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In this proposal, we present an approach for building the Internet Cleanroom (IC) that represents a radical departure from prior and current Internet security tools and practices. Where today's information security tools and practices focus either on building better software, filtering mechanisms such as firewalls to prevent remote exploitation, or building tools to detect compromises, the propose ...

nGimat proposes to develop a miniaturized, tunable bandpass filter using thin film ferroelectric technology. The filter design will take advantage of the tunable characteristics of ferroelectric materials by the application of a DC voltage. In Phase I, nGimat will design and fabricate the circuit, optimize materials, perform modeling and simulation, and build prototype tunable filters. In Phase ...

The SBIR objective is to develop a system that not only measures an aircraft’s coating integrity but tracks that history for the purpose of historical spatial comparison and facilitate the prediction of future coating maintenance. Millennium Engineering and Integration proposes to integrate new miniaturized hardware and surface integrity tracking software with previously developed emissivity me ...

An innovative approach to serialize Navy/Marine aircraft dynamic components is proposed based on nesting the Data Matrix 2-D Code within the DMI proprietary Binary Code to produce a Unique Identifier (UID). The use of the two codes provides redundancy based on the use of two codes and the inherent redundancy of the DMI proprietary Binary Code provides additional backup for the UID. The inherent ...

Luna Innovations Incorporated proposes to develop a flight hardened, universal, fiber optic sensor system for the measurement of multiple physical parameters of interest. The purpose of this system is to provide an open architecture that will universally accept fiber optic sensors including those based on Extrinsic Fabry-Perot Interferometers (EFPIs) and Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs). Fiber optic ...

Luna Innovations is developing damage indicator paints for polymer matrix composites (PMCs) used as structural components in military and commercial aircraft. The complex structure of composites makes detection of cracks, flaws, and weak points within a structural component challenging. Composite damage resulting from impact or thermal events can be difficult to visually detect by personnel serv ...

Advanced thermal barrier coating systems are desired for naval gas turbine engines. These coatings will increase the durability of hot-section engine components to significantly improve the time “on-wing”, safety and readiness of these engines. In this work, we will use novel coating synthesis techniques that enable the deposition of advanced compositions and microstructures to achieve a comp ...

Harmonia’s eXtensible Scenario Definition Meta-language (xScenario) represents scenarios that drive models and simulations (M&S) in XML. Harmonia’s solution allows model and simulation developers to use xScenario as the one language for defining scenarios and simulations to facilitate interoperability between M&S tools, minimize the transformations necessary to incorporate legacy M&S applicat ...

MSI has developed and tested a Prognostic Health Management (PHM) microchip module that is used for monitoring electrical systems. We propose new research to determine the feasibility of developing a prognostic system based on a self-test IC, “a system on a substrate”. Our research will explore and define a set of web-based cognitive fusion algorithms that will provide a model based formalism ...

The Shared Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP) provides the U.S. Navy with the latest digital tactical reconnaissance capability. The SHARP can be mounted on multiple airborne platforms and utilizes an electro-optical/infrared sensor system to provide high resolution imagery in support of time sensitive strike requirements. NAVAIR wishes to extend the interoperability of the SHARP pod through the incorpor ...