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As we progress towards the network-centric environment envisioned by JV2010 and JV2020, our dependency upon space assets to meet our force enhancement (C4, weather, navigation, intelligence, surveillance, etc.) requirements is expected to growexponentially. This trend is not only for our forces, but the forces of our potential adversaries, as well. With so many mission critical assets parked in v ...

The Phase I research effort delivered a fully functional wired binaural microphone prototype capable of providing realistic hearing capabilities to a remotely located soldier. Building on the successful completion of Phase I, the Phase II developmenteffort will refine the current design, add enhanced hearing features, and deliver two wireless binaural microphone systems to the Army. The Phase II ...

Radar signature prediction has been the focus of much research and development for the past 50 years. With the increasing CPU speeds, the focus over the past 15 years has been to develop fast and rigorous simulation tools for composite structures. Evenwith modern computational resources, requirements for modeling large structures overwhelm existing supercomputers. The level of detail in target mod ...

To avoid detection by enemy radar, military platforms are often coated with Radar Absorbing Material (RAM). RAM is intended to operate over a wide range of frequencies with a minimum amount of angular dependence to increase platform survivability. Themain objective of the proposed Phase II work is to integrate various innovative and successfully demonstrated methodologies under a single main fram ...

The program objective is the development of a high powered three dimensional, minimum aperture sized antenna that is portable and can be deployed in urban environments. It will be capable of delivering very high RF power over wide fields of view.Thistechnology is directly applicable to radars and communications systems. The results of Phase II will provide more efficient, high powered, and small ...

The Optical Ring Gauge is designed as an accurate, field-portable, optical device for measuring critical dimensions of ammunition ranging in size from 5.56 mm (.21

Although many small transducers have been demonstrated in the laboratory for detection of DNA high sensitivity detection generally requires amplification of the target using a method such as PCR. A detector that combines molecular recognition with signalamplification would dramatically minimize sample preparation, reduce analysis time, and lower cost and logistical burden. Equally important the ...

Chemical weapons are inexpensive, accessible, and they can have devastating, long lasting effects on urban centers. Currently, no single chemical detection system can support the intelligence community in detecting and identifying chemical agents wherethey are manufactured and support first responder units in surveying the site of a chemical agent release. In Phase I, EOIR Technologies investigate ...

The overall objective of the proposed Phase I study was to develop a one-step, rapid assay for detecting bacterial toxins in aqueous solutions using fluorescent, polymerized liposomes. During Phase I, Luna developed several formulations for affinity,polymerized, fluorescent liposomes (fluorosomes) based on acetylenic phospholipids and lipid-based fluorescent probes. The ligands biotin, GM1, prot ...

The US Army ERDC has identified a need for fast-response temperature sensors for small scale explosions where gas temperature rise rates might be as high as 4000¿C in one millisecond (4 million ¿C/s). During the Phase I SBIR research effort, the LunaInnovations researchers were able to measure a 1200¿C rise in 0.5ms (2.4million¿C/s) rise rate with a proprietary bonded non-metallic thin film f ...