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ANR technologies have been successfully incorporated in communication headsets to improve speech intelligibility and hearing conservation in high noise environments. This Phase I research effort will introduce advancements in optimal controller/headset architectures that will lead to: greater SPL attenuations at the ear, significantly extended ANR bandwidth, and improvements in speech intelligibi ...

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 ...

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 objective of the Phase I program is the development of vehicular satellite cornmunications antenna Systems for all military (UHF, SHF, and EFIF) and commercial (L, C, Ku) frequency bands for tactical/strategic cornmunications-on-the-move. Astron has proposed a series of innovations which will result in significantly smaller antenna elements which will translate into smaller antenna systems whi ...

This Phase I program has as its objective to investigate innovative antenna concepts for small, broadband antennas and a demonstration of the concepts feasibility with experimental models or computer antenna models. These antennas are needed for operation over the HF through X band ranges. Astron has chosen the HF and VHF/UHF ranges for exploration of its innovative monopole and dipole antenna ele ...

In order to assist the Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) operator in performing timely damage estimates for physical and functional damage assessment, Aurora Simulation Inc. proposes to develop an Automatic Battle Damage Prediction System (ABDPS), which will have the following features: ABDPS will not only predict physical damage and functional damage independently, but will also predict the couplin ...

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 ...

The detection of diseases induced by rickettsia is difficult. PCR has been used, but the sensitivity is often far from perfect. Serologic tests are based mostly on host antibodies, i.e. they use late biomarkers because antibodies against O.tsutsugamushi usually appear only after about 10-14 days. Antigens, i.e. bacterial proteins are present much earlier but a very sensitive immunoassay is nece ...

CRS has developed software based simulation and development tools, for advanced GPS systems. These tools (in conjunction with associated hardware) allow rapid design, test, validation and prototyping using a single platform. We propose to use this toolset(and associated hardware) for the simulation and design of Network Assisted GPS Receiver with direct P(Y) acquisition capability. The software ...