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Given the critical need for early detection of TBI and the potentially associated increase in ICP a requirement exists for a system capable of detecting elevated ICP and TBI, especially cerebrovascular status. The requirement is for a combination small, portable, robust fieldable system, and this response to that requirement is a combination of non-invasive acoustic techniques for determining ele ...

Active Signal Technologies, in collaboration with Novacap, Alfred University and Lockheed Martin, proposes in Phase I to build a compact-design 700-V, 50 μF high temperature capacitor module. The module is populated with 1 μF capacitors based on a newly developed sodium bismuth titanate (NBT) dielectric with outstanding electrical performance to 200°C and beyond. Its novel design allows for 1 ...

Active Signal Technologies proposes to develop a compact, modular, high-rate data recorder that will record high quality data from an entire exposure event. The design will use hardware logic and single-port, static volatile random-access memory to minimize power required. The system will have a microcontroller that will be in standby mode until an event occurs and will remain on only for the ti ...

This proposal investigates the concept of swift trust in temporary teams. We will investigate cognitive and behavioral manifestations of trust and propose metrics to measure the formation of swift trust. Further, we propose to research and develop a training program for leaders which will help them assess and built reliable trust swiftly in quickly formed, temporary teams.

The objective of this Phase 2 Program is to build on the Phase 1 results: 1). Continue refine the millimeter wave HIFET model. 2). Fabricate and test GaN HEMT millimeter wave HIFET to prove the validity of the millimeter wave HIFET model. 3). Develop State-of-the-art millimeter wave MMIC PA module having 25W output power, 50dB gain with 25% efficiency; and other MMIC PA’s. 4). Investigate linear ...

TBA

Digital and hardware-in-the loop simulations have become essential to the development of modern sensors and weapon systems. The use of these simulations speeds development, offsets field test costs and provides the opportunity to assess system performance for operational conditions that cannot be practically tested any other way. The evaluation of signal/image processing algorithms along with s ...

The Multiplex Data Bus Controllers, Translator, and Transmitter (MDBCTT) provides open access to aircraft 1553 multiplex bus data via open-architecture standards such as High Level Architecture (HLA) and the Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA), among others. The technology to inject 1553 data onto the bus for system-of-systems testing and mission rehearsal does not now exist as an open- ...

It is proposed to improve the logistics of providing utilities (electricity and chilling) to battlefield military units. The goal is to provide 30% savings in fuel, generator capacity, and system weight for meeting a representative demand of a forward operating unit. The key savings are from using generator waste heat to supply part or all of the heat demand of a heat-actuated cooling system (HA ...

The Missions and Means Framework (MMF) has been primarily used to examine and develop combat operation models that examine the matching of military tasks associated with the combat operations in question with the military means needed to successfully achieve those objectives. For a military operational thread to execute successfully, it must often interact with other military operational threads t ...