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The Marine Corps uses Portable Oxygen Generators (POGS) to produce on-demand medical-grade oxygen from air for expeditionary medical applications (patient ventilation, anesthesia, and to refill oxygen bottles). The POGS currently in use are bulky, heavy and can consume up to 1,800 W of electrical power, occasionally overloading the Forward Resuscitative Surgical Systems (FRSS) power generators.In ...

During Phase I, HMI concepts were developed to facilitate work load sharing, collaboration, and interoperability of tools and displays. Attention was given to simplicity and efficiency to reduce the number of menus and button clicks, eliminate windows, and simplify controls to be more intuitive.In Phase II the conceptual displays will be developed into a fully functioning prototype and integrated ...

Applied Research in Acoustics LLC has formulated and developed and evaluated the feasibility new concepts and algorithms for data-driven clutter-adaptive waveform synthesis and CFAR normalization processing based on physical models of resonant backscattering from heterogeneous aggregations of swim-bladder-bearing fish that will significantly improve active sonar detection capability in littoral wa ...

Vescent photonics has developed and optimized a game-changing liquid crystal-clad waveguide technology that is capable of steering infrared laser beams quickly over a large field of view with no moving parts. This enables devices with greatly-reduced Size Weight and Power (SWaP) compared to the mechanical beamsteering systems which are currently in use. It is also expected to result in greatly ext ...

To address the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) training challenge of teaching Navy sonar operators advanced concepts and tactical-system operation in complex environments given constraints on training and compressed training cycles, Applied Research in Acoustics LLC (ARiA) has developed and evaluated the feasibility of E-SAIL, the Environment for Surface ASW Interactive Learning. E-SAIL is a unique l ...

FIRST RF Corporation proposes the development and integration of a low-cost, low-SWaP, Integrated System for Avoidance of Ice-producing Airborne Hazards (ISAIAH). This system will be lightweight (~15 lbs) and draw minimal prime power (less than 100W), but will dramatically widen the window of available operating conditions to Navy and Marine Corps aircraft systems by providing realtime 3D ice haza ...

The focus of Phase II shall be to demonstrate the feasibility of alternative seaming technologies for military use. Building on the work in Phase I and the Phase I Option, the NWU Parka Type I shall be the demonstration model for comparison purposes of technology advances. This high cost garment utilizes both traditional stitching and complex seam sealing techniques, and is an excellent example fo ...

This project involves the development of hull mounted acoustic motion (accelerometer) sensor with increased sensitivity (+6dB), greater stability, and low cost for hull mounted sonar arrays. Investigations and developments of sensors without and with preamplifiers is considered.

The tracking of surface targets in the littoral environment is a challenging problem dueto the presence of many small and highly maneuverable water-craft that are easily occludedby waves or larger vessels and the inability of any one sensor to maintain coverage on allobjects at all times. In theory, the use of data from multiple sensors can help toovercome these challenges through the diversity of ...

EMISSION CONTROL (EMCON), INCLUDING RADAR EMISSION MANAGEMENT, IS A SUBDIVISON OF THE MUCH GREATER SUBJECT OF BATTLE MANAGEMENT. AT PRESENT, THERE IS NOT A FULL DEVELOP AND NAVY ACCEPTED TECHNIQUE FOR EXAMINING THE ENTIRE TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT OF POTENTIAL SEA BATITLES. THIS PROPOSED EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON A VALUABLE SUBSET OF BATTLE STRATEGY, THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSION CONTROL AN ...