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We propose to develop a line of mobile security products that provide transparent protection for wireless and wired communication. The products can be deployed either as a wireless or cellular access point (WAP) or inserted within the wired Gigabit Ethernet path to a computer or subnet. Our approach leverages lessons learned from DoD PL5 high-assurance guards (HAGs) with pre-configured public-key ...

Maintaining accurate position location information (PLI) during operational missions is a critical requirement for the dismounted soldier.This requirement is unmet in heavily forested and jungle environments where GPS reception is unavailable due to dense canopy cover.In such environments, soldiers must determine their location by using visual landmarks, or by seeking open clearings where GPS rece ...

AMI Research and Development, LLC (AMI), and our small business commercialization partner Mercury Systems, Inc.,propose a novel Passive Electronically Scanned Array (PESA) antenna to bridge the gap between high cost-high performance and low cost-medium performance antenna systems to meet the need forhigh volume phased array antennas for X-Band Satcom-On-The-Move (SOTM) Blue Force Tracking (BFT) ap ...

While many DC AC inverters are available on the market, inefficiency and legacy semiconductor technologies require active thermal management and large package sizes.Creare proposes to develop a very small and passively cooled inverter that reduces size while improving efficiency and reliability.During Phase I, we will develop a conceptual design and demonstrate key aspects with targeted laboratory ...

Energy harvesting from garments is an innovative technology that can power critical soldier systems without limiting mobility or adding a logistical burden. Soldiers currently carry a large amount of batteries in both weight and type for various applications, including communication, computing, and sensors. Creare and the Microsystems Technology Laboratories at MIT propose to develop piezoelectr ...

Bulk InAs(x)Sb(1-x) is an infrared detector material that promises higher quantum efficiency than antimony-based superlattices in the longwave infrared (LWIR). This is due to the longer diffusion length of minority carrier holes in the bulk than in superlattices where they are localized. No native substrate exists for lattice-matched growth of InAs(x)Sb(1-x) material with LWIR bandgaps. So a ke ...

Analysis of chemical and biological samples in the field has many advantages over laboratory analysis. Laboratory analyses can be slow, involve increased expense, lead to additional waste generation and disposal problems, and may introduce errors due to sample degradation or mishandling. In situ analysis mitigates all of these problems. The specific aim of this project is the development of a t ...

This proposal describes the implementation of improved processes for inspection of micro-electronic assemblies based upon integration and fusion of data from different sensor modalities. Initially the project will be targeted on developing a system that combines data from a CCD camera operating with visible light, a micro focus X-rays imaging system, and a laser based pointrange sensor. Although ...

This project will analyze and select promising materials and designs to be used in the plumes of tactical solid rocket motors for missile steering and control. The emphasis is on high-performance refractory materials and compatibility of material systems. The control fins experience severe thermal and severe particulate erosion environments. Missile controllability requires fins with minimal er ...

The objective of the proposed program is to develop, demonstrate and validate a three-dimensional, time-dependent, compressible Navier-Stokes program for predicting dynamic stall. The foundation of the program is an existing 3-D program that has been developed under prior SBIR funding for retreating-blade dynamic stall on modern high-performance helicopter rotors. The program will be improved in ...