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To address the U.S. Armys need for an enterprise data mining expert system with real-time decision support to fleet managers, operators, and commanders, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a novel Grid Real-time Enterprise Intelligence Service (GREIS) incorporating grid-based data mining, advanced statistical classification, and a high-performance net-centric rule engine, all int ...

Droplet size, LWC, and temperature are the primary parameters in icing. Numerical models and algorithms have been developed to correlate LWC, temperature, and droplet size values with different icing types and severity. However, these algorithms and models are in early stage development and need extensive testing. Reliable measurements of cloud droplet spectra as well as droplet dynamics are a key ...

Free-space Laser communications (Lasercomm) – or free-space optical (FSO) communications – is rapidly gaining traction as a next-generation line-of-sight (LOS) wireless technology for both commercial and military applications. Over short time scales (e.g., milliseconds), these high-bandwidth links are plagued by scintillation fading due to atmospheric turbulence and (possibly) boundary layer e ...

The objective of this project is to develop a capability to automatically link news articles to satellite imagery and then to display summaries of the linked articles. In Phase I of this effort, we developed an initial approach to automatically link news articles to geographic locations and then cluster and summarize the linked articles. In our experimental evaluation, we showed that articles cou ...

This SBIR Phase II effort examines the feasibility of producing metal-metal high density composite materials with sufficient strength to survive severe shock through mechanical deformation. As with many advanced materials, a critical obstacle to their implementation is very high manufacturing costs to achieve the requisite microstructure-properties. To surmount these barriers, this Phase II progra ...

Impact Technologies, with cooperation from the University of Louisville and the Rochester Institute of Technology and with oversight from Goodrich Sensors and Integrated Systems, proposes an end to end wireless solution for aircraft tire and brake monitoring. The proposed system will serve to reduce safety risks and increase efficiency during flight and ground testing by providing wireless transmi ...

In this program, we will develop a concept for microsecond tuning 3 MHz BW HTS bandpass filters meeting the sharp rejection and insertion loss requirements of the application. We will define a full set of target specifications for the tunable bandpass filters that meet a current or future operational need. We will perform at least two design/fabricate/test cycles. At the end of the first year, we ...

Clear Science Corp. proposes to develop Aeroelastic Model Updating (AMU) software that enables safer, more efficient and accurate flutter testing of military aircraft. Aircraft certification involves a battery of expensive and sometimes risky flight tests. The proposed tool will reduce costs by reducing required hours of flutter testing and will reduce risk by providing supplemental aeroelastic- ...

HYPRES, in collaboration with University of Waterloo, proposes to develop a unique mixed-signal integrated circuit (IC) technology for radio frequency (RF) receivers. Using Niobium ICs, we have developed a family of receiver front-ends capable of direct digitization of RF signals up to microwave frequencies (20 GHz). Using Josephson junctions as active devices, this Digital-RF technology features ...

We propose to further develop and implement innovative nonlinear adaptive filtering techniques to simultaneously mitigate the effects of narrowband interference and multipath distortion for the 25 kHz Continuous Phase Modulation (CPM) MIL-STD-188-181B waveform for submarine communications and other DoD applications. Our approach is based on an extension of nonlinear adaptive filtering techniques t ...