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The multi-faceted field of cryogenic packaging of superconductor integrated circuits (ICs) encompasses a vast array of engineering disciplines and remains somewhat immature for large IC sizes. Excellerix proposes to develop this critical infrastructural area to support all future growth of the superconductor ICs and multi-chip modules (MCMs). In particular, the proposal aims to emphasize the therm ...

The objective of this project is to develop advanced capabilities for processing computed tomography (CT) data into finite element meshes suitable for analyzing the structural response of composite structures. This will include incorporation of manufacturing defects and damage sustained in operation which is detectable in the CT data.  This will be done by developing new geometry-based segmentati ...

Excellerix proposes to build, test, and demonstrate a forensic memory solution, called EXFORM, exceeding the required threshold performance in delay and data throughput. By the end of Phase I Base, EXFORM was built and comprehensively tested with less than 1e-12 bit-error rate and data rates up to 200 Gbps. In Phase II we will build, demonstrate and deliver EXFORM as a rugged unit ready for Naval ...

The technology that has sustained tactical missile radomes and other electromagnetic windows is being outpaced by the increasingly challenging thermal, environmental and structural demands of hypersonic flights. New engineered materials, that exceed state-of-the-art capabilities are required to support the next generation of hypersonic vehicles. Silicon nitride is the next-generation material cand ...

In this Phase II proposal, Kent Optronics (KOI) proposes to develop a Kent Optronics (KOI) proposes to develop a Multispectral Target and Scene Projector (MSTSP) operating in the spectral bands of UV, visible, shortwave infrared (SWIR), mid-wave infrared (MWIR), and long wave infrared (LWIR). The MSTSP is built using the liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) technology which has been implemented in our ...

This Phase II proposal proposes to develop a fully packaged high-throughput non-mechanical beam steeor (NMBS) in mid-wave infrared (MWIR), capable of maintaining stable operation with multiple-wavelength laser sources in the mid-wave infrared (MWIR) band with high beam quality, efficiency, and power on target. The NMBS is built using the liquid crystal (LC) wave guide (WG) technology on the founda ...

The ability for the Department of Defense to keep pace with rapidly-expanding content, both internal and external, requires human - machine teaming, utilizing AI-based tools for information aggregation, organization and summarization, so that humans can focus on analysis and decision making.

Current practice on submarine platforms is to manually monitor machine performance. Manual monitoring entails expensive allocation of resources, time, and effort and is limited to infrequent, labor intensive, error prone measurements. An autonomous wireless monitoring solution that uses strategically positioned sensors that periodically send their data to an access point for further analysis, is n ...

An unmanned, passive, and free of GNSS or similar external reference aides, sensing system is proposed for navigation of mobile vehicles.  The sensor involves a new low-cost, accurate gravimeter that provides micro-gravity measurements.  Although navigation using gravimeters has been studied in the past, no such system exists that can offer the advantages of the proposed technology in terms of c ...

Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are becoming increasingly critical components in advanced electronic systems. However, limited research has been applied to identifying critical vulnerabilities that could be present in the designs deployed on these FPGAs. The risk is further increased by the use of 3rd party intellectual property in many designs. GrammaTech is proposing to develop a Trust ve ...