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McQ has developed the Fragment Size Analysis and Tracking (FSAT) system which replaces the ring of switch screens used to record fragment impact time in ground based arena and sled testing with a network of sensors containing high speed cameras. FSAT will record and analyze video of warhead fragmentation then automatically produce a report describing the mass, size, speed, and trajectory of each ...

In this Phase II effort we will produce a multi-sensor discrimination system using a Manifold Learning (MFL) algorithm originally developed under a prior effort.Whereas other discrimination systems utilize features defined by subject matter experts (SMEs), our MFL algorithm learns important characteristics of a target through training with historical data.In prior work, we have applied our MFL alg ...

MATSYS proposes to develop reactive materials compositions and processing techniques for structural reactive composites for blast enhancement. This effort will combine our unique expertise in instrumented-Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) with new approaches in reactive materials design to develop a new generation of cost-efficient and highly reactive materials. The proposed material system will use a ...

In response to MDA’s needs for non-eroding throats for controllable axial upper stages , UTRON proposes an innovative near net shape fabrication technology called High Pressure Combustion Driven Powder Compaction (CDC) with tremendous potential for cost-effective manufacturing of advanced cermet type of alloys of ceramics such as micro/nano HfC, HfB2, HfN, ZrC and/or with high temperature ductil ...

The focus of this SBIR project for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is the aftermath of a successful missile intercept, where the resulting fragments fall toward land or sea. The Phase I effort was successful in the development of tools and processes to predict the lift and drag of irregularly shaped intercept fragments. During Phase II, AVID proposes work in several areas to meet the MDA’s ob ...

Next generation Radars (NGR) for MDA will advance closer to the ideal of a fully digitized array and digital beamforming. In a conventional phased array radar (PAR), analog beamforming networks reduce the entire array into a few combined beams (e.g., sum beam, difference beams) at X-band. Next generation PAR will use a hybrid approach, forming many subarray beams in analog, and then performing a ...

Computational Physics, Inc. (CPI) proposes to expand its robust prototype earthshine/skyshine architecture, named Shine, into a fully functional, first-principles model that facilitates the assessment of the impact of infrared, visible, and ultraviolet earthshine and skyshine on missile defense systems. CPI will develop and integrate terrain and cloud components into Shine that will take advantag ...

Computational Physics, Inc. (CPI) proposes to develop prototype first-principle cloud and terrain physics models integrated into a robust and extensible component architecture that facilitates the assessment of the impact of terrain and cloud radiance and irradiance in the UV/VIS/IR wavebands on missile defense systems. The prototype will also be used to demonstrate support for observational forec ...

Missile defense systems will always require a real-time weapon/target pairing capability. Although extensive preplanning can give the defender general guidance for a variety of enemy courses of action, the combinatorial explosion of possible ways an engagement can evolve makes explicit enumeration of all possible defensive responses to enemy actions impossible. Ultimately, allocation of intercep ...

A high-quality Single Integrated Air Picture (SIAP) is the essential foundation of effective air defense, reliable combat identification and is the key to exploiting advanced offensive capabilities. To develop an effective SIAP, the tracking and fusion algorithms must overcome real-world challenges such as high target density, heterogeneous data sources, and communication bandwidth requirements. C ...