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The current problem of handling thousands of workflows and hundreds of tasks associated with these workflows within the current ALP architecture is enormous. In this effort we propose efficient and scalable data structure and algorithms that can order the workflows and associated tasks to be processed by the Assessor. In addition, we provide the capability to correlate workflows with actual logi ...

This research will investigate a practical technique for detecting the existence of computer viruses and other software corruptions in real-time. As one goal of the SBIR-subtopic is audit-analysis tools that are amenable to real-time systems, our innovation will allow DARPA to detect worrisome behavior and apply appropriate roll-back mechanisms before problems propagate to an unacceptable level. ...

A direct write machine capable of writing metals, dielectrics, ferrites and resistive materials, would be an effective tool for rapid prototyping and design for electronic circuits. A versatile machine of this nature could also be implemented with the capability to deposit the necessary materials to directly write a solar cell. This added benefit to the feasibility of using specialized devices t ...

Dynamics Technology, Inc. and our hardware/vehicle partner, Foster-Miller, Inc., propose to explore the potential for synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) mounted on small bottom-crawling vehicles (SAS Snoops) to map mines and obstacles covertly in shallow water and surf-zones. We considered other sensor and platform approaches and find them unlikely to yield a comprehensive solution to the operational ...

The two most critical resources for soldiers in the field are breathable air and potable water. U.S. troops face increasing risk of exposure to chemical and biological warfare threats as poorer nations turn to lower cost chemical and biological weapons for their arsenals. Despite the increased threat from these toxic agents, gas mask technology has remained virtually unchanged over the past sev ...

Evaluating a course of action (COA) is not trivial. The planner needs to have a strong experience base to detect unintended consequences, and to imagine how the COA will be carried out in the context of the situation. Recent research has identified a variety of several different strategies for COA evaluation, ranging from a structured examination of alternative COAs to a mental wargaming of indi ...

Separation of trace quantities of species from gas and liquid streams is a major problem for both defense and commercial applications. The motivation for removal varies greatly in different applications. Examples include; safety (gas masks and protective clothing in chemical warfare and hazardous industrial environments), higher semiconductor yields (particularly for deep UV lithography), drinki ...

Biological macromolecules are highly efficient at recognizing specific analytes or catalyzing reactions in aqueous biological media; however, their natural liquid environment limits military practicality. Any delineation from the preferred buffered aqueous environment results in partial or total loss of reactivity. It would be advantageous to immobilize biological macromolecules in alternative e ...

The proposal addresses the need to advance the state-of-the-art in direct-write technology. In an effort to reduce feature size, the trend in the thick and thin-film industries has been toward increased manufacturing and write speed, decreased feature size and increased versatility of powder based features. The dry powder deposition of fine powders (1-10 micron) is currently a weak link in that ...

We propose a plan sentinel prototype consisting of three components. The first component is the development of a plan mining tool which identifies and computes false or missing assumptions and deviations to plans and time phased tasks. The second component, the annotated database, computes plans which the plan mining tool access and parses into a logical annotated rule set. Finally, MAVIS, a to ...