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As the warfighter is increasingly using more highly integrated instruments, e.g. a laser rangefinder (LRF) combined with a laser designator and an imager, the need to decrease the size of these components becomes more important. Compact small munition applications of rangefinders particularly place an emphasis on size of the optical front end. In order to make the transceiver more compact, speci ...

A critical step in the extraction of elements from ore, especially rare earth elements that are found in complex minerals, is separation. Froth flotation is a highly versatile method for physically separating particles based on differences in the ability of air bubbles to selectively adhere to specific mineral surfaces in a mineral/water slurry. The particles with attached air bubbles are then ca ...

Physical Sciences Inc. in cooperation with Colorado State University proposes to develop a compact infrared flash 3D imaging sensor employing compressive sensing (CS) concepts. The CS 3D sensor offers a combination of high range resolution (cm), high point cloud density (100100 format), and fast 3D image frame rates (30 Hz) in a low cost, compact form factor employing commercial off the shelf comp ...

ENIG, in collaboration with SRI, proposes to develop a modeling methodology with predictive and inferential capabilities to address the challenges of designing body armor to resist realistic multiple impacts from burst fire events. Our toolkit will provide an end-to-end modeling capability, grounded in the statistics of realistic impacts from small-arms fire, which would address the final material ...

This proposal will investigate body armor systems to the effects of burst fire. In Phase I, the team of researchers will investigate the spatial distribution of impacts of common burst fire capable rifles, demonstrate a statistical analysis technique, and demonstrate a ballistic model approach while applying this research to a surrogate body armor solution. The program will begin with an analysi ...

Complex wounds including traumatic, chemical, chronic or surgical wounds present a significant challenge to care givers. Wound healing, being a complex and multifaceted process, differs significantly based on the type of wound and the underlining health of the patient. It is well established that factors like impaired perfusion, infection, existence of metabolic disorders such as diabetes, bad nut ...

This project will complete development of a viable, cost-effective industrial production technique for producing ultrastrong, flexible and tough carbon fibers composed of double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWNTs) and of a small amount of a polymer, based on a continuous manufacturing process. This will be done by refining MERs innovative technology for the efficient continuous production of unique fo ...

Clinical monitoring of mental health status has not evolved much from the routine meeting between patient and clinician, which suffers from a lack of quantification, irregular and anecdotal reporting, and does not necessarily include input from family. This is unfortunate given current technology, in which people routinely volunteer to track their own health related behavior, such as exercise and ...

SI2 Technologies, Inc. (SI2) and Drexel University propose to develop printed, flexible, high-performance ultracapacitors to meet the Armys need for lightweight energy storage. SI2 will leverage its demonstrated expertise in ink jet printing and Drexels expertise with carbon nanoparticle synthesis. SI2 has considerable experience in the roll-to-roll deposition of conductive ink patterns. These ...

"HgCdTe is the material of choice for high performance infrared red focal plane arrays (IRFPA) used in militarys night vision systems. One of the major problems IRFPA manufacturers face is the ineffective passivation of the highly reticulated HgCdTe detector surfaces, which results in poor performance. Furthermore, newly evolved FPA technology requires the creation of much challenging high-aspect ...