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For Phase II, Kutta proposes their Autonomous Multi-Mission Planner and Controller Tool (AMMPACT) solution to produce a lightweight, modular, ruggedized heterogeneous unmanned vehicle controller. The AMMPACT product goal is to assist the Army with increasing the lethality and survivability of the warfighters while reducing the amount of equipment required to be carried. Kutta’s AMMPACT product ...

The phase 2 program will be focused on (1) Optimization of the design of the ultra-linear directional coupler, (2) fabrication of hybrid ultralinear directional coupler modulator chip, (3) demonstration of the increase of the elctro-optic coefficient to more than 300 pm/V and reduction of the drive voltage to less than 1 V, (3) achieve an effective optical loss of less than 1.5 dB/cm in the acti ...

This SBIR is to design, develop, fabricate and package a suite of Integrated Circuit (IC) sensors as an IC chip. The chip, referred to as IC Prognostics chip, will contain four groups of sensors to sense damage to the “canary” devices on the IC chip: a damaged canary indicates a high probability of similar damage to like devices on an electronic assembly. There are three variations of IC Pr ...

With its SBIR Partners Boeing, University of Tennessee and HRL Laboratories, Ridgetop develops novel techniques to determine system State-of-Health, and predicting failures in Digital Processors before they occur, and develop improved Remaining Useful Life (RUL) predictions. This will employ the use of existing measurands and operands. Current Area Prognostic Health Management (PHM) Managers and A ...

The ability to accurately and covertly deliver light weight payloads from small aircraft redefines the way the US DOD performs air drop operations. The ability to emplace intelligent smart munitions, leaflets or light weight resupply bundles has bever been done before. Through this SBIR STARA will enhance its proven Mosquito 2 guided parachute system to create a dynamic, scalable guided parachut ...

The backbone of the 21st century fleet will be the next-generation of surface combatants such as the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The LCS will primarily operate in the littoral combat space acting as a central point of deployment, capture and re-deployment of naval surface craft and submersibles. The littoral combat space is also one of the key strategic locations enemies will deploy explosive de ...

A WNW Host Simulator (WHS) can be considered an indoor open-air range in which a JTRS radio is given the various electronic stimuli it needs to “think” it is flight operation over a geographic area. The JTR Set and its waveforms are then “operated” in simulated conditions and its performance and integration with the host platform measured. The goal is to reduce the risk to flight testing b ...

CUBE Technology has created an extremely compact and efficient enclosed combustor dubbed a Micro-Furnace that have demonstrated an unprecedented operating range. They operate on fuels from hydrogen to alcohol to JP-8. This Micro-Furnace combustor is fast-starting and burns less than 200gm of JP-8 fuel to deliver 400cc/minute of CO2 Mosquito attractant over 12 hours. In addition, this system inc ...

Building on the successful research performed in Phase I of this SBIR, Ridgetop will develop cost-saving technologies to assess and improve the state-of-health of IT network components and services. The approach taken involves a four-step process: (1) regularly query network hardware and software via existing measurement points, (2) process the extracted data with advanced diagnostic and prognost ...

The objective of this Phase-II effort is to build and deliver a high-speed laser system for performing particle-image velocimetry (PIV) and planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) of OH at rates of 5 to 10 kHz in augmentor test facilities. This state-of-the-art laser system will allow velocity and 2-D flame radical measurements for understanding the complex spatio-temporal development of instab ...