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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 ...

Applied Technology Associates proposes to develop an Embedded Miniature Motion Imagery Transmitter (EMMIT) based on the latest FPGA platform technology to capture, compress, and transmit multi-resolution, multi-bit-depth, and multi-rate motion imagery in a rugged, low size, weight, and power (SWaP) form factor. The EMMIT will possess the following key features: • Support of camera interfaces suc ...

Applied Technology Associates (ATA) will develop a Miniature North Seeking Module (MNSM) for Critical Army Applications based on our Magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) Angular Rate Sensor technology to determine North (azimuth) by measuring the Earth’s spin vector. The MNSM exploits the small size and exceptional performance of ATA’s patented and advanced technology of inertial sensing based on MHD pr ...

In this program, DSR proposes to develop a multi-use test system that will be capable of mechanically testing conventional and ultra high-strength geologic and man-made materials and obtaining post-peak stress-strain properties in tri-axial compression and direct tension/ extension (DTE) configurations. In Phase I, mechanical and hydraulic conceptual designs will be developed for the dual-use tes ...

A novel spectroscopic technique is proposed to effect detection of chemical compounds. This novel active technique and associated hardware will be tested on appropriate simulants and Phase II hardware specifications generated.