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Current airborne sensors (e.g., EO/IR/Radar/EW) produce very large volumes of data, but the airborne battle managers aboard BMC2 platforms do not have the appropriate Big Data analytics to process the massive data. This represents a missed opportunity to

Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) platforms fit into the USAF Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance strategy by providing local persistence, operation in contested environments, and low probability of detection. SUAS gimbal performance is ty

Spectral Energies and the University of Notre Dame is developing a new class of point-wise sensors for high-enthalpy conditions that rely on the use of a weakly ionized AC discharge between two electrodes as the main sensing element. The advantages of this approach include a native high bandwidth with a theoretical maximum in excess of 15 MHz and a simple mechanical design that is inherently robus ...

Next generation GPS satellite/ground communication systems must be robust to hostile jammers which degrade link budget and desensitize reception. A proposed solution is to use frequency hopping techniques to communicate in a spectrum space free of hostile jammers and a radio in which the agility and robustness is provided by high-performance broadband data-converters. The so called software define ...

The design ofDeployable Reconfigurable Pixelated Antennas (DERPAs) that can operate at different frequencies,with different radiation patterns, and achieve polarization diversity is proposed.The solution proposed, based on optically pixelated silicon or GaAs surfaces, can be used as reflective surfaces for reconfigurable reflect arrays or as reconfigurable active and modular antennas. The optical ...

Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies covering a broad range of technologies and processes have been under continuous and accelerating development since the 80s. While there are still fundamental hurdles such as low production rates and small sizes, AM holds tremendous promise in terms of revolutionizing manufacturing. Recent trends include direct-printing and incorporating sensors and electr ...

Assessment and quantification of microtextured regions (MTR) is an important quality control metric for aerospace titanium alloys, such as Ti6Al4V, as MTR have been linked to degredation of fatigue performance in rotating components. Current methods, suc

Bennett Advanced Research proposes to examine fundamental properties of adaptive materials for use with Additive Manufacturing technologies. The focus will be on developing a system for spacecraft Self Health Monitoring (SHM).

Guidestar Optical Systems will develop a detailed design for an affordable, compact adaptive optical (AO) system which can be deployed at 1-meter class telescopes to accomplish characterization of low earth orbit objects and area inspection around high va

This proposal is for a Phase I SBIR that, combined with a Phase II follow-on, will result in the design, manufacture, and demonstration of an adaptive optics (AO) prototype which can be deployed on 1 m class telescopes for the Space Surveillance Network (