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To improve performance of Army CFD codes on new HPC architectures using MIC co-processors, we propose the RIVULETS tool which uses hybrid algorithms and automatic tuning to decrease CFD run-time and improve numerical performance. Existing CFD codes are parallelized using MPI, a highly effective approach for distributed architectures with large quantities of system memory and relatively simple seri ...

Fiber reinforced thermoplastic matrix composites (TPMCs) provide unique advantages over thermoset composites for missile structures. However, autoclave and compression molding techniques can only produce fairly simple geometric structures. Limitations inherent to traditional tooling techniques mean that the best that can be achieved for TPMC parts is to make the component in sections and then join ...

Vadum will develop a Ground Penetrating MIMO Vibrometer (GPMV) which utilizes a radio-acoustic Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) aperture to detect surface and buried explosive hazards. The sensor leverages common hardware to achieve three distinct modes of operation using low and high frequency bands for both the Acoustic Frequency (AF) in the acoustic transmitter and the Radio Frequency (RF) ...

The U.S. Army seeks to support Mission Commander (MC) situational awareness (SA) and decision-making by developing 3D presentation software, fusing full-motion video (FMV) and related metadata into a unified, high-utility, display.Our Phase I shall combine information from multiple sensors to generate a single three-dimensional (i.e., 3D) visual representation of the battlefield using innovative p ...

In the program Efficient Tool Design for Electrochemical Machining, we propose to develop a design platform to predict optimal electrochemical machining (ECM) tool shape using commercially available Multiphysics simulation software in conjunction with well-defined validation experiments. Prof. K.P. Rajurkar, Distinguished Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of the Center for Nontradit ...

The US Army is requesting the development of a ballistic shock-load resistant ElectroThermal-Ignition Pulsed Power Supply (ETIPPS) capable of withstanding up to 300 Gees of acceleration.This dynamic motion is sourced from the recoiling action of large caliber weapon systems (e.g. 120-140mm tank cannons) onto which the ETIPPS is to be mounted.The purpose of ETI is to produce a hot plasma jet requir ...

Our proposal provides the opportunity to develop a brand new process for the manufacture of additive manufacturing powder.Our project will combine induction heating and Lorenz force levitation to create and suspend a molten charge.This charge will be shaped as it leaves the melt chamber to form a stream.This stream will then be accelerated using Lorenz forces to a speed at which the cohesive force ...

Corvid Technologies proposes a high fidelity computational physics (HFCP) development approach to achieve the technology improvement goals sought by the U.S. Army and specifically PEO Aviation.Corvids established commercial multi-physics parallel solver Velodyne will be used to analyze highly resolved models using on-site computational facilities comprised of over 20,000 Intel processors. In Phase ...

ISR collection management planning requires data from a variety of sources spread across a large disconnected, intermittent, and latency challenged networks. As a result, collection management planning relies heavily on the cognitive abilities of the Collection Manager to decide on the best coverage and application of ISR sensor platforms.Intelligent software agent technologies have the ability to ...

The U.S. Army has long recognized the potential of carbon based microfibers and nanofibers for use as obscurant materials.However, while base materials such as carbon nanofibers have demonstrated some of the most promising performance, a need exists to refine key aspects of the material to make it suitable for use as a broadband visible IR obscurant sought by the U.S. Army.Applied Sciences, Inc. ( ...