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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The overall goal of this project is to demonstrate the ability of our acute myocardial infarct selective paramagnetic contrast agent Gadolinium ABE DTTA to differentiate between acute and chronic infarcts in a reliable manner using contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging ceMRI In our Phase I data we have shown that Gd ABE DTTA exclusively highlight ...

A critical capability required by the DoD is maintaining an accurate and comprehensive picture of the battlespace at all times. A key to this is the growing use of layered sensor networks that together form complex systems-of-systems. Utilizing this approach for effective situational awareness requires high level of trust in the data that is ultimately produced. Critical to this goal is ensurin ...

Boron carbide (B4C) ceramic is one of the hardest materials available and, in the form of a fiber composite, it is expected to improve ballistic performance of personal armor and armored vehicles. Due to the nature of its covalent bond, it is very difficult to manufacture full density boron carbide. Commercially, boron carbide is produced by reacting boron oxide (B2O3) and carbon in an electric ar ...

We will apply the test methods that we have developed to assess the performance of Ballistic Missile Defense interceptors in the presence of natural and man-made radiation environments. At the conclusion of Phase II, MDA will have a demonstrated hardware-in-the-loop capability to test the kill vehicle electro-optical sensor, signal/data processors, and flight software. This facility will support ...

In Phase I, NTI conceptualized, designed, and demonstrated an enhanced Army Cognitive Readiness Assessment (ACRA) system that contained several innovations likely to revolutionize the way neurocognitive testing is carried out in the future. The initial effort expanded the number and range of ACRA tests, allowing application to all jobs and missions in DoD. A"test battery generator"was designed t ...

Chaos is a natural phenomenon that offers unique features that may be exploited to yield communication systems having beneficial characteristics. Useful chaotic oscillators of low-dimensionality can be constructed using simple, inexpensive components."Sensitivity to initial conditions"may be harnessed by means of the Hayes encoder concept to provide modulation of nearly arbitrary efficiency. The ...

In an effort to facilitate and further expedite the integration of the JTRS MUOS waveform to a large diversity of hardware platforms, GIRD Systems seeks to define and develop a methodology, including necessary tools and artifacts, needed to assess and improve the waveform portability effort. The developments are intended to be hardware agnostic and will provide the necessary artifacts to reduce th ...

An advanced rotorcraft induced velocity software module has been developed for enhancing the fidelity of real-time piloted simulations of rotorcraft shipboard operations. This software module is built upon real-time solutions of the full-span, free-vortex rotor wake combined with fast panel models. An innovation of the modeling approach is an approximate method for including rotorcraft wake intera ...

High speed projectile launch decisions always tend toward"clear sky"days because no capability has existed to assess high speed flight risk due to weather in either design or operations. Since clear sky conditions occur about 50% of the time, the risk of mission failure is unknown half of the time when clouds are present. Under a Navy Phase I STTR, CFD Research Corporation and the University of Al ...

During hypersonic reentry, the flow around reentry vehicles is ionized resulting in electro-optical and infrared emissions, detectable radar cross-sections, and attenuation of signals transmitted through the plasma. Modeling these flows requires both expertise and substantial user time. The Phase II program will address these issues by developing the Reentry Vehicle and Wake Analysis Tool that wil ...