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Human social interaction is complicated by ambiguous identities, misinformation, misdirection, and flexible alliances. Additionally, thanks to the internet, authors can post messages from anywhere in the world, in diverse forms, and with different personas. Current solutions are challenged to accurately identify and characterize authors across platforms and data types, let alone infer authorial in ...

Rugged, comfortable and reliable physiological monitoring systems are required to allow military commanders and medical personnel to assess the basic health and readiness of the warfighter. Direct monitoring of the health and status of individual warfight

TIAX will build, characterize and abuse test lithium-ion cells employing LiCoPO4 cathodes and control metal-oxide based cathodes (such as LiCoO2 ) opposite graphite anodes. In Phase I, TIAX will perform overcharge and external short circuit tests to the specification of the UL1642 standard and will also perform nail penetration tests on both types of cells. In the option program TIAX will perfor ...

Current airborne sensors produce very large volumes of data, but the airborne battle managers aboard BMC2 platforms do not have the appropriate analytics to process this massive data. Lack of appropriate analytics represents a missed opportunity to extract additional and timely actionable intelligence, especially considering the fact that, in most cases, data bandwidth to the command center is lim ...

The inability to plan in real-time is a major reason why robot manufacturing is restricted to high-value, high-volume products, in carefully engineered factories where robots blindly repeat pre-programmed trajectories. Today, robots simply cannot generate collision-free motion on the fly. We are solving this core problem—real-time motion planning in unstructured, fluid environments and on divers ...

A new approach is proposed for Accelerated Modifications using Physics-substantiated Safety Arguments (AMPS). We leverage evidence-based certification methodology and Safety Arguments (SAs) to map modifications to system architecture and behaviors. We integrate formal methods to build SAs that trace the impact of modifications through complex system interactions. AMPS connects SAs to critical desi ...

ABSTRACT: For certain weapons systems, lethality is directly correlated to the orientation of the weapon with respect to the target at impact, also known as the angle of incidence (AOI). Accurately measuring AOI is of the utmost importance in developing and advancing state-of-the-art precision weapon systems. Currently, there is no commercially available sensor system for measuring AOI to the pre ...

UUVs have become increasingly important tools in the collection of environmental data. Their unique ability to operate independent of surface vessel conditions allows oceanographic seawater measurements when traditional means is not possible. Historically sensor packages for UUVs have been based on adaptions of ship deployed equipment. Recent development in sensors, such as the Hybrid Flow Through ...

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is seeking to automate parts of their procurement, logistics, and distribution processes by applying Augmented Reality (AR) solutions to increase efficiency and reduce costs. Vecna Robotics' world-leading automation consulting team is well-positioned to leverage a deep and broad understanding of advanced technology and its application to warehouse operations. Vec ...

Although great strides have been made in the development of simulators for training technical and teamwork skills, much less progress has been made with regard to skill assessment. Typically, performance is measured using a rating scale with anchors ranging from"low"to"high."Such methods are too coarse to provide an accurate assessment of individual or team performance. What is needed are unobtrus ...