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ATA Engineering and Continuum Dynamics, Inc., propose a Phase I SBIR project to develop a comprehensive analysis framework for accurately modeling aerodynamic and aeroelastic characteristics of electric, traditional, and hybrid multirotor vertical lift air vehicles. The team will integrate modular structural dynamics, aerodynamics, rotor dynamics, electrification, and control system solvers into a ...

Multi-purpose canines (MPCs) attached to Army Special Operational Forces (ARSOF) units play pivotal roles in small unit tactics as a force multiplier. The ARSOF canine handler’s inability to effectively communicate with the MPC in non-line of sight (non-LOS) scenarios limit ARSOF Soldier maneuverability, survivability, lethality and unit tactical advantage. Current techniques for off-leash direc ...

Strong interference power can significantly desensitize a receiver as a result of intermodulation distortion products generated due to non-linear interaction between the interference and receiver circuitry. In particular, when a transmitter sends information on the same frequency band as the receiver, it generates an in-band signal often times 110+ dB higher than receiver sensitivity saturating th ...

To date, Simultaneous Transmit and Receive (STAR) solutions have primarily relied on a circulator in the RF frontend, paired with digital signal processing (DSP) to suppress the approximately known transmitted signal. These techniques have demonstrated only limited isolation and bandwidth and struggle to remove non-linear harmonics and transmit noise. Moreover, the limited isolation of circulators ...

FMCW LIDAR is a promising approach for future DoD and commercial compact LIDAR systems that cannot only perform ranging, but also Doppler and potentially SAR LIDAR. The goal in this program, Freedom Photonics will produce an integrated coherent swept LIDAR source in the 1550nm band. Freedom Photonics will leverage its existing state of the art high power single mode laser technology and improve an ...

This proposal is for Modeling of Dense Urban Networks (MDUN). Our objective is to develop: (1) a well-researched mathematical model of a dense urban environment’s interdependent functional systems and production, allocation, identity, legitimacy, participation, and penetration networks; and (2) a computational framework for assessing the primary, secondary, and tertiary impacts of stressors, ori ...

We propose to research and develop Flexible and Live Adaptive Training Tools (FLATT) as a flexible user interface capability within a generalized framework that can be applied to a wide variety of training instances. We plan to leverage our Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring (GIFT) toolset because it is a flexible, expandable, service-oriented architecture (SOA)-based system that provi ...

Yotta Navigation proposes to develop a Wearable Performance Assessment System (WPAS) and accompanying computational models to detect and classify soldier relevant complex, highly-dynamic tasks in real-time. The WPAS consists of a scalable set of unobtrusive body-warn biomedical sensors called Kinetic Pods (KP) that provides accurate detection of soldier movements. The sensors will be small, low-co ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project seeks to develop an extended near infrared (eNIR) focal Plane array (FPA) having spectral response ranging from 0.9 µm to 2.3 µm and beyond. The proposed detector based image sensor will extend imaging capability beyond standard near infrared (NIR) and shortwave infrared (SWIR – 0.9 – 1.7 µm) with high performance operation at room temp ...

An innovative modeling utility is proposed for designing rotor blades for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) with reduced acoustic signatures. Emphasis will be placed on modeling the performance and noise characteristics of small propellers and rotors operating at low tip speeds and low Reynolds numbers; typical of the platforms that fall under the Group 1 UAS category defined by the US Department of D ...