, in collaboration with the Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders at Brigham and Womens Hospital, will develop a circadian rhythm and sleep coach, Rhythm Sleep, to m ...