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Goodman Technologies (GT) in partnership with the University of Hawaii (UHM, a Minority Serving Institution, MSI) and supported by Lockheed Martin propose to demonstrate a Moldable Labyrinth Nanocomposite High-Energy Electromagnetic Shielding and perform Gamma-Ray validation testing with the USSF. In space ionizing Gamma rays are produced by neutron stars, pulsars, supernova explosions, and regio ...

This project aims to strengthen the cybersecurity of edge computers used by special operation forces warfighters. Our team has developed a novel approach for edge computer security called CyberShield that implements hardware obfuscation to detect and defeat cyberattacks. By obscuring the edge computing hardware, an attacker can never write effective malware because they do not know the target inst ...

BioSqueeze, Inc. (BSI) proposes using microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) to meet DARPA’s SBIR program objective of “pushing the utility of biological cement derived from living organisms to produce hardened surfaces in semi-aquatic environments.” Our MICP technology will reduce the effects of beach erosion and greatly improve the ability of vehicles to transition from ...

The goal of this project entitled Assembling the PDK for a PZT piezoMEMS Process is for Radiant to verify its PZT pMEMS process and complete the associated Process Design Kit (PDK) in order to support DoD prototyping and low volume production of piezoelectric MEMS components.  In Phase 1, Radiant verified a photolithographic mask set holding a plethora of piezoMEMS device architectures and constr ...

The current Space Surveillance Network (SSN) is projected to soon be unable to track all manmade Low Earth Orbit (LEO) objects. Unprecedentedly large constellations of satellites will exponentially grow the number of LEO objects, and simply adding more sensors to the SSN to keep pace with the proliferation in LEO is a cost-prohibitive proposition. This research proposes to address the proliferatio ...

Radiant Technologies will team with the University of New Mexico (UNM) and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) to characterize Radiant’s PZT-based piezoMEMS process on 6-inch wafers. Radiant’s unique I-Beam piezoMEMS process uses a single Deep RIE step to release integrated circuit thin-PZT-film capacitors as piezoelectric strings, membranes, and cantilevers on a silicon wafer. The ...

Texas A&M University (TAMU) and Applied Technology Associates (ATA) propose to develop and characterize a set of orbit determination and estimation algorithms for closely-spaced objects in low Earth orbit. The algorithms will span existing state-of-the-art-in-practice and possible state-of-the-art-in-research approaches. These algorithms will seek to extract maximal information out of existing spa ...

The current Space Surveillance Network (SSN) is projected to soon be unable to track all manmade Low Earth Orbit (LEO) objects at the current rate of observation. Very large constellations of satellites will exponentially grow the number of LEO objects, and simply adding more sensors to the SSN to keep pace with the proliferation in LEO is a cost-prohibitive proposition. This research proposes to ...

By employing hive-like communications, adaptive sensor packages along with swarm-based collection and processing across all deployed ground, drone, and airframe platforms, a virtual, composable software environment (CSE) is formed for the rapid insertion of new capabilities into existing platforms. Forward operators can compose software processing chains (workflows) in response to changing or unex ...

Small satellites have proven capable and cost effective, and innovative payloads and technologies will expand the mission space that CubeSats can support. ATA proposes to build a CubeSat-sized laser communications prototype payload, adapting high photon efficiency optical communications techniques to achieve data transfer rates up to 100 mega-bits per second (Mbps) with the small apertures require ...