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The ability to capture wide instantaneous bandwidth with high fidelity is essential for analysis of various signals-of-interest. Superconductor analog-to-digital converters (ADC) offer discriminating advantages in both bandwidth and fidelity due to very high sampling rates (up to 100 GHz demonstrated) and quantum-accurate digitization based on counting of magnetic flux quanta. Multiple digital-RF ...

To address the limitations of underwater acoustic wave propagation, we propose a paradigm shift in how information is carried over short-range (tens of meters) acoustic links. We suggest the study -and then development- of a novel carrierless ultrasonic transmission and multiple access technique. Short, properly designed/shaped pulses are transmitted in the ultrasonic spectral regime following an ...

Poseidon Systems, LLC, in collaboration with Impact Technologies (Sikorsky Innovations), Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce, proposes the development of an integrated online oil debris and oil condition sensing system. The proposed device will perform inline health monitoring of the lubrication system of fixed and rotary wing aircraft propulsion systems. It will determine the Remaining Useful Life o ...

An integrated oil quality and debris monitoring system is proposed to provide automated oil analysis capability directly on-platform. The overall program objective is to develop a packaging with form factor and interconnections that permit direct substitution of existing debris monitoring systems on applicable end-items. A multi-modal sensor approach is proposed using proven technologies that can ...

a novel family of proximity switchs is proposed based on EM technology field perturbation.This technology enables the proximity switch to be low cost, light weight, highly accurate and meets all MIL_PRF_24711B requirements. The proposed switch can be used in new NAVY vessel design as well as retrofit for end-of-life mechanical limit switches and exhibits EMC immunity to 200V/m.

Poseidon Systems, in collaboration with Rochester Institute of Technology proposes to develop and demonstrate a novel sytem for estimating vehicle gross weight and center-of-gravity location using an innovative nonlinear real-time filter based method. The proposed algorithm uses known physics-based kinematic relationships between vehicle states for the estimation process and requires minimal set o ...

Successful cryopackaging of superconductor Digital-RF Receivers relies on efficient electrical wiring of superconductor chips attached to the cryocooler. High-quality DC and RF cables are currently made of normal metals and are optimized for specific current and frequency ranges respectively. This current design, a result of a decade-long evolution, is well optimized to minimize heat load to the c ...

The objective of Phase II effort described in this proposal is further development and testing of technology prototype LINCARBOHEAT-53 for effective treatment of Pyrowear 53 steel alloy used in manufacturing of high-aspect-ratio (HAR) helicopter gears (5:1 and greater) with deep internal splines. In this Phase II of the project SANOVA intends to demonstrate (on the representative specimens) protot ...

JTRS tactical networks that employ mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) protocols, while providing new network centric capabilities for the warfighter, also present challenges for real-time cyber defense and cyber situational awareness. The JPEO JTRS therefore identified the need to protect tactical networks from cyber threats that can compromise a mission. To address this need, the ATC-NY team is dev ...

This research effort is to develop a tool to model the electromagnetic vulnerability/interference (EMV/I) of electronic systems, subsystems and components to directed-energy HPM weapons. A complete HPM-Expert conceptual framework has been developed for performing simulation-based failure analyses that establishes HPM weapons"effects on targeted electronics associated with both front- and back-door ...