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Current infrared cameras are commercially available for thermal imaging systems in the range of 2-14 micron. Some critical military applications require high spatial resolution infrared fiber bundle for imaging in areas inaccessible to the cameras because of size and/or harsh environments. IRFlex proposes an innovative solution to this problem that leverages recent advances in mid-infrared fiber ...

The space environment poses two significant challenges to spacecraft that have been historically mitigated by coating systems: electrostatic discharge (ESD) and thermal threats. The ESD spacecraft threat is a result of high radiation flux from both solar storms and potential nuclear threats that can cause charge build-up on exterior spacecraft surfaces. While spacecraft systems referenced to stru ...

In this Phase I project, Nuvotronics proposes to extend and apply our PolyStrataTM metal micromachining technology to provide solutions for multifunction and conformal antenna designs in the sub-millimeter wave region of the spectrum. In multifunction antennas, high amounts of isolation are generally required between each function of the antenna. The high isolation that is intrinsic to the Poly ...

The Air Force Phase I STTR program would develop and demonstrate high temperature version of ‘sensor skins’ capable of multi-axis flow characterization on air breathing hypersonic engines. This would build upon NanoSonic’s successful demonstration of Metal Rubber™ transducer materials for the measurement of flow-induced skin friction and pressure at low temperatures and transonic and super ...

Single-reference coupled cluster (SRCC) methods have revolutionized our ability to accurately predict molecular energies and properties. As new developments in theory and computer science extend the application of SRCC methods to larger and larger systems, advancements in coupled cluster methods for studying multi-reference systems have lagged far behind. DECISIVE ANALYTICS Corporation has teame ...

Luna Innovations will determine the feasibility of developing a light weight energy dense Zn-hybrid biological fuel cell that is capable of powering small unmanned systems (UAS’s) and small UAS’s in the field. The proposed Zn-hybrid biological fuel cell will provide significant improvements in power generation, stability, and life time over current Li-ion battery technologies, resulting in a ...

Luna Innovations Incorporated and CURBC (Calspan – University of Buffalo Research Center) are proposing to develop miniature, high-speed, high-temperature, fiber-optic pressure sensors that will fill the void that currently exists between ground and flight test instrumentation. The sensors small size (ø 0.007”) and high-sensitivity (better than ±0.01 psi) combined with a high-speed fiber-op ...

This proposal seeks to determine the best approach for the design of a high performance, high reliability Fibre Channel switch for use in weapons systems. Most military avionics systems use a standard called MIL-STD-1760E for transferring data between smart stores and weapon payloads/munitions. Existing Fibre Channel systems in use are bulky, slow, and expensive. Fibre Channel is an older spec ...

The aim of this proposal is to satisfy the U.S. Air Force (USAF) requirements for multi-mode sensing (spatial, spectral, polarization, etc) detectors without external components such as filters and polarizers. The main part of the work will involve the development of a four-band detector with wavelength selection capability without using optical filters based on a new device concept. The spectral ...

The necessity of Trust has been pressed upon the United States Department of Defense as a consequence of the globalization of microelectronics development and manufacturing. Many of the microelectronic devices used in DOD systems and much of the software used in the design of such systems are either manufactured overseas or otherwise have foreign influence on their development. The urgent questi ...