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Training in the symptoms of Spatial Disorientation (SD) has shown to be valuable in aiding pilots to recognize its onset and provide a means for mitigating its effects, but such demonstrations have traditionally been associated with specialized equipment and devices. Since the vast majority of pilots for the commercial aviation jet fleet are trained (or recertified) on 6-degree-of-freedom (DOF) h ...

In the proposed effort, we will leverage this extensive experience and capabilities to realize a frequency agile mmW radiometer that can cover the range of DC-110 GHz and can be scaled to DC-200 GHz under Phase II. Ours is a photonic system that multiplies and up-coverts a low-frequency reference signal onto an optical carrier (laser) using EO modulation, then uses the modulation sidebands to inj ...

Recent studies have shown that embedded systems are extremely vulnerable to security attacks. Some published exploits include remote hijacking of the electronic systems in a modern car and using IP phones and smart televisions to perform covert surveillance of their owners. In this project, we propose a protection system that automatically detects and removes vulnerabilities from embedded software ...

The ability to readily and rapidly detect the concentration of the 9- and 12-amino acid oxytocin analogs will significantly enhance the efficacy of understanding the conditions under which oxytocin is employed by the body. Ionica Sciences will take advantage of recent miniaturization of highly sensitive instrumentation that allows field application of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), a sp ...

The team of Monolith Semiconductor, X-FAB Texas, Rensselaer, United Technologies and Univ. of Arkansas will provide breakthrough advances in switch performance and manufacturing cost reduction to deliver cost-effective 100Amp, 1200V SiC power MOSFETs to enable widespread adoption. Based on the combined expertise in both Silicon and SiC power device design and processing, Monolith Semiconductor is ...

The goal of our work is to defend (legacy) embedded systems firmware with entirely new defensive capabilities proven up in prior DARPA-sponsored research at Columbia University. We invented the Software Symbiote, a host-based defensive technology that injects intrusion detection functionality within the firmware of a (legacy) embedded system and that senses the unauthorized modification of the dev ...