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The objective of this proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of developing a helmet mounted radar system that uses technology similar to that currently being developed for sense through the wall applications.

The purpose of this project is to demonstrate nano-ink printing processes for making function specific active sensors and electronics on flexible substrates. The goal is to demonstrate ink formulations and recipes for depositing conductor and semiconductor materials on various flexible polymer and polyimide substrates for use in smart munitions sensors. In this project active sensor electronic sys ...

It is well known that the brain is the organ most sensitive to ischemia/hypoxia. Noninvasive continuous monitoring of cerebral blood flow autoregulation, cerebrovascular reactivity and related phenomena such as cerebral vasospams in combat casualties could guide clinicians/medics in adjusting the strategy of resuscitation and acute care, and therefore contribute to a substantially improved surviva ...

The defense community is extremely interested in developing numerical methodologies for predicting the dynamic response of concrete materials under extreme loading conditions. This capability would make it possible to use computer software for simulating events of interest, such as the response of concrete structures or structural components to blast and fragment impact. Over the years, substantia ...

Advanced Optical Systems, Inc. (AOS) has developed and demonstrated the Cable Angle Measurement System, a low-cost, accurate system for measuring a helicopter’s load position and motion at the end of an external sling. By using a camera, an LED target, and custom electronics, the AOS system measures the load’s angle with better than 0.1° accuracy across a 150° field of view and with 0.1°/s ...

The unsteady rotor wake is a complicated flow problem and remains a challenging aspect of comprehensive rotorcraft analysis. The Phase I research has shown that a viscous vortex particle method (VVPM) can provide a first-principle-based solution to the challenging rotor wake problem. Applying VVPM for wake vorticity transportation, while using a modern near body CFD solver for resolving vorticity ...

Modeling turboshaft engine and drivetrain dynamics is a vital part of modern rotorcraft simulation as they are closely coupled with the main/tail rotor dynamics and impact the aircraft performance and transient response.The current engine models for real time simulation are mostly custom built and based on the table look-up of the engine steady state performance map. The map lookup solution is not ...

Unmanned air and ground vehicles (UAV and UGV) are critical in all aspects of military strategy including tactical strikes, surveillance, and even facilities management. While vehicle technology has advanced quickly, the weak link is the single-view fixed-sensor user interface. Intuitive head-tracking technology needs to be developed which is un-tethered, low latency, and allows multi-viewer expan ...

The AEgis Technologies Group proposes to develop a robust modular ocean radiance model with FLITES as the primary focus for integration. The associated phenomenology of the ocean under various conditions has been identified for the implementation of first order principles. Other factors considered include runtime performance and flexibility to seamlessly interface with other computer codes for bo ...

There is great interest in developing high-efficiency, lightweight Li-ion batteries with high power/energy density for various military applications such as electric drive and hybrid vehicles. One key technology to the development of such Li-ion batteries is a more advanced mateiral for cathode, in replace of the traditional LiCoO2-based material having the limted power and energy density and henc ...