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Research conducted in Phase I identified a range of data sources providing vehicle related information to consumers shopping around or interested in knowing more about vehicles. Majority of the commercial data sources focused on vehicle features, new/used/CPO pricing, and vehicles listings. Such data sources lacked safety as their central focus, which is a concern for U.S. Department of Transporta ...

The objective of the proposed effort is to develop an initial capability for fast-running modeling of intercept debris initial characteristics from non hit-to-kill (NHTK) missile defense engagements. This capability will support realistic debris truth modeling for NHTK engagements for a variety of MDA Element and Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Modeling & Simulation (M&S) frameworks and in ...

During hypersonic reentry, the flow around reentry vehicles is dominated by its high enthalpy and high temperature effects, which must be properly modeled in order to generate flowfields from which trustworthy vehicle signatures can be extracted. Ionization, plasmas, non-equilibrium chemistry and modeling of vibration energy, surface chemistry including ablation and associated surface recession, a ...

Running a simulation on a parallel or distributed computing platform can decrease the execution time and improve real-time responsiveness. Optimistic Parallel Discrete Event Simulation (OPDES) model performance improvements derive from partitioning portions of the overall model to distributed computational nodes and executing them concurrently. Executing concurrently yet independently may cause so ...

Cornerstone Research Group (CRG) is reducing the variability and lead-time associated with production of carbon-carbon composites using MG Resins, a unique, high char yield material system as a replacement to typical phenolic and pitch precursors. In Phase I, CRG proved feasibility through characterization of C/C composites made with MG Resin, in which no densification steps were conducted. Very h ...

Missile defense applications currently expose inertial measurement units (IMUs) to harsh acceleration, shock, and vibration environments. Furthermore, as missile defense systems become smaller and more complex, they present tighter constraints on size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C), while still requiring high levels of performance in addition to operation through radiation environments. New acc ...

This proposal has potential commercial benefits of providing packaging for obsolete semiconductor die or small runs of semiconductor die. Additional commercial benefits include providing more versatile packaging options than currently exist. Approved for Public Release | 19-MDA-9932 (21 Feb 19)

Hot structures have been developed for a variety of advanced vehicles including the X-43A, X 37, Space Shuttle, and Advanced Hypersonic Weapon. Most of the hot structure and leading edge components on these vehicles employed composites, such as the carbon/carbon (C/C), which have significant advantages over metallic solutions. Advantages include high specific strengths; high temperature capability ...

The proposed project aims to improve the SWaP-C of tactical-grade IMUs for use in the navigation system of guided weapons. Spectral Energies and its partners will achieve this goal by using advanced machine learning algorithms to reduce error in commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) MEMS IMUs. 1. Immediate benefits to MDA: The proposed product would provide an IMU to the DOD with comparable precision an ...

Emerging threats have the potential of operating in trajectories where our ballistic missile defense systems are ineffective. Effective defenses must be more maneuverable than the emerging threats but also must be affordable. Maturation of innovative materials, processes and technologies is key to the demonstration and fielding of defense systems with required performance capabilities. Performance ...