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Integrated circuits (ICs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and systems-on-chip (SoCs) are used in a wide spectrum of vital DOD equipment. The vast majority of these chips are manufactured overseas at untrusted locations. While a chip design can be verified by US personnel, a window of opportunity exists for opposing forces during the fabr ...

Excellatron Solid State, LLC (ESS) proposes an innovative lithium oxygen energy storage system focused on High Altitude Airship (HAA) applications. This project will result in battery technology that has the potential for: ·Specific capacity that is eight to ten times that of conventional lithium batteries ·High standby and recharge cycle life ·Safe operation ·Low cost Regenerative fue ...

Naval wireless communications systems can be made to support higher IP throughputs by incorporating Performance Enhancement Protocols (PEPs) such as traffic shaping, quality of service, caching, compression, acceleration, proxies, channel access protocols, and forward error correction (FEC) techniques. Trident will identify and investigate candidate PEPs and to analyze how they improve and impac ...

Short range line-of-site communication is an integral part of the SOF mission. In nearly all regions where SOF operations take place, there is little if any short-range line-of-site communications infrastructure that can support these missions. The objective of this project is to design and eventually build a small (less that 64 cubic inches, targeted) lightweight (less than 1 lb. targeted), man ...

The Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) methods will be developed for solving three dimensional nonlinear dynamic problems, with large plastic deformations, to simulate metallic and brittle materials under high-speed impact loads. The general MLPG approach will be applied to the system of governing equations, including the equilibrium equations and energy conservation equations, over the local ...

The Army spends an estimated $2 billion to $2.5 billion per year addressing corrosion-related issues with Army ground vehicles. Corrosion also has a significant impact on force readiness. Army ground vehicles that require corrosion-related repairs are typically out of service for many months. Corrosion has also been shown to dramatically shorten vehicle life. Low cost and easy-to-use corrosion ...

Oxide nanopowders are increasingly used in manufacturing laser-quality polycrystalline materials for military and civilian applications. Despite the advances in component processing and design for improved optical transmission, new concepts and technology are needed to produce high-purity raw material nanopowder on a large scale. nGimat Co., in collaboration with Penn State University, is propos ...

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 ...

Cermet proposes to develop efficient green emitters (555-585 nm) in this program. The program will focus on the growth of homogenous, low defect density GaInN emitter structures on commercially viable semiconductor substrates. The reduction of non-radiative recombination centers will enhance the efficiency of green emitters.

Nomadics proposes to implement its proven Fido explosives detection system to produce a system specifically designed to identify the trace chemical signature of explosives on personnel who may be involved in the fabrication or transport of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), including suicide bombs. The system can further be used for forensic purposes in connecting detected explosives to specifi ...