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AEDC needs a suite of testing approaches that will enable rapid, thorough calibration of large format imaging sensors (at least 4096x4096 pixels) with existing AEDC SSTF test equipment (scene projection and data acquisition). The methodology must extend to testing imaging sensors with field of view varying between one and 30 degrees without changes to optical hardware. The challenge is both to col ...

UES has developed a suite of ultra-high temperature ceramic (UHTC) materials, produced using their novel “Top Downâ€Â process, that display an unusually attractive balance of properties, that include high strength/toughness and good oxidation/erosion resistance. These materials are very attractive for use in extreme environments, where high temperature resistance (>3400 °C [>6000Â� ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is providing a high potent antimicrobial solution for textiles, coatings, polymers, and wound care and bandages. There is considerable proliferation of antibiotic resistant bacteria, and, antimicrobials that do not develop resistance is of significant societal interest. Silver-based antimicrob ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project enables key proof points behind the novel concept of a hand-held medical robot, i.e. use of a medical robot to autonomously perform a task during which neither the robot not the patient is fixed in space. The potential outcome of this project is a comprehensive line of robotic ultrasound transducers that enable a variety of interventional poi ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project is to significantly lower the cost and expand the number of addressable markets for ice thermal energy storage. Cost effectively storing energy is imperative to a sustainable future. Storage can provide reliable access to power from intermittent renewable sources, increase the resiliency of the grid t ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to make walking both safer and easier for transfemoral amputees. Falling and fear of falling are pervasive in this population. Transfemoral amputees fall at a rate approximately 200 times that of healthy age-matched individuals, and they seek medical attention from falls at the same rate as ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will address a critical bottleneck to widespread advanced material use in commercial markets. Carbon nanotubes are advanced supermaterials that have been at the forefront of technological innovation since their discovery in the early 1990s, but limited commercial success has ensued due to thei ...

This SBIR Phase I project will provide prototype products to satisfy customer needs in prioritized wearable sensor market segments for the endurance sports market. One advantage of the proposed sensor is its similar feel to cloth fabric, a benefit in comfort and convenience to the user. This is in contrast to current hydration monitors made of thick plastic materials requiring the use of an additi ...

Current and incumbent material systems rely on specific materials for specific threat ranges. For example, multi-spectral protection relies on an aggregate of different material types that, when used in composite structures present ease-of-manufacturing, integration and thermally induced issues, such as problems caused by Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE). Because of these challenges, thereâ ...

Over the past few years several beam halo detection techniques have been invented to minimize the beam interception rate and accuracy of measurements. However, instrumentation for these measurements are complex systems and are not modular. The systems tend to be specialized for a single facility, or even a single part of a beamline. Also, these systems can hardly be reused or moved to another loca ...