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Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) proposes the development of a laser-based secure electronic component identification system which specifically addresses the risk of counterfeit parts at all points along the supply chain. The proposed approach non-destructively, covertly, and uniquely identifies each electronic component produced, allowing for retrieval of production time, location, batch/lot number, ...

The unique electronic properties of periodically-arranged indium arsenide/gallium antimonide (InAs/GaSb) mesas in the type-II strained layer superlattices (SLS) make them a superior alternative to the conventional HgCdTe sensors for longwave infrared focal plane array (LWIR FPA) detectors. However, despite the highly promising quantum features of SLS, its performance is currently limited by high ...

There is an urgent need for improved coating methods that increase protection while not impacting the weight and thermal performance of electronic boards. Current protective coatings are too thick and heavy, and prevent adequate heat dissipation of underlying electronics. To address this need, GVD Corporation and its team proposes to develop an ultra-thin, highly conformal coating. This coating ...

Combatant Commands (COCOMs) around the globe develop, evaluate, and refine courses of action (COAs) due to changing operational environments. Decision-support tools are needed to enable (1) flexible scenario creation to support the breadth of potential assets, threat conditions, and situational variations across the full spectrum of integrated air and missile defense, (2) quick COA evaluation at ...

Triton Systems proposes to leverage its extensive experience in developing lightweight, electrically conductive materials to develop weight-optimized solutions to mitigate direct effect of lightning strikes on missile bodies. Our design will accommodate for the expansion of composite rocket motor pressure vessels and various missile skin structures of large missiles. We will work closely with ou ...

The use of the heat of vaporization of the coolant can significantly reduce the required flow rate, and this reduction flows down throughout the thermal management system. Two-phase systems, however, are subject to buoyancy effects which can make them vulnerable to high-g maneuvers of military aircraft. Two-phase microchannel coolers can be designed such that surface tension effects dominate buo ...

Mid proposes to develop an innovative approach to harvest energy from thermal events by using an eltro-mechanical system and then channel the harvested energy selectively to prevent the explosion of solid rocket motors during fast cook-off vents. The thermal energy harvester is based on Shape Memory Alloy and and a device to translate mechanical motion into electrical energy during temperature in ...

The proposed solution automatically co-creates a per-device-unique, reconfigurable processor, as well as associated enabling software build environment, enabling unique execution environments, instruction set, and memory interfaces. The unique execution environments and memory interfaces provide foundational resilience and heightened levels of protection. Approved for Public Release 14-MDA-8047 ...

To help standardize the assessment process, Charles River Analytics proposes to design the Modular Open-Use Simulation Environment for Testing Radar Algorithm Performance (MOUSETRAP). MOUSETRAP will incorporate (1) a modular framework and open application programming interface (API) that allows suppliers to plug and play radar algorithms to ensure their compatibility with tactical M&S tools; (2) ...

CapeSym has developed a process for growth of high quality Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) substrates used in the fabrication of Mercury Cadmium Telluride (MCT) Infrared Focal Plane Arrays (IRFPAs). CapeSym proposes to produce substrates suitable for fabrication of IRFPAs by the molecular beam expitaxy (MBE) method. The fabricated devices will be tested and the results will be used to improve the c ...