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Physical insights provided by the Characteristic Mode (CM) theory are utilized to optimize HF, VHF, and UHF antennas onboard small low-cost autonomous scouting/surveillance UAVs. Increasing demand for real-time high data rate communication links between mobile or short-term stationary network nodes (such as base stations and command centers) necessitates smaller conformal antennas with continuous ...

TRS Technologies will build on the measurements performed in the Phase I program, which will allow for higher fidelity models and a more streamlined insertion of single crystal transducers into the Navy. Dynamic and bend testing of PMN-PT and modified A and B-site doped crystals will be made to better understand the tensile strength behavior of single crystal. Self-consistent temperature-dependent ...

We offer to research, design and prototype portions of an intelligent messaging framework that provides a layered approach to the problem, and leverages and integrates with commercial SOA ESB technologies. The first layer applies content filtering on the producer or consumer side based on network conditions, filter probability and message distribution. The second layer provides state filtering whi ...

The goal of NetPARAMS is to design, develop, test, and evaluate a network management tool for the US Navy that allows for dynamic visibility and control over the routers, links, and flows to automate actions to meet the commander’s intent of ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship communications. The tool will provide control over routers afloat and ashore to help manage and automate tasks, react to even ...

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 ...

With the growing concerns surrounding security and terrorism around the world, biometrics has become one of the premier solutions to combat these problems. Today, even the most sophisticated identification algorithms can take up to 10 seconds to accurately identify a single subject due to the massive size of realistic databases (~1 million subjects). In this proposal, we will discuss a detailed pl ...

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 ...

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 ...

The proposed Phase II GhostSwimmer program is intended to not only create an advanced and improved vehicle, but to prove that biomimetic technology, specifically GhostSwimmer, is a viable and often optimal option for Navy missions. The major goals of Phase II are: prove and characterize platform maneuverability, efficiency, and stealth; develop manufacturability and affordability; define the role ...

Metron, Inc. proposes a unique solution for developing a methodology to integrate warfare assessment models with agent-based models (ABMs) to enhance the fidelity of human decision making representations in Naval warfare analysis. We will implement the integration of ABMs with the Naval Simulation System (NSS) as outlined and initiated in our Phase I work. Infrastructure enhancements that facilita ...