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In this proposed effort, we will develop a field programmable gate array (FPGA) protection tool, called OmniShield. OmniShield is a combined software and hardware solution, which can automatically integrate the original design with our protection modules. Moreover, users can configure the protection modules according to hardware constraints and security requirements. The proposed techniques in ...

This research effort will develop a heterogeneous, high-performance computing platform for distributed modeling and simulation applications capable of providing flexible configurations of CPU, GPU and FPGA resources that use a simple, common and open programming model (OpenCL). The use of OpenCL enables functionally equivalent algorithms to be deployed across CPU, GPU and FPGA resources. Deploym ...

The reliability of electronic packages is of paramount concern in todays electronics industry, and ensuring their thermomechanical integrity is necessary to achieve this reliability. However, this task has become more challenging with miniaturization and the introduction of new materials. Thermal stresses in electronic packages continue to be one of the leading causes of device failure. The pro ...

We propose to further design, develop and test a portable, multi-modal, reliable and sensitive non-destructive inspection (NDI) tool (NEWS-SIR) for in-process and post-production assessment of manufacturing defects in metallic and composite system components. It is able to scan over large scale structures with complex geometries and is much more sensitive to micro-damages than the most commonly u ...

An unexpected thermal event, such as the motor of a companion missile or destruction of a nearby target could interfere with a missile defense seekers sensor. In a raid situation, the density of targets makes these flash events more likely. Modeling such flash events will enable evaluation and mitigation of their actual impact on system performance. IAI has successfully completed phase I of this ...

X-wave Innovations, Inc. (XII) is developing an innovative portable themosonic imaging system (PTIS) for rapid, full-field non-destructive testing (NDT) of micro-fractures and voids in system components. The proposed PTIS combines a portable thermosonic imaging device and advanced signal processing algorithms for intelligent detection of micro fractures and voids in components made of different s ...

Arctic Slope Technical Services is pleased to present this proposal for the development of a low cost thater ballilstic missile target that uses an advanced, high performance storable propellant rocket engine. Our modular aerospike engine is capable of achieving significantly higher nozzle area ratios than traditional bell nozzles, when designed to the same volume and weight limitations. Most no ...

Applied Radar has developed a multi-channel wideband digital receiver/exciter (DREX) module denoted as the Single Channel Open Architecture Receiver Exciter (SCORE-X750) which operates at X-band (tunable over 812 GHz) with 750 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth. This DREX module is designed for ground-based radars and can be used in new designs or in retrofit and modernization of existing radars. The ...

The objective of this proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of producing light weight and thermally manageable integrated optical systems suitable for a variety of space and airborne high power directed energy applications. This project will focus on improving two of the most important parts of a high energy mirror design, the highly reflective mirror surface, and the light weight and stiff m ...

A design for a long-wave IR integrated dewar assembly that includes a lens in place of a window, and the associated, deterministic alignment processes, fixtures and instrumentation will be developed. Including a lens, instead of a window, in a dewar provides additional optical design freedom that makes it possible to reduce the length and weight of a sensor optical system. Size and weight are cr ...