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ABSTRACT: A Multi-Newton plasma thruster accelerating its propellant without the endurance limitations imposed by electrodes is proposed. The core mechanism combines electron-cyclotron resonant ionization in a microwave cavity with combinational coupling, magnetic confinement, magnetic mirrors, and a magnetic nozzle. The basic concept provides high plasma density at high power cm-mm waves and ver ...

ABSTRACT: Efficient routing strategies combined with robust transport protocols are paramount in new generations of satellite networks which encompass diverse constellations located at different orbits. Compared to older bent pipe satellite systems with no onboard IP routing and processing schemes, the newer generations offer a lot more flexibility. Accordingly, the impact of cross-layer approach ...

ABSTRACT: NextGen Aeronautics Inc. proposes use of CNT yarn to weave antenna elements into composite fabric used on Unmanned Vehicles. Use of highly conductive materials, which have previously demonstrated performance at least as good as copper at the desired frequencies, woven into the structural materials will enable antennas to be more simply mounted on a UAV. This ease of integration will als ...

ABSTRACT: We propose development of an efficient physics-based computational capability for simulation of complex MIMO-radar clutter, with applicability to single- and multi-platform transmitter-receiver systems, which accounts accurately, on the basis of Maxwell's equations, for all relevant multi-path propagation and scattering effects. Our effort will enable simulation of scattering ...

ABSTRACT: Modern critical systems present a heterogeneous footprint with different domains, operating systems, devices, and network protocols. Often, such systems rely on information originating from remote embedded devices, which run on commercially available platforms that cannot be assumed to be trusted. To address this problem, RTI and the Battelle propose a real-time remote attestation app ...

ABSTRACT: NextGen Aeronautics, leveraging past experience in generating stress spectra from static and vibratory loads as well as knowledge of gas turbines, is proposing a method for estimating blade stresses from multiple vibratory loads in rotating systems in Phase I. Additionally, we will develop and easy-to-use software application to integrate stresses from multiple modes using a super-posit ...

ABSTRACT: The ability to track and identify personnel, vehicles, and equipment is becoming an increasingly important component of military missions. A number of taggants that can be covertly attached to a target have recently been developed. To increase the operational advantage provided by taggants, it is possible to encode IR taggants with optical signatures which upconvert or downconvert in ...

ABSTRACT: XCOM Wireless is an RF MEMS developer focusing on products for Defense prime contractors and the commercial test and instrumentation communities. The Ohio State University is committed to the modeling, optimization, and characterization of MEM devices and antenna arrays. Both teams have MEM and ESA design experience, and understand pitfalls of both hybrid and fully-integrated architec ...

ABSTRACT: The problem of characterizing turbulence over long optical paths or over very strong shorter paths is challenging and unsolved. Current measurement systems do not address all aspects of the problem. Generally available measurements are incomplete in that they do not contain sufficient information at sufficient resolution to address all of the deep turbulence questions, such as validity ...

Frontier Technology, Inc. (FTI) and its research partner University of Florida (UF) propose to develop new software tools for addressing the requirements of semi-automatically programming emerging classes of computational hardware for Exa-scale computing so as to benefit the DoD through reduced software production and overall life cycle costs with greater portability, fewer defects, and energy red ...