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Mo-Sci Corporation and the Missouri University of Science & Technology (MS&T) propose to develop novel high-strength and optically transparent glass ribbon reinforced polymer matrix composites as light-weight structural components, by layering and processing a polymer matrix reinforced with glass ribbons (micron-size glass fibers with rectangular cross section) of matching refractive index. The ob ...

For Visualization Training Phase II, Intelligent Automation Inc. (IAI) and Lockheed Martin will construct training that helps technicians visualize the operation of the equipment they maintain. Phase I studies revealed that even though technicians use Electronic Technical Manuals (ETM), expert technicians use their visualization to understand the rationale of the procedures directed by the ETM. T ...

The primary objectives of this SBIR Phase II effort are: (1) offering reliable and robust control laws to enhance existing V-22 Flight Control System (FCS) via adaptive control augmentation and (2) extending the restricted operational envelope (e.g., ship motion, ship airwake, wind-over-the-deck) of rotorcraft operating in shipboard environment by implementation of the proposed adaptive control l ...

Discrete Event Simulation (DES) can help U.S. shipyards reduce cost and schedule risks. A major barrier to employing DES in shipyards is the overwhelming task of modeling production facilities and work content. Another obstacle is large data volumes generated for shipbuilding can seriously degrade system performance. The goals of this project are to reduce manual data input for simulation by at le ...

Modern nuclear submarines deploy many distributed computing systems that comprise a sophisticated set of functions to deliver dependable solutions for mission critical capabilities. When considering the application domain, safety, dependability and system certification activities represent what can become a formidable task in each development spiral. As the system evolves and is maintained, the ...

In the future, the U.S. Navy will likely use unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) as an integral part of the Navy’s transformation to a networked, more agile force. Navy planners see USVs operating extensively in ocean, littoral (coastal), and riverine areas. USVs are less vulnerable operating on the water's surface than unmanned aerial and submersible vehicles in their respective areas. Unmanned sy ...

The overall objective of the proposed SBIR program is to develop innovative laser warning receivers based on APD arrays with high sensitivity in the 0.4 to 2.5 um spectral range, and with narrow line-width spectral recognition, wide angular coverage and precise angular discrimination. The goal of Phase II will be to use innovative combinations of APD array design, on-chip optical filters and lense ...

Robust Analysis has pioneered the development of extremely efficient algorithms for sonar/radar signal processing in heavy-tailed clutter, based on cutting-edge numerical methods derived from the theory of stable distributions. Robust Analysis is the developer of STABLE, the first commercially available software library for stable data processing. STABLE incorporates a Signal Processing Toolbox wi ...

The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) is an amphibious vehicle designed to operate through harsh conditions and at much higher speeds than its predecessors. These capabilities and broadly vary operational conditions lead to a complex design and human factors scenario for the forward seating positions that cannot be solved using a passive seat suspension. Injurious shock loads transmitted to t ...

Surface ship generated bubbles are a major signature contributor. For advanced ships such as the LCS, waterjet propulsion adds another source of air entrainment through the waterjet free surface interactions. In littoral warfare, such wakes provide an opportunity to wake homing torpedoes due to large acoustic cross-section of bubbles. While there is research on breaking waves bubbles, little is ...