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Goodman Technologies (GT) and University of Hawaii (a Department of Defense University Affiliated Research Center and Minority Serving Institution) in partnership with Robocasting Enterprises (Small Business spin-off from Sandia National Laboratories technology transfer program), will meet all Army objectives (and more) by 3D printing B4C, B6O, B4C-SiC hybrid and other ceramic nanocomposite armor ...

Novel, non-pyrotechnic white smoke formulations will be developed during this effort.Upon aerosolization, these polymers will react with both ambient moisture and nitrogen present in air; producing smoke exhibiting significant obscuring power within visible and NIR spectral regimes.

User interface for cosmic-ray soil moisture probe

For ballistic shock isolation of the M1A2 Abrams Gunner Primary Sight (GPS), the LoadPath Abrams Shock Stack (LASS) is an innovative shock attenuation system capable of isolating critical components within the GPS from damage while maintaining boresight alignment during operational environments. Due to the high level of shock attenuation required, the LASS utilizes a multi-faceted approach to shoc ...

Today’s advanced LiDAR systems typically lack the ability to autonomously detect man-made shapes and structures and provide that 3-D data to Geospatial Intelligence quickly and effectively to aid in tactical decisions. Rincon Research Corporation (RRC) presents its solution to this problem through the design and development of algorithms that perform onboard Automated Feature Extraction (AFE) an ...

Body flailing during a severe helicopter crash can lead to injury or death when the head and upper torso strike rigid objects within the flail envelope.Currently fielded restraint systems allow a large flail envelope because the strap routing and anchor positions require some body motion to occur before the straps can develop significant reaction loads.Safe, Inc. (Safe) is proposing an alternate d ...

To address the performance degradation of fixed scheduling policies used by TDMA-based tactical networks in contested environments, Bluecom Systems proposes to develop a cognitive anti-jamming and communications scheduling framework. Proposed cognitive protocols can be implemented in hardware that can be integrated in to TDMA-based tactical software-defined radios (SDRs), converting them to autono ...

Ability to capture solar energy at the highest possible efficiency, with minimal area, weight and volume constraints is a critical capability desired by the Army. Although current flexible PV technologies meet some of these needs, they do not meet the desired bending radius requirements, power conversion efficiency targets and manufacturing volume and delivery needs. mPower Technology Inc.’s Dra ...

In a current SBIR contract, MSI has developed an intrinsically passive modular avionic module with a real time operating system and data-driven Cognitive Bayesian models that provides situational awareness. In the Phase III transition contract, the focus is a software interface for the Full Authority Digital Engine Controllers (FADEC) deployed in the MQ-9, RQ-4, C-130J, and V-22 aircraft. The EPIC ...

Occupants of ground combat vehicles are at risk of head injury when the vehicle is attacked by an underbody blast and its violent motion causes the head to strike the interior. Occupants are also at risk from spall – fragments of material liberated from the interior wall of the vehicle by shock waves or overmatched threats. Vehicles currently have interior liner panels for spall mitigation but l ...