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McQ Inc. is a leading provider of high performance, advanced technology unattended ground sensor (UGS) systems. Our research spans two decades of investigating technologies suitable for automatically detecting, classifying, identifying, imaging, and tracking targets in remote regions. In this SBIR project, we will develop an UGS system specifically tailored for integration with existing and plan ...

Harmonia addresses challenge area 3 in DARPA Phase I SBIR topic SB092-006, Digital Analysis Computing Software (DACS) Solutions for the Supply Chain: software application distribution solutions. Harmonia is proposing to accelerate a fundamental historical transformation in the way the world does science and engineering through CognitiveCodeBook. We propose the application of cognitive computing ...

Exploitation of the THz radio frequency regime (>100 GHz) is seriously hampered by the relative dearth of compact, efficient sources. We propose to extend the klystron RF amplifier, with its high power and efficiency, to the THz regime through the use of MEMS based fabrication techniques developed for micro-turbine and micro-rocket applications. We predict power density of approximately 20 W/cc, ...

The objective of this project is the development of an assessment system that will be able to determine the likelihood of a warrior having suffered a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The basis of the determination will be a computerized assessment of the functioning of the II, III, IV, VI, and VIII cranial nerves. This set of nerves provides the opportunity to obtain a sensitive and quantitativ ...

Type II strained layer superlattice (SLS) p-n diode arrays fabricated on domestic-source GaSb substrates are a promising route to meet the critical need within DoD for large area, large format array infrared detectors. However, current SLS material quality is limiting detector performance. A quantitative, cost effective and trusted evaluation technique for measuring the SLS minority carrier lifet ...

Azure Summit Technology will develop algorithms and techniques for Vector Navigation (VNAV) in this Phase I effort. Using actual collected GPS signals from a degraded RF environment, we will establish feasibility of VNAV through modeling and simulation. We will also develop a plan for a real time demonstration of VNAV in Phase II, as well as to clearly define the product development and funding ...

With the significant advancements in motor efficiency and energy storage technology, electric propulsion systems have become viable power plants and power supplements to aircraft. Offering high power-to-weight ratios, electric drive systems significantly increase the design capabilities for vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capable platforms. Ducted fans offer the ability to develop an enclosed ...

A “dirty bomb” is a “radiological dispersal device” (RDD) that combines a conventional explosive with radioactive material. Protection from radiation emitted by a RDD will require shielding for first-responders and military personnel who must walk into an environment recently exposed to such explosions for decontamination. The garments currently available in the market are not suitable fo ...

A new family of what is known as Web 2.0 applications is currently emerging on the Web as means to create and share web resources. These applications include user-centric publishing and knowledge management platforms like Wikis and Blogs. Social resource sharing systems have acquired several million users in just few years. As the use of folksonomy proliferate users feel the need for more structur ...

Video surveillance for large-format imagery from airborne sensors represents a rapidly expanding source of information for counter-insurgent and counter-terrorist operations. Automated techniques to locate, represent, and recognize pertinent dismounts from vast video archives are becoming critical. Dismounts are non-rigid objects undergoing unpredictable/non linear motion and move slowly compared ...