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The aggregation of entities can be a practical approach for managing large-scale simulation exercises and improving performance. However, aggregation is not easy to implement and universally apply by the players within a federation. Furthermore, models used to represent entities and interactions are not typically built with aggregation in mind. Aggregation capable models are needed, which would al ...

The primary objective of this Phase II Project is to provide a viable additive manufacturing solution for producing high performance metal parts using the LENSO technology. To meet this objective several of the current limitations of the existing LENSO process need to be overcome. In particular, a method must be identified and developed to overcome limited overhang capabilities available through ...

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) has become a major concern in military applications, as EMI interference reduces the lifetime and efficiency of instrumentation and telecommunication equipment. Luna meets the need to develop conductive coatings and sealants to attain the EMI shielding needs for military vehicles, weapons, and equipment. Coatings which possess both EMI shielding as well as prev ...

MaxPower, Inc. is proposing an SBIR Phase II program responding to the Army's need for improved Li-ion chemistries. The Phase II program will focus on new solid-state polymer electrolytes and new gelled polymer electrolytes developed in the Phase I program. The Phase II Program will continue to optimize the properties of the solid-state polymer and gelled polymer electrolytes. In addition, major ...

We propose the prototype development of a miniature W-band dielectric traveling-wave tube (DTWT) that will provide short-wavelength radiation for the Army's Network-centric Objective Force. The DTWT is based on the novel interaction between a small-diameter electron beam and the electromagnetic fields of a traveling wave inside a very compact dielectric waveguide. The dielectric waveguide is used ...

The primary objective of the Phase I research is to determine the feasibility of fast and non-obtrusive methods for representing situation knowledge in a naturalistic battlefield environments. A second key goal is to ground the selected methods firmly in cognitive research on knowledge representation and knowledge elicitation. To achieve these goals, we propose four tasks: (1) cognitive analysis ...

With current events and the focus on homeland defense, there has been much interest in rendering materials biocidal. This Phase II effort will build on the feasibility demonstration of Phase I where Luna covalently bound biocidal molecules to a commercially available textile sample, and tested the newly modified textile for resistance to different strains of bacteria. The mechanical properties of ...

Sentor Technologies Inc. proposes to develop and demonstrate a new STEALTH chem/bio sensor technology based on differential fluorescence from molecularly imprinted polymers. In the phase I project period, the feasibility of both the STEALTH sensor as well as an integrated vapor sampler/concentrator based on the charged nanodroplets produced from an electrospray source was successfully demonstrat ...

The topic presented in this proposal has direct application to the development of non-lethal devices capable of temporarily incapacitating personnel, controlling crowds, immobilizing small vehicles, and other applications where a controlled amount of acoustic c energy needs to be delivered a a distance. The proposed effort would determine the characteristic acoustic waveforms and amplitudes gener ...

The central focus of the work proposed herein is the application of neural network estimation and classification methodologies to emergency medical care. On the pre-hospital scene, first-aid workers must, often in a matter of seconds with spare information at hand, make critical decisions concerning the yrgency of an injured patient's condition and the type of trauma care required. This decisiona ...