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Thermal batteries are single discharge reserve batteries that provide very long shelf life, minimal self-discharge, wide storage temperature range, fast thermal activation under power demand, and wide range of operating and storage temperature conditions. We are proposing development and optimization of novel anode and cathode materials and demonstration of advanced thermal batteries (TB) that sig ...

This Phase II program is seeking debris ejection data during the post burn-out period of a solid rocket motor in an exoatmospheric environment for the development and verification of analytic models. Control Vision, Inc. proposes developing an advanced hyperspectral sensor to increase the understanding of solid rocket motor debris. Approved for Public Release | 16-MDA-8863 (22 September 16)

Alphacore will develop and characterize a new digital readout integrated circuit (DROIC) with a novel capacitor counter-based in-pixel analog to digital converter (ADC) that uses significantly less layout area than a digital logic counter-based in-pixel ADC and thus allows fabricating the DROICs in reasonably priced 130nm and 180nm fabrication processes. Moving back from the 65nm node to 180nm nod ...

Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI) proposes to develop AiMNET, a User-Configurable Autonomous Establishing and Management of Secure Networks solution that automates network establishment and maintenance. The end result of this effort will significantly improve reliable network access to support automated and repeated simulation and tests, and reduce the cost and risks for networking.In Phase I, we ...

This project is to develop low loss bi-directional fiber tap couplers for high power fiber laser systems with long term power handling beyond 1kW per channel, which can be integrated with a variety of fiber laser systems. In Phase II, we will further optimize our innovative technique developed in Phase I. We will further increase the diameter of the throughput fiber in the pulling area and reduce ...

Building on the Phase I multi-core developments, the RTSync Team envisions an ontology-based automatic scenario selection/construction technology to create a system-of-systems capability to meet current and future modeling and simulation (M&S) stakeholders needs. Central to the RTSync Team approach is the System Entity Structure (SES), an M&S-specific ontology capable of representing the extensib ...

The Department of Defenses (DoD) need for smaller and more efficient electronic beacon systems is growing due to smaller platforms that may not have the space or power delivery systems for all electronic items. There is also a need for beacons to operate in specific frequencies with the added flexibility to have each beacon generate a unique signal. The proposed Programmable Signal Generator Mod ...

We are proposing characterization and development of binder/separator and Cobolt Disulfide (CoS2) cathode for thermal batteries. The proposed solution addresses significant market segment, and supports projected markets growth. Along with our development in Phase I and Phase II, we will aim for fully functional prototypes and field tries, and market of our technology to DoD agencies. Approved for ...

There is an need to collect sufficient knowledge on DoD defense systems and services supply bases, analyze and predict risks in supply chains, and take risk mitigation approaches to improve supply chains. To address this need, Intelligent Automation, Inc. proposes to design and implement the D-MAP system with the following novel components: 1) Data management module automatically collects raw data ...

The US Missile Defense Agency is seeking to develop innovative architectures and/or high temperature electronics for increasing the temperature capability of actuators used with proportionally controlled valves/thrusters. Solid propellant exhaust gases are commonly 2,000-4,000F while the actuator to valve/thruster interface commonly must be limited to less than 200-300F. This relatively low temp ...