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Determination of maneuvering target attitude from ground-based imagery is complicated by the marginal resolutions, varying lighting conditions, cluttered backgrounds and poor target contrast. Fortunately, for cooperative tests, the external geometry of the missile can be known a priori and the location of the target missile can generally be localized in the image a priori as well. Based on these, ...

Ground-based cameras acquire image and video data of targets in various stages of flight. Cluttered backgrounds, poor contrast, low resolution and other imaging challenges make it difficult to discern the target and estimate its attitude (pose). In this effort we propose a deep learning based approach to detect and segment targets of interest. The results of segmentation will be visualized as a pi ...

Sterile water for irrigation (SWFIr) is critical for wound cleaning and for healing of surgical incisions to decrease the likelihood of secondary complications such as infection. Currently, deployed medics must transport and maintain bags of SWFIr that are heavy, expensive to transport, and rely on a supply system that may be subject to interruption, interdiction, and attack. It would be far bette ...

Multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial infections are a global public health crisis with ESKAPEE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp, and Escherichia coli.) pathogens particularly troublesome. Wound infection is usually acquired in the hospital setting and is a significant source of morbidity and morta ...

Early recognition of impending decompensation and appropriate intervention is critical to patient survival in many situations; yet, military personnel receive limited training about the early signs of decompensation through established training courses. Descriptions of respiratory distress, shock, and poor perfusion may be offered in training, but with little opportunity to practice recognizing th ...

The twenty-first century has seen a global rise in bacterial infections exhibiting antimicrobial-resistance (AMR). More than ninety percent of chronic wounds contain microbial biofilms that exhibit AMR, and the bacteria responsible for several of these recalcitrant infections are called ESKAPEE pathogens. Eradicating ESKAPEE pathogenic infections is challenging, but bacteriophage (phage) therapy i ...

This proposed program will develop an innovative, agile, and lethal rocket motor that incorporates a Controllable Pyrolysis Rocket Engine CPRE using a Glycidyl Azide Polymer fuel generator and gelled inhibited red fuming nitric acid oxidizer. This innovative propulsion concept can pule or throttle to respond to evading targets, increase range, minimize the time to target for the mission target ran ...

A combined industry-academia team of Research in Flight, Flugauto and Auburn University propose the development of Electric, Scalable, Agile Aerial Transport (e-SCAT) specifically designed to meet the requirements of Disaster Response and Military Combat Support Missions. The key offering of this design concept is multi-mission scalability, ruggedness and agility, with an emphasis on the ability t ...

A combined industry-academia team of Research in Flight, Skyborne Technology and Auburn University propose the development of Electric Extended Range Airship with Modular Payload (e2-RAMP) specifically designed to meet the requirements of very long-endurance military armed/unarmed Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) and disaster response missions. The e2-RAMP design utilized innovativ ...

Motusi combines engineered wearable technology with applications, analytics, and cloud services to deliver a unique platform solution to address the need for individual performance. The platform consists of a smart wearable including an embedded (washable