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Triton Systems, Inc. proposes to develop an affordable, lightweight and durable hybrid composite system for next generation structural frame composites that will survive both short- and long-term thermal and chemical exposure and abrasive conditions. The team will develop a hybrid materials system that is an improvement on traditional carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) systems in performance a ...

This SBIR delivers two optical ground stations, based on commercial design, to support experimentation and laser communication with AFRL spacecraft.  These assets facilitate research in flexible space operations, secure low probability of intercept (LPI) communications, and management of shared resources with disparate commercial networks.  The standards based design supports day and night opera ...

Proteus is an inexpensive, long duration, expendable profiler that collects ocean data for the Navy. The data, transmitted via satellite and made available via a remote portal, enhances existing and future capabilities by characterizing seasonal changes in ocean properties including salinity, temperature, optical properties, and ocean background noise. Proteus is capable of being air deployed from ...

In Phase II, Mainstream will continue development efforts for several lenses used in the stabilized glide slope indicator (SGSI) system and Fresnel lens optical landing system (FLOLS). Mainstream produced prototype clear acrylic lenticular lenses prototypes that passed optical tests performed by the engineering support activity (ESA) at NAWCADLKE in Phase I. Mainstream will develop conformal color ...

The need for long submerged durations and more power-hungry mission packages in unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) applications has spurned the development of advanced energy storage systems that can achieve energy densities greater than current battery chemistries. Hydrogen/oxygen fuel cells, while demonstrating good efficiency and system simplicity, are constrained by the volume requirements of h ...

Triton Systems will apply our material design, medical systems and wearables expertise to develop a low cost in-flight bladder relief system for both male and female pilots. The bladder relief system allows the user to safely urinate in-flight without fear of leaks or resulting discomfort. The Triton bladder relief system will significantly increase pilot effectiveness with minimal cost.

Unbalanced loading of electrical generators can increase system losses, reduce generator lifetime, and increase the frequency of spurious circuit breaker tripping. Current technology to balance loads include EVRs and UPSs, which are must too large and heavy for application in navy submarines. Therefore, the Navy is in need of more flexible and power dense solutions such that timely equipment chang ...

Under the subsequent Phase II program, Analysis, Design & Diagnostics, Inc. will work closely with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the technical development team from NSWC Panama City to further advance this technology to support mining S&T programs in both shallow and deep water environments. The culmination of this effort will be an end-to-end technology demonstration of the next generati ...

The Expendable Mobile Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Training Target (EMATT) is a vital tool in the Navy’s ASW toolkit. Currently, the EMATT is programmed via the Field Programmability System (FPS), composed of the Run Geometry Application (RGA) and the Portable Target Programmer (PTP). However, The PTP is expensive, frequently unreliable, slow in downloading and limited in battery capacity. Durin ...

The US Navy is moving towards a Single Sortie Detect to Engage (SSDTE) paradigm to implement in-stride minehunting and mine prosecution. Integrating in-stride Mine Search and Mine Prosecution functions is a key requirement to achieve the SSDTE paradigm. Mine Target Reacquisition between the mine search operations and mine prosecution phases poses a particular challenge, as planned mine prosecution ...