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Phase I has proven that the current setup achieves better than 8mm spatial resolution for 2.2MeV prompt gammas. However, 1mm spatial resolution presents a significant challenge for the current setup due in part to limited timing resolution and count rate. A new analog ASIC will be developed to replace the current analog ASIC that will have better timing resolution and deliver higher count rates. I ...

Environment-security researchers and practitioners must overcome several technical challenges in the course of their efforts. In the absence of an open-community platform, each researcher or institution compiles and curates their own data repositories, analytical tools, and computational environments. This results in significant duplication of effort, limits the replication and validation of resea ...

This proposal is to develop and implement a cryogenic optical data link into an infrared camera that includes a focal plane array. The cryogenic optical data link uses a specially designed laser that can achieve very low bit energy and very low optical loss in cryogenic environments. The laser is a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) that is designed to reach high reliability and high e ...

Pavement Management Systems are not typically a priority in host nation day-to-day operations so the exact loads and pavement conditions are not known prior to deployment. Pavement Performance data can identify how well the current infrastructure on the host nation runways and roadways can serve the Military operations prior to a catastrophic event. There are five main pavement performance related ...

Phase II effort will develop and implement an embedded prototype of GPS Interference Mitigation Module (GIMM) as a tailored design of the overall Exploitation of Discrete GPS Interference for Enhanced Navigation (EDGE) technology toward a higher potential for transitioning to fielded systems. Phase II will build on Phase I algorithmic components and their feasibility demonstration results. Main ob ...

Through Phase II and Phase II Enhancement contracts, Baker Engineering LLC. has designed the Baker Opposed-piston Engine/APU, an engine based on traditional design coupled with advanced engine health management strategies. Operating on the two-stroke cycle, the inwardly-opposed-piston diesel engine offers reliability and efficiency of a breathe-easy piston port design. Crank phasing and port layou ...

A Subsequent Phase II proposal has been written that extends the results from Phase II and outlines a path to produce an improved plenum seal for the M1 Abrams tank. The Subsequent Phase II will focus on developing a well-engineered, improved seal to meet the requirements defined in Phase I and II. It will involve improving the design developed in Phase II to achieve an efficient, leak proof seal. ...

In order to effectively manage hazardous environments, one requires a detailed knowledge of those materials that pose a threat to valued assets. Through both detector characterization and system modeling, we demonstrated the feasibility of using a gamma-ray camera based on inorganic scintillators as a means to rapidly image high explosives and other organic materials at intermediate to long ranges ...

The Universal Software Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (USAPNT) technology enhances the PNT resiliency in contested signal environments by augmenting GPS receiver architecture with multiple Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and radio-frequency signals of opportunity (SOOP). The USAPNT Phase I and Phase II efforts have used field data to demonstrate that the incorporation of mul ...

For this Phase II SBIR project, Vcom3D proposes to develop simulated medical treatment devices for the most important interventions learned by soldiers in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) training, as well as in squad and tactical first responder performance and resilience. Each device will be network-enabled to communicate with a host computer and display that is worn by each soldier. In conce ...