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A progressive system development is proposed which uses Bayesian methodology for combined detect, track, localize, and classify. The core paradigm focuses on detection followed by various estimation schemes to extract information on contact type, track, and location from the detector. A rapid prototype development using the Generic Multipurpose Processor (GMP) will provide optimal detection ...

Establishing interferon-a as a surrogate marker of viral infection will enable the differential diagnosis of viral vs bacterial infections. Such information will be critical to subsequent treatments. The current proposal is designed to evaluate CytImmune Science's patent pending technology for cytokine measurement in biological fluids. The technology overcomes the presence of cytokine binding p ...

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The Navy desires to reduce the weight of its current generation of metal structured aircraft ejection seats by 20 to 30 percent. KCI, with its team partner Northrop Grumman Corporation, will develop at least three differnt seat concepts during Phase I. Each alternative will investigate a particular cost, weight and performance corner of the ejection seat design envelop. Seats will be designed w ...

The Navy desires to model the cost and performance trades influencing composite material and manufacturing method selection. During Phase I, KaZaK Composites (KCI) will prepare a summary of factors influencing cost of composite aircraft and missile components. Ten different types of aircraft and missile structures will be analyzed in detail. Candidate materials, manufacturing methods and st ...

A concept design will be performed to allow the conversion of a 160-foot Athena Class Gunboat (PG) to a HYSWAS hull form. This work will be performed by the same team of personnel who designed and built the 27-foot HYSWAS demostration vessel QUEST under an earlier Phase II SBIR. The proposed design will provide high endurance, speeds above 40 knots in sea state 5, a large payload fraction a ...

This proposal addresses the fabrication of a novel high-density Optical-readout Nonvolatile Ferroelectric Random Access memories (ONF-RAMs). The optical readout mechanism is very robust and has a fast access times of sub-nanoseconds. The proposed device is based on a recently discovered ferroelectric-semiconductor interface phenomenon, at Clemson University, which enables ferroelectric thin film t ...

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Antijam protection for GPS receivers can be provided in a cost-effective way by restricting the antenna reception to the upper hemisphere only, thereby eliminating the majority of intentional and unintentional jamming sources in either a war- fighting context or terrorist attack scenario. Competing schemes using null- steering antennas or receiver/processor improvements are not cost effective and ...