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We will decrease the Areas of Uncertainties (AOU) of targets for the MAC sonar system by 1) modifying the pattern of buoys and 2) using traditional and novel types of acoustic data to self-locate the buoys and targets. The novel acoustic data will make it easier to identify and remove clutter. The proposed technology will improve the MAC systems performance even when the Global Positioning System ...

ALAE proposes to develop a reconfigurable test adapter (RTA) that adapts differences between existing automated test equipment/ systems (ATE/ ATS) to ensure efficient, cost-effective test program set (TPS) transportability. Wiring from core versatile depot automated test station (VDATS) instrumentation will be routed to the RTA. Various standard unit under test (UUT) interfaces will be explored an ...

In this proposal, we present a novel solution for RF link analysis that combines mature propagation models, innovative enhancements relevant to emerging technologies, and a custom graphical interface tailored to handle dynamic scenarios potentially including airborne platforms over land, sea, or littoral environments. The solution includes the ability to analyze communications systems, including n ...

Near Earth Autonomy and Carnegie Mellon University propose a 7-month Phase I program to develop pre-flight mission planning that minimizes risk to personnel and property while reducing preparation times for a new mission. Significant progress is being made in autonomy for a variety of aircraft that fly safely even when confronted with off-nominal conditions such as obstacles in the flight path, de ...

The proposed system will be capable of being tube mounted on the 60/81/120mm mortar tubes for the measuring of the barrel elevation and cant angles and will provide a firing solution, elevation and azimuth angle, required to impact the target at the range input by the user. The range to the target can be directly entered by the user, read from a fielded laser range finder (VECTOR, PLRF, etc), or c ...

Advanced Navy systems such as the Hyper Velocity Projectile (HVP) and next generation high speed missiles will subject the airframe to severe aerothermal heating loads. Both the HVP fin and missile radome design problems can be solved through the development of ceramic-metal joining technology. The design problem is complex since the hardware is subjected to high inertial loads, severe aerothermal ...

Stancil Technologies is developing WiSPR (Wearable Physiological Monitoring with Low-Power Wireless Sensing, Processing and Recording), a disposable multi-sensor patch capable of collecting and wirelessly transmitting a variety of physiological measurements to a handheld smartphone or tablet. WiSPR can be quickly applied by a combat medic or soldier to provide real-time health status monitoring us ...

The threat posed by Chemical Warfare Agents remains one of the key concerns in the defense against catastrophic attacks, underscoring the need to have equipment which prevents exposure to Chem/Bio (CB) agents. Conventional fastening options for such equipment generally consist of zippers, hook and loop closures, or zip-track systems, all of which have drawbacks that make them susceptible to permea ...

The ability to accurately machine nickel-based alloys and other hard materials is critical to the manufacture of Army weapons such as mortar tubes, and electrochemical machining (ECM) is often the best, or only, option. The primary drawback of ECM is designing ECM tools. Tool design is extremely complex because the shape of the machined workpiece depends on tool shape, electrolyte and material ele ...

Technology improvements continue to result in massive increases in data collection and repository sizes causing ever increasing big data volumes.Research shows that it is easy to bury users in even small amounts of data when it is presented out of a meaningful context. General representations like data lists put the burden on the user to transform data into meaningful contexts.This results in unne ...