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This effort will focus on the development and demonstration of new paint replacement applique technology that will operate throughout a broad band range in order to protect DOD shelter structures from Electromagnetic Interference. In addition, our team will investigate the use of novel frequency selective materials to the extent that a lab top prototype and design will be demonstrated for future ...

The primary objective of this effort will be the development of a software toolset capable of modeling dynamic two-phase flow systems for controls development and optimization. The toolset will be comprised of a variety of components related to two-phase flow systems with user interfaces to parameterize the component models and a variety of supporting tools for operating the models and analyzing r ...

The challenging material requirements, large sizes, and complex geometries for current and future advanced military optical systems are creating numerous manufacturing challenges. These include the methods to fixture the components, advancements in grinding and polishing machines, processing techniques, and methods for measuring them to their demanding optical tolerances. Our goal in this Phase I ...

Aspheric and conformal optics have become critical components in the aerodynamic features of missiles and aircraft systems. The smooth and sleek shape of the optics improves the aerodynamic quality and performance. These shapes are difficult to manufacture and measure due to the significant amount of inherent optical aberrations. However, production of the component requires metrology feedback on ...

The challenging material requirements, large sizes, and complex geometries for current and future advanced military optical systems are creating numerous manufacturing challenges. These include the methods to fixture the components, advancements in grinding and polishing machines, processing techniques, and methods for measuring them to their demanding optical tolerances. Our goal in this Phase I ...

Freeform conformal windows, which match an airframes shape, are used to protect sensor arrays. These windows provide the advantages of traditional sensor windows, namely, durability, in combination with superior aerodynamic performance. The goal of this Phase I SBIR project is to demonstrate the capability to produce a large (12 x 12), non-rotationally symmetric window to tight optical tolerances. ...

Reservoir Labs introduces an innovative approach to the problem of orbital track reconstruction from radar data.Clutter and debris are very real practical challenges to tracking in the types of dense environments encountered in missile defense.Reservoir Labs brings the key competency to carry novel concepts through to an effective embedded design.(Approved for Public Release 15-MDA-8482 (17 Novemb ...

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 ...

While the concept of a microgrid may seem straightforward, the actual implementation of the hardware and controls can be complex and difficult to integrate with the available equipment. Of particular annoyance is the vast set of contingencies that must be accounted for to ensure the controller operates safely in the event of equipment or device communication failures.The development of control alg ...

Existing head mounted display (HMD) technologies lack the capability to deliver the unique performance attributes requested by this solicitation. Six15 Technologies proposes an innovation to tile and couple full color, high brightness reflective micro-displays with highly transmissive, wide field of view head mounted display optics. The proposed innovation would fill a void in Military and Commerc ...