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Avilution proposes to further enhance its commercially available eXtensible Flight System (XFS) to provide a FACE™ 3.0 aligned Transport Service (TS) supporting the capture, display and use of data from multiple engine Full Authority Digital Engine Controls (FADEC) and similar systems. Avilution already provides a software platform for the creation of avionics solutions which leverages a compact ...

Through a collaboration, Monte Sano Research Corporation and Southern Research have recently developed a novel, low-cost signal source for spread spectrum radar and communications systems. This source is capable of producing broadband signals using a printed circuit board and inexpensive (

The U.S. Army has a requirement for a shaped charge warhead that can maintain its penetration capability while spinning. The current solution, a linear fluted liner, is optimal over a narrow band of spin rates compared to the span of rates experienced by a typical spin-stabilized munition over its effective range. To increase performance on target, a solution that is effective over a larger range ...

Electro-optical infrared and long wavelength infrared detectors and sensors are increasingly important for the Chemical/Biological Defense community. Solid-state optical cooler materials are in demand for replacing mechanical closed cycle coolers used in current LWIR standoff sensors to achieve cryogenic temperatures. Recent advances in optical cooling of rare-earth doped materials are pointing to ...

Tracking illuminator lasers (TILs) have a variety of applications in weapon system engagements including target detection, target identification, pose estimation 3D LIDAR and aim point tracking. A TIL with variable pulse parameters is desired to enable a wide dynamic range of these engagements. NP Photonics proposes to design and develop a laser source capable of producing high energy nanosecond l ...

There is an ever-increasing demand on low-cost high-throughput wireless front-ends. Such high-throughput front-ends support broadband data transmission (multi-Gbit/s) for a wide variety of sensors and unmanned platforms in situational awareness, monitoring, and reconnaissance. Their wideband nature also supports the deployment of broadband communication/radar combo-systems, as well as numerous eme ...

Lack of ability to develop vascularized thick tissue constructs is a major limitation for use in tissue repair and regeneration in humans. A key bottleneck, of particular relevance to thick tissues (>1cm) is the mass transfer limitations across the vasculature to the tissue cells, which detrimentally impacts the long term viability and functionality of the tissue constructs. In this context, the o ...

Parabon NanoLabs has used a multifaceted approach to discover strong interactions between DNA and organophosphate (OP) nerve agents that involved molecular dynamic (MD) simulations, computer aided design (CAD) of specific DNA nanostructures using its proprietary InSequio Design Studio, and laboratory validation of interactions between different DNA constructs and an OP simulant. While the interact ...

This research develops an algorithm capable of reliable target classification for a wide range of targets, including, but not limited to, Rockets, Artillery and Mortars (RAM); Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs); and cruise missiles. For defensive High Energy Laser (HEL) missions, the engagement timeline can be very short. Thus, it is highly desirable to have a robust target classification system that ...

MATSYS proposes to develop and demonstrate warheads capable of perforating light armored vehicles and unmanned aerial systems, coupled with a follow through mechanism that will defeat various targets. Shaped charge liners require explosives to drive the collapse of the liner and subsequent formation of the jet. This is an inherently inefficient process because only 10% of the liner mass is used to ...