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aCADian Inc. proposes to develop a user friendly, extensible, integrated CAD environment for the design and simulation of Photonic Integrated Circuits. It will provide a high-productivity photonic layout capability, seamless integration with lightwave simulation packages. The software will be designed from the ground up to deal with the specifics of integrated optical circuits. It will incorpo ...

The Crown team proposes to develop a Global Positioning System Based Formation Control System (GFCS). The proposed GFCS shall allow vehicles to maneuver relative to each other without reference to additional positioning data and shall allow separations of the nearest points on the vehicles in formation as low as one meter. The GFCS shall utilize commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS)/ non-developm ...

Delta Data Systems, Inc. (DDS), a key developer and supplier of GIS technology to clients such as NASA, COE, NOS, etc. and Neptune Sciences, Inc. (NSI), a developer of the Navy Surf Model and other nearshore related products, will combine their expertise to develop a Marine Geographical Information Systems. Presently, no one method exists to adequately assess the coastal environment. Large datab ...

In this SBIR project, Knowledge Evolution, Inc. (KEI) supported by the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute (ISI) proposes to develop a Multi-Media Design Narrative (MMDN) capability that can fundamentally alter the way software design knowledge is communicated among designers. The MMDN will bid on three complimentary technologies: 1) KEI's case-based approach to sof ...

The military services are currently transitioning to the information age. That transition is placing demands on military personnel to adapt to new ways of thinking about and performing their jobs. Adaptability will be essential for survival in the year 2010. American business, like the military services, are highly dynamic today. Downsizing, technological advancements, and the open ...

Seemann Composites, Inc. (SCI), as the prime contractor, Materials Science Corporation (MSC) and McDonnell Douglas Phantom Works as subcontractors, propose to develop an advanced composite structure which will be significantly lighter, tougher and more reliable than previous hull structures and which can be built at a lower cost than conventional construction. Furthermore, problems with quality ...