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Solder-joint damage is accumulative and results in increased crack growth rate and in increased frequency of high-resistance spikes. These faults typically manifest themselves as intermittent, hard-to-diagnose faults in which incorrect FPGA output signals occur. These intermittent faults increase in frequency, last longer and longer and lead to persistent failure. The relative high density of th ...

The objective of the effort is to develop and demonstrate a persistent surveillance and early threat detection and warning system for hostile perimeters around sensitive or high value establishments. The persistent surveillance capability is in the form of a small unmanned air vehicle (UAV) which patrols a predetermined perimeter around the facility. Classification of the threat will be made by ...

The miniature ESM receiver payload from Phase I will be prototyped into both an ESM and communications relay payload with low profile broadband antenna and high speed miniature TCDL Ku-band downlink. All aspects of the payload are very lightweight, small, low power, and inexpensive commensurate with use in an expendable UAV or similar FORCEnet sensor application. The system achieves its goals by ...

In the Phase I effort Talley Defense Systems analytically showed the feasibility of several designs for controlled ejection of countermeasures. Each design reduced the acceleration spike, while maintaining the required exit velocity. The Phase II program will evaluate the acceptable designs, with Navy system inputs, to select a single concept through a trade study matrix. A data package including ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase II proposal deals with the development and production of surface functionalized woven and nonwoven fabrics using a unique polymer nanocoating process (DryFab). The DryFab process is an inherently low cost process that does not require the use of solvents or water to functionalize fabric materials and furthermore it can be coupled with the deposition ...

The detection of objects underwater remains a difficult task. For many applications particularly marine defense operations, it is desirable to be able to identify the position of objects such as mines (buried and below the surface of the water) as well as to being able to discriminate between a rock and a mine. For many homeland security operations it is desirable to be able to monitor the movemen ...

This Phase 1 SBIR OSD project proposes the development and testing of an anode-supported intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cell (ACN AS-IT-SOFC) that exhibits high electrochemical efficiency, high degree of fuel utilization (reformed JP-8, diesel, or dodecane), and low operating temperature characteristics intended for undersea applications or other commercial users. The proposed cell desi ...

The need for wi-fi communications and detection capability from a shipboard environment is identified. Several technical challenges are addressed, and solutions are proposed. The use of directional, stabilized antennas for accurate pointing and high gain, and low temeperature devices for noise reduction is discussed. A detailed Phase I technical work plan, and Phase II plans are presented. The wor ...

A universal, reconfigurable self-contained watercraft stowage system has been developed which is designed to eliminate the need for customized cradle systems currently in use for Navy/Marine/Coast Guard mission modules (HSB, Spartan, RMS/RMV, RHIB, UUV, SDV systems). This will preserve precious deck space on Navy vessels and potentially save money via hardware standardization. The stowage system ...

Breault Research Organization, Inc. (BRO) proposes in Phase I to advance the design of transmitted wavefront test equipment that can be used to characterize deep concave shapes including ogives. The approach is based, in part, on interferometric concepts that have been used for decades, but it employs a novel combination of techniques that enable quick and accurate measurements of the transmitted ...