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The goal of this SBIR proposal is to evaluate the suitability of the WESCAM Model 14 EO sensor, currently deployed in the Predator, for oceanographic research use in the Naval Postgraduate School's "Pelican" optionally piloted aircraft. Sensor specifications will be based on Arete's extensive experience in remote sensing of the ocean, and engineering specifications developed with the Naval P ...

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The Underwater Ship Husbandry (USH) techniques and procedures currently in use by the Navy to provide Inspection/Repair/Maintenance (IRM) capabilities have greatly enhanced the readiness posture of the surface combatant and auxillary fleet. The utilization of fully engineered and documented procedures for performance of waterborne IRM activities represents a substantial cost savings in the life cy ...

The development of diagnostic instruments with temporal and spatial resolution, for monitoring and controlling microwave based processing of ceramics and nanopowders is proposed. Emphasis is placed on techniques relevant to NRL's experimental plan and having significant commercial applications. Diagnostics for monitoring and possibly imaging temperature, dielectric properties and densification are ...

Large field-of-regard (FOR) scanners are often desirable for poassive and active optical-infrared (IR) sensor systems for applications such as imaging, ladar, precision munitions, space-based surveillance, security surveillance, remote sensing, and free-space optical communications. The large FOR scanners for precision munitions need to be fast, small, light, rugged, low in power consumption, and ...

Phase I will provide the design of a proof-of-concept integrated analysis tool for space-based optical experiments and demonstrate its feasibility through a prototype of a specific experiment (MSX). The design will facilitate data/model comparisons and the modeling of end-to-end data flow and processing for a space-based experiment. Object-oriented analysis and design will be used to define the sy ...

Chrome replacement and corrosion protection coatings in thermal environments is needed. Combustion chemical vapor deposition (CCVDsm), a process invented by the principal investigator, is the only open atmosphere CVD technique for ceramics and metals. The CCVD method has been shown to inexpensively and quickly apply dense, adherent thin films in a continuous manner. This technology can be use ...

The Navy has identified Distributed Simulation-Based Acquisition (DSBA) as the approach for developing and implementing future acquisition programs. DSR proposes building a Simulation Based Concurrent Planning and Development System that would achieve this goal. At present the market has been inundated with an overwhelming number of products that could potentially contribute to this simulati ...

Scientific Research Corporation (SRC) proposes to develop an expendable, low cost data link from a camera mounted in a gun launched projectile to a Naval surface ship for use in targeting, identification and battle damage assessment. The Expendable Video Data Link will consist of an RF Layer, Channel Encoding layer and Video Compression Layer. Link budget analysis methods will be employed to ...

The objective of this SBIR project will be to research the applicability of helmet mounted displays to the E-2C mission. Specifically, since almost all helmet mounted displays are developed for the fighter/attack fixed-wing mission or the attack/scout rotary-wing mission, the question as to whether the available and near-term technology is readily adaptable to the E-2C AWACS mission requirements. ...