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Detection and identification of biological agents are challenging tasks, requiring the assessment of a variety of sophisticated analysis techniques. This proposal addresses what is agreed to be the most dangerous threat, agent delivery in aerosol form.Our goal is to develop a field-portable laser diagnostic instrument capable of analyzing a large fraction of the total particles in a sample flow. ...

This proposal addresses an unconventional photonic approach to the next generation IR scene generator. The revolutionary IR scene generator design intrinsically has advantages in speed, compactness, light intensity, temperature range, spatial resolution,background noise, reliability, and cost as compared with the competitive approaches. The device design overcomes all the major shortcomings of th ...

Haematophagous arthropods including ticks and mosquitoes spread many deadly diseases and pose serious threats to people throughout the world. Current measures only mediate the problem, and no solution exists to stop the spread of disease by these vectors.Trapping these arthropods can be a significant component in controlling and monitoring their populations, yet current trapping devices are eithe ...

ALPHATECH proposes a component-based software architecture and algorithms approach for multi-vehicle intelligent planning and control to support Future Combat Systems (FCS) resupply operations. The proposed system will enable a small number of humanoperators to rapidly develop, execute, and continuously update resupply plans that coordinate the activities of multiple materials-handling equipment ( ...

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. Wepropose the development of a framework for designing broadband RAM by integrating expertise into very efficient computational electromagnetics and de ...

Objective Force Warriors will use new technologies that provide them with information in unprecedented volume. To use these assets well, leaders of small units will need strong problem-solving and decision-making skills. Current Army training may addresssome of these skills, but not all. The challenge is to discern what training is needed to prepare Objective Force leaders, to reuse relevant train ...

Military planning and logistics must account for weather effects on both a strategic and tactical level. There is, however, uncertainty associated with any forecast that confounds planning and decision-making in relation to anticipated weather effects andtheir impacts on equipment and personnel. The Aptima team proposes to develop visualizations of weather uncertainty from forecast data to present ...

Argon Engineering Associates presents an innovative approach to Direction Finding (DF), replacing analog Butler Matrix beamforming with an all-digital adaptive beam former. Argon proposes to implement FFT channelization before beamforming using FieldProgrammable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). This allows both beamforming and advanced signal detection algorithms performed in general purpose processors to u ...

The objectives of this SBIR Phase I research program are to design and implement an unobtrusive methodology that can be used to rapidly and easily predict individual and team cognitive readiness to perform critical missions. The methodology proposedherein provides a rich decisional framework for cognitive readiness assessment in complex environments. Among the attributes offered by the approach ...

The potency of anthrax as a BW agent is due to the ability of the anthrax spores to survive in a dormant state even under extreme conditions. Unfortunately, the molecular signals controlling Bacillus spore germination are not well known. Identifying thegermination mechanism will permit the discovery of new classes of germinants. The elucidation of receptors responsible for germination is especi ...