Award Data

Next generation EO/IR sensors are needed for a variety of Military Systems Applications. These include UV, Visible, NIR, SWIR, MWIR and LWIR bands. Magnolia as part of the proposed Phase II STTR Program plans to design, model and develop Strained Layer Superlattice (SLS) based detector array for next generation multicolor IR imaging applications. The key components of the Program will include eva ...

Magnolia proposes to develop and demonstrate small unit cell APD array with high gain for high resolution imaging in the ultraviolet (UV) band. We will use MOCVD process to demonstrate GaN/AlGaN based APD arrays on lattice matched substrates with very low dark current and high avalanche gain. Models will be developed to understand characteristics of small pixel size UV detectors and mechanisms for ...

A capability to inspect submarine pressure hulls through the special hull treatment could result in significant savings in maintenance costs and improvements in fleet readiness. This poses a challenge for conventional nondestructive evaluation (NDE) methods, as acoustic methods are defeated by the coating and others require access to the surface. This proposal focuses on evolving MWM-MR-Array (M ...

Operations centers for tactical military activities, incident response, and other domains all involve multiple teams of individuals interacting with people and systems within and outside of their organization to enable continuous mission success. In these organizations, effective coordination and collaboration is critical. To improve collaboration, an end-to-end sensor and analysis technology is n ...

WHILE THE THEORETICAL BOUNDS ON THE ENERGY STORED BY AND THE POWER OUTPUT OF ELECTROCHEMICAL POWER SOURCES ARE WELL DEFINED BY THERMODYNAMIC AND PHYSICAL CONSIDERATIONS, THE DEGREE TO WHICH ONE CAN APPROACH THE THEORETICAL BOUNDS IS DETERMINED BY CONTRAINTS IMPOSED BY THE DESIGN OF THE ELECTRODES AND PACKAGING MATERIALS. THIS RESEARCH DEALS WITH AN INNOVATIVE CONCEPT FOR MATERIALS AND PACKAGE DESI ...

THE PROPOSED PROGRAM RELATES TO THE EVALUATION OF A NEW CATHODE CATALYST IN DIS-TYPE LI/SOC12 CELLS. THIS NEW CA CATALYST HAS BEEN SHOWN TO CHANGE THE CATHODE REACTION MECHANISM AND TO INCREASE BOTH CATHODE RATE (FACTOR OF TEN) AND CAPACITY (FACTOR OF AT LEAST TWO) IN BOBBIN-TYPE LI/SOC12 CELLS. THE NEW MECHANISM RESULTS IN A DECREASE IN CATHODE OVERPOTENTIAL (LESS LIC1) AND A SAFER LI/SOC12 CELL. ...

THE PROPOSED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WILL FOCUS ON THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF A LI/TIS(2) RECHARGEABLE CELL THAT WOULD BE USED IN THE BA5590/U CONFIGURATION. DESIGN TRADE-OFFS SUCH AS RATE CAPABILITY, CYCLE LIFE, CAPACITY AND COST WOULD BE CONSIDERED. TWO DESIGNS WOULD BE CHOSEN. SEVEN CELLS OF EACH WOULD BE BUILT AND TESTED. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM WOULD BE TO DEMONSTRATE A RECHARGE ...

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW COST LASER BEAM WRITER THAT COULD GENERATE LITHOGRAPHIC PATTERNS AT HIGH SPEED WOULD BE OF SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH EFFICIENCY, BINARY OPTICAL COMPONENTS AND SUBSYSTEMS. IT IS PROPOSED TO INVESTIGATE A NEW CONCAPT FOR A HIGH EFFICIENCY IMAGING PROTOTYPE LASER BEAM WRITER AND DEVELOP A LABORATORY PROTOTYPE TO DEMONSTRATE ITS FEASIBILITY. ...

THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A LOW COST MOBILE ROBOT WILL BE PREPARED UTILIZING PROVEN AND EXISTING TECHNOLOGY AND COMPONENT. REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ESTABLISHED BY SURVEYING POTENTIAL EDUCATIONAL AND LABORATORY USERS. ALTERNATE MODES OF MOBILITY WILL BE EVALUATED. MODULARITY AND INTERFACES WILL BE DEFINED FOR A VARIETY OF ADD-ON SENSORS INCLUDING VISION, SOUND, SONAR, HEAT AND MANIPULATIONS. ON-BOARD LO ...

THIS PROPOSAL IS TO EXPERIMENTALLY INVESTIGATE THE SURFCE DISCHARGE TO PREIONIZED PULSED CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS. IN THIS APPROACH DIELECTRIC ELECTRODES ARE EMPLOYED FOR THE MAIN DISCHARGE, AND A SURFACE DISCHARGE ALONG THE SURFACE OF A DIELECTRIC ELECTRODE PREIONIZES THE GAS VOLUME PRIOR TO THE PRIMARY DISCHARGE. THIS SURFACE DISCHARGE APPROACH ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR A SEPARATE PREIONIZATION SOURC ...