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The goal of the proposed program is the development of a machine learning tool that will automatically detect errors and contamination in radar cross section (RCS) measurements at an outdoor test range.This tool will exploit recent advances in machine learning by training a deep learning neural network to extract sophisticated sets of features, which can be adapted to reveal subtle patterns in the ...

ThermoPulse is a wireless temperature sensing system that has been demonstrated to accurately and reliably read internal cure/bond temperatures of composites at depths to one-inch through common bagging materials using embedded sensors small enough to not degrade the structural performance of the composite.This project proposes meet the Air Force need for increased reading distance by modifying th ...

Composite airframe designs benefit significantly from incorporation of adhesive bond joints rather than metal fasteners. Adhesive bonds can be exceptionally strong and light, but require careful process control to form. To rely on such joints, both the Air Force and commercial manufacturers require a non destructive test method to verify the quality of as-built joints. The only known test is shock ...

InGaAs-based extended short-wavelength infrared (XSWIR)-sensitive photodiodes and avalanche-photodiode (APD) detectors will be developed for use in laser rangefinders (LRFs), imagers, and small-pitch multifunction ladar receivers. Through a series of epitaxial growth campaigns, the cutoff wavelength of InGaAs detectors will be extended into the XSWIR while retaining the advantageous cost structure ...

The current AdHoc emergency notification system for the United States Air Force is a broken and antiquated process that does not fit the needs of todays modern war fighter. At a majority of Air Force Bases the squadron members still hand carry a piece of paper on them at all times called a recall roster, which includes all of the names and information of each squadron member, in order to successfu ...

This proposal is meant to assist the Air Force on the $70 million annual problem of bird strikes. The Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) team is constantly trying to come up with new ways to harass birds so that they are not a hazard for operating aircraft. The BASH biologists are doing their best with the tools that they have, but there are still large expenses being expended by the USAF for bird ...

URSA, an industry leader in UAV forensics and autonomous systems telemetry analysis, will leverage their existing intellectual property and expertise to create a prototype CUAS evaluation platform. This workstream will produce three critical components: a flexible target UAV platform; a instrumentation payload for detecting, recording, and transmitting external effects and onboard telemetry; and a ...

Photon is a collaboration operating system for teams trying to distill information chaos into smart decisions, often using a multitude of computing devices, geographic locations, and networks. Photon works by turning all of an organization's screens and input devices into a single, unified, collaborative workspace that can be shared between all users across large distances, allowing a given user t ...

The U.S. Air Force trains and educates a large and diverse workforce to meet requirements across a complex array of missions. Early-stage training in many Air Force Specialty Codes can consist of large corpora of foundational, static material, so training that motivates airmen is a necessary element in helping ensure a supply of qualified personnel in mission-critical areas like aerospace maintena ...

The Air Force (AF) is in the early stages of migrating business and mission applications to the commercial cloud. For applications to function they require access to data; and AF unclassified data can be voluminous, sensitive and mission critical. A number of AF applications have been migrated to the commercial cloud by SSSC and other contractors; however, the application migrations have been path ...