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To address U.S. Navy needs, Sentient proposes to establish a Design Framework for reliability assurance of additive manufactured (AM) parts using their DigitalCloneTM Component (DCC) software. The framework will be tailored to metal components built through AM processes with complex geometries. Sensors are embedded during AM component build to allow for exploitation of sensor data, physics-based m ...

The challenging material requirements, large sizes, and complex geometries for current and future advanced military optical systems are creating numerous manufacturing challenges. These include the methods to fixture the components, advancements in grinding and polishing machines, processing techniques, and methods for measuring them to their demanding optical tolerances. Our goal in this Phase I ...

Aspheric and conformal optics have become critical components in the aerodynamic features of missiles and aircraft systems. The smooth and sleek shape of the optics improves the aerodynamic quality and performance. These shapes are difficult to manufacture and measure due to the significant amount of inherent optical aberrations. However, production of the component requires metrology feedback on ...

The challenging material requirements, large sizes, and complex geometries for current and future advanced military optical systems are creating numerous manufacturing challenges. These include the methods to fixture the components, advancements in grinding and polishing machines, processing techniques, and methods for measuring them to their demanding optical tolerances. Our goal in this Phase I ...

Freeform conformal windows, which match an airframes shape, are used to protect sensor arrays. These windows provide the advantages of traditional sensor windows, namely, durability, in combination with superior aerodynamic performance. The goal of this Phase I SBIR project is to demonstrate the capability to produce a large (12 x 12), non-rotationally symmetric window to tight optical tolerances. ...

The implementation of microgrids at military bases will improve both security and energy management through expanding the use of renewables, while reducing the dependence on both diesel generators and grid connections for mission critical systems. GridBridge, a developer of advanced grid-based power management systems, will develop a miniature microgrid substation, the Grid Energy Router, to provi ...

While the concept of a microgrid may seem straightforward, the actual implementation of the hardware and controls can be complex and difficult to integrate with the available equipment. Of particular annoyance is the vast set of contingencies that must be accounted for to ensure the controller operates safely in the event of equipment or device communication failures.The development of control alg ...

Existing head mounted display (HMD) technologies lack the capability to deliver the unique performance attributes requested by this solicitation. Six15 Technologies proposes an innovation to tile and couple full color, high brightness reflective micro-displays with highly transmissive, wide field of view head mounted display optics. The proposed innovation would fill a void in Military and Commerc ...

The Windlift MPWES will utilize proven principle of airborne wind energy to improve the energy density of man portable renewable energy systems by an more than an order of magnitude relative to existing systems such as the Ground Renewable Expeditionary Energy Network System (GREENS) project. The MPWES system will deploy a 75 lb., tethered quadcopter coupled to a 145 lb., 10kW-hr battery pack capa ...

In response to the Navy SBIR topic N153-131, Non-Invasive Measurement of Fluid/Gas Characteristics in Harsh Environments, the Innoveering team is proposing a novel acoustic approach to collecting flow performance data to support routine performance assessments of Navy hardware systems and needs. The proposed approach is non-invasive and will collect data by instrumenting the outer surface of a pip ...