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Missile defense takes place in an uncertain and dynamic environment, so multi-sensor fusion must be employed to aggregate and merge disparate data from the battlefield. However, the fusion process is hindered by the vast amount of uncertainty in operational contexts, such as imprecise measurements and varying environmental conditions. Various algorithms and fusion processes have been developed to ...

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 ...

The outcome of the proposed SBIR program will be the development of an innovative scientific testbed code suite for reentry vehicle signatures. The testbed will model all key physical hypersonic flow effects to a high degree of fidelity and will be validated against field data. It is intended that the scientific testbed code could be used as a benchmark to test lower-fidelity models, or could be u ...

Physical Sciences Inc. proposes to develop and demonstrate a scale-up process for a unique insensitive munition (IM) compliant, high performance, green storable liquid propellant. This new propellant formulation can be treated as a monopropellant or as a bipropellant system with predicted specific impulse and density specific impulses exceeding NTO/MMH performance. The liquid propellant enables th ...

Eikos Inc. proposes to develop composite carbon nanotube-metal oxide transparent electrodes to enhance the efficiency of three junction solar cells. Eikos leads the world in developing transparent conductive electodes based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Eikos also has demonstrated that the performance of nanotube electrodes can be tuned by using apprpriate binders to stabilize the nanotube network. ...

The design of space-based optical sensors for detection, identification, and tracking of threat missile launches relies heavily on plume signature simulation models. The development of very capable plume signature models traces back ~50 years. However, because of the complexity of the underlying physics and ever-increasing requirements for improved accuracy and speed, higher spatial resolution, a ...

The (Airborne Laser) ABL Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser (COIL) creates a lasing medium by utilizing Chlorine to produce Singlet Delta Oxygen (SDO) which in-turn dissociates a separately supplied Iodine molecule and then excites the resulting Iodine atom for lasing. Both Chlorine and Iodine are extremely caustic substances and require great care when handling. Of particular importance is the lifeti ...

The main issue preventing widespread use of x-band antennae systems in military platforms is cost. Cheaper assembly processes, e.g. automated pick and place and larger formats are needed to implement wideband gap semiconductor devices (GaN and SiC). Lessons learned in GaAs based systems are difficult to transition to WBG based systems because of the widely different materials required for CTE 7 p ...

The ballistic missile defense system (BMDS) has been established to protect the American people, their allies and troops deployed abroad. The mission capability and success of many of the elements comprising the BDMS are reliant on more efficient and capable portable power supplies. Aspen Aerogels proposes to develop next generation thermal insulation solutions specifically for use in primary re ...