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Many injuries in the battlefield are being treated by non-medical personnel(e.g. 42% of tourniquet applications are applied by non-medical personnel). Unfortunately, most non-medical personnel are not provided with opportunities to practice medical skills in a high stress environment prior to completing them during live missions. This lack of practice of critical skills is related to a need to foc ...

To address the Army’s need for a fire control radar for small UASs, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop an Advanced Fire Control Radar for Group 1 and 2 Unmanned Surveillance Systems (ARGUS). ARGUS is a compact, lightweight, and low power sensor that directly fits in the electronics or payload bay of Group 1 and 2 UASs. It interfaces with the platform’s flight computer throug ...

Deep Focus applies deep learning neural nets to Apache Fire Control Radar (FCR) targeting and target identification, with applicability to related systems. Recent innovations in deep learning theory and implementation have enabled neural nets to achieve what was once unthinkable: beat humans at complex image recognition skills, safely pilot cars over chaotic road systems, and overwhelm Grandmaster ...

To address the Army’s need for a novel approach that enables pump combiners with improved coupling efficiency for high-power fiber laser systems, Hedgefog Research Inc. (HFR) proposes to develop a new Fiber Laser with Enhanced Coupling (FLEC) that minimizes excess heat generation in fiber lasers via efficient mode scrambling of the pump light in the cladding of the active fiber. Specifically, we ...

To address the Armys need for an indoor GPS satellite constellation antenna array, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Scalable Dynamic GPS Broadband Patch Antenna Array (SPAN) system. The proposed array is based on the novel integration of the broadband GPS-band smart antenna arrays coupled with EMI-immune fiber-optic interface between SPANs unique orbit-like platform loca ...

The SA Photonics SafeLanding system offers a means for carrying out falling weight deflectometry measurement much more quickly than is possible with conventional equipment. With high-rate calibrated impact stimulation and all-optical sensing, SafeLanding collects high-quality deflectometry data while the unit is in motion. Unlike rolling wheel deflectometers, SafeLanding does not rely on heavy wei ...

To address the Army need for biometric authentication and access management for medics and casualty identification on Android platforms, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Android Biometric Authentication and Casualty Identification (ABACI) tool integrating a modular Android software toolset capable of dynamically utilizing one or more sensors for medic authentication and ...

To address the Army need for a low profile strain measurement system for parachute suspension lines, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Smart Parachute Suspension Line (SPASL). It is based on novel construction of suspension and control cords using core-conducting bi-component fiber yarns in a double braid rope configuration. Specifically, the innovation in utilizing low a ...

Realizing that not only flash density but interconnectivity presents a challenge to implementing very-large memory arrays, Irvine Sensors Corporation proposes a Reconfigurable, Hybrid, Three-dimensional Memory (RHyTHM) with Infinitely Scalable Interconnect Architecture (ISIA).RHyTHM is a hybrid structure consisting of multiple consumer, off-the-shelf, stacked flash components, coupled with a custo ...

Commercially available quad-copters could provide an innovative smart attack capability to existing military deployment platforms. This proposal demonstrates a plan to develop a payload for the ATACMS or GMLRS missile systems to deploy a "section" of UAS devices on the battlefield. Once there, these quad-copter UAS devices will navigate to and attack a target of interest using explosively formed p ...