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In the Phase I of the project we studied feasibility of utilizing unique capabilities of diffractive waveplates – the new, fourth generation of optics  – for development of thin, flat and compact, window-mountable and light-weight, high-efficiency and high pointing accuracy, fast systems with millisecond re-pointing capability for high energy beam delivery for submarines. Several device arch ...

Energy to Power Solutions (e2P) has teamed with the Florida State University’s Center for Advanced Power Systems (FSU-CAPS) to design, fabricate, and test a robust, reliable, and low-cost Quench Detection and Quench Protection (QDQP) system. Our proprietary Intelligent QDQP (or I-QDQP) system uses a proprietary technique to cancel the HTS coil’s inductance leaving only the desired HTS coils r ...

The development of MWIR broad-area Quantum Cascade Lasers delivering over 10W of CW optical power in a high quality output beam (M2 < 1.5) with a minimal beam wander is proposed. These devices will find immediate use in various defense applications, including infrared countermeasures.

Necking-In, Necking-In, flow forming, MK80, Hot Spinning, penetrator, bomb bodies

VR Rehab, Inc. (VRR) working with team partner Arizona State University (ASU) has already successfully developed and demonstrated rapid, distributed, on-demand, small-scaled, domestic mass manufacturing of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) capable of autonomously delivering one-kilogram payloads to pre-selected locations at least two kilometers distant from the launch point. We have achieved key goals ...

We propose developing new instrumentation based on swept-wavelength external cavity quantum cascade lasers (swept-ECQCLs), to acquire physical/chemical data on chemical weapon agent (CWA) and simulant properties in laboratory-scale explosive testing, and to improve/validate computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes. In Phase I, we demonstrated laboratory measurements of CWA simulant combustion usin ...

The overall Technical Objective of Phase II is to further develop a universal Blind Mating Connection [BMC] that allows easy removal, replacement, and upgrading of rack mountable Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) computing system components. The universal BMC must enable development of Computing Infrastructure (CI) solutions that reduce cost and accelerate the development, integration, and installat ...

In Phase I, the project team of American Maglev Technology of Florida (AMT) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) studied the feasibility of novel high-strength, high-conductivity, and lighter-weight Aluminum-Cerium (Al-Ce) decking combined structurally and thermally with a highly conductive graphite foam used in conjunction with phase-change material (PCM) to create a passive cooling solution ...

Wireless modems have been proposed to get around the need for hull penetrators.  The initial goal for these modems will be to support installation of CTD senors which are important for improving the performance of other submarine sensors, but an even larger potential market might exist for a mature, reliable, easily installed, high performance modem with low lifecycle costs which could replace hu ...

The program will be dedicated to a systematic study on QCL optical damage, long term reliability, and increase in damage threshold for high power QCLs. At the end of Phase II, we will have developed and fully validated an instantaneous QCL COD model and a model for QCL long-term degradation under full driving conditions. The two models covering a broad spectral region will provide a scientific b ...