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The nature of complex combat operations must now include adversaries that have peer-level capabilities, such as the ability to locate friendly troops by their transmissions and jam their radios so they can’t call for help, setting them up for attack. However, critical to all combat scenarios, regardless of adversary capability levels, is the need to command, control, communicate and exchange inf ...

AQUILA proposes adapting a commercially available nanodot technology to embed a small Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dosimeter into a Common Access Card (CAC), or some other military ID card. The nanodot dosimetry approach can be adapted to the size of a CAC, which is approximately 8.6 cm (3.37 in) high by 5.4 cm (2.125 in) wide. The typical thickness is about 0.8 mm (0.03 in). The OSL re ...

To address the performance degradation of fixed scheduling policies used by TDMA-based tactical networks in contested and congested environments, a distributed cognitive TDMA scheduling and anti-jamming protocol is proposed. Technical approach consists of: 1. Developing a deep learning (DL) classifier for jammer/interference identification and automatic detection of network congestion that exchang ...

Prototypes of ultra-flexible, high efficiency photovoltaic power generation units will be fabricated and tested in two campaigns. Initial batch of 15 units will provide the processing, fabrication and characterization data necessary to evaluate the initial designs. Based on the results of the first batch, a second batch of 20 units will be fabricated and tested. Detailed process, tool and manufact ...

Verus Research is pleased to respond to the A16-123 Army Phase-II SBIR solicitation. To meet the Army’s Phase-II requirements in a risk-mitigated fashion, Verus Research will leverage its innovative “Ferengi” family-of-antennas technology which was conceived, designed, and experimentally demonstrated by Verus Research under the previous Army-funded Phase-I Base A16-123 SBIR effort. For the p ...

The Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) Program requires advanced standoff sensor technology that can provide more comprehensive threat information to enhance situational awareness and improve force protection. Historically, CBD and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) sensors have been developed with a focus on the individual missions, with little effort applied to developing int ...

A VARIETY OF HARDWRE ENHANCEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE OVER THE YEARS TO THE HIGH ENERGY LASER DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM (HELDAPS) AT THE WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE HIGH ENERGY LASER SYSTEM TEST FACILITY. THE EXISTING HELDAPS SOFTWARE DOES NOT FULLY UTILIZE THE CAPABILITIES OF THE ENHANCED SYSTEM CONFIGURATION. A PHASE I PROJECT IS PROPOSED TO SYSTEMATICALLY ANALYZE THE HELDAPS ROCESSING REQ ...

A FAST NEW APPROXIMATION FOR THE METHOD OF MOMENTS SOLUTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RESPONSE PROBLEMS IS PROPOSED. THE NEW APPROACH IS BASED ON SEPARATION OF THE PROBLEM INTO A GLOBAL RESPONSE SET DEPENDENT ON NORMAL MODES, AND A LOCAL RESPONSE DEPENDENT ON GEOMETRICAL OPTICS. THE EFFORTS OF NEGLECTING THE LOCAL RESPONSE TERM ALONG WITH OTHER APPROXIMATIONS WILL BE INVESTIGATED TO QUALITFY THE RESULTIN ...

THIS PROGRAM IS ORGANIZED TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A NONSILVER X-RAY PROCESS TO ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR SPECIAL CHEMICALS AND A DAYLIGHT DEVELOPING MACHINE FOR ARMY FIELD DENTAL APPLICATION. THIS PROCESS WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH CURRENT X-RAY EQUIPMENT. THE IMPORTANT OBJECTIVES OF PHASE I ARE TO INVESTIGATE AND DEMONSTRATE THAT AN X-RAY PICTURE USING EXISTING X-RAY EQUIPMENT, NO CHEMICALS P ...

SINCE THE HARDNESS OF ARMOR PLATE IS ACHIEVED BY CAREFULLY CONTROLLED HEAT TREATMENTS THAT MODIFY BOTH THE CHEMISTRY AND MICROSTRUCTURE OF THE SURFACE LAYER, ANY PROCEDURE USED TO QUICKLY MONITOR THE LEVEL OF HARDNESS MUST SIMULTANEOUSLY MEASURE THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, THE MICROSTRUCTURE AS WELL AS THE STATE OF RESIDUAL STRESS IN THE SURFACE AND THEN COMBINE THESE PROPERTIES INTO A UNIQUE PREDIC ...