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We propose to design and demonstrate the feasibility of Remediation for Adaptive Missile Planners through Gamified Resilience Training (RAMPART). RAMPART provides game-based training with broad and dynamic training scenarios generated with mixed-initiative scenario authoring and scored by a combination of targeted and system-level performance metrics, wargaming, and skill assessment. Scenarios are ...

Two-dimensional (2-D) midwave and longwave infrared (MWIR/LWIR) emitter arrays are of great importance in numerous military and commercial applications, including infrared (IR) scene generation and infrared detection system emulation, IR radiometric duplication and counter measurement, medical applications and spectroscopic trace-gas sensing. Existing technologies have limited dynamic range. This ...

Wavelet Technologies, Inc. (WTI) proposes to advance the state of the art for phased array technology deployed on missile defense assets using fractal antenna design principles. These designs will be produced using WTIs proprietary approach to antenna optimization operating on our 32 processor computer. Our software will be extended to optimize conformal antennas and arrays in deployment on missil ...

Technological advances have facilitated weapons systems capable of simultaneously supporting multiple missions leading to cost efficiencies and greater operational flexibility.Future systems capable of deploying multiple payloads from a single missile will enable various targets to be attacked with a single launch allowing more efficient use of limited and valuable resources.For such a system to w ...

The goal of this program is to develop solid state power amplifier technologies as a potential replacement for klystron tubes in future communication systems. High voltage gallim nitride (GaN) High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) based Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs) will be designed to provide the amplifier block. High power blocks are combined into a high power module (Brick ...

It is well documented that corrosion, and many other non-perfections of metal structures, when exposed to multi-tone radio-frequency (RF) emissions exhibit Passive Inter Modulation (PIM) emissions. PIM establishes fundamental limits of performance for wireless sensor, communication, radar, and navigation systems that operate in high output power environments. Compounding the PIM problem is the lar ...

BlueRISCs proposed solution to provide irrefutable tamper evidence in a system that does not contain write-once memory, relies on its UniQore secure processor to manage tamper events and the associated logging mechanisms in a protected and tamper resilient fashion.By relying on UniQores inherent tamper resiliency via its security-centric configurable architecture, when inserted into COTS systems c ...

"Modeling and Simulation (M&S) tools play a key role to assess BMDS operational performance. However, current simulation missions require extensive participation of human testers/operators to configure the network components and maintain the network topology to meet the network architecture and security constraint. This drives up cost and hinders the evaluation and testing process, and also preven ...

Technology Service Corporation (TSC) proposes to develop an innovative capability for inline generation of trajectory kinematics and IR simulation data for threat missile systems for MDA M&S applications. TSC personnel have supported NASIC and other customers with RF and IR sensor data analysis for many years, and over that time TSC personnel have acquired extensive relevant experience. In Phases ...

In 2006 Tanenhaus and Associates, Inc. began designing a miniature IMU that met SWaP requirements using its patented innovative approach of combining arrays of COTS MEMS sensors to achieve far superior performance than MEMS used alone. The MEMS arrays provide redundancy and robustness and achieve sensor low drift errors. This Phase I SBIR will provide environmental testing and performance data on ...