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FIRST RF proposes a passive array antenna operating from 350 MHz 6000 MHz which provides the Navy a low-risk approach to the next generation airborne SIGINT system. This antenna array provides independent access to 8 beams across the band distributed over a 60 degrees field of view in azimuth and over the elevation field of view of 40 degrees . Our approach is lightweight and does not depend on ...

A novel Ultra-Wide Band antenna is proposed to address the needs of this solicitation for a low profile passive antenna for Angle of Arrival (AoA) estimation. The antenna uses a connected array architecture to provide the very low frequency end of the band desired. The connected array links a multiplicity of nominally UWB elements together to instantiate a UWB response much wider than can be achie ...

This Phase II effort will expand the Attribute-based advanced face technology to TRL4 or more, to improve the user interfaces issues for this novel technology and to advance the fundamental understanding of Attributes and how they are efficiently computed and their stability properties. It will expand beyond traditional relational DB to a distributed model to support 10M to 100M faces. It will eva ...

SEAS incorporates multiple measures into a single, integrated toolset, and includes objective and subjective measures of performance, workload and situation awareness. Using an iterative method of development, this project will result in a fully functional toolset that can be flexibly expanded and adapted to different domains. Our SEAS toolset is based on a modular framework that allows easy ex ...

A novel lithium battery has the potential to form the basis of a very high specific energy, rechargeable battery for shipboard wireless sensor systems. We propose to investigate a variety of approaches to develop this new battery design and optimize the cycle life, reliability, and safety. Our work on improving the performance characteristics of the battery will focus on building a proof-of-concep ...

UAS collision avoidance and cooperative navigation is a subject of intense research and development, particularly as UAS play a growing role in current and future engagements. The purpose of this Phase I program was to explore high performance yet affordable radar apertures and exciter/receiver systems as part of a collision avoidance Sense and Avoid (SAA) radar for the Firescout UAS. High-perform ...

There is a need for transportable alternative energy systems capable of providing renewable electric power. The proposed Portable Array Module (PAM) meets this need, promising a new age of sustainable clean energy production and portability in situations where highly reliable energy sources must be established and maintained within a very short timeframe. Within PAM, power is generated by thin fil ...

We propose to develop a tool which enables Marines and Soldiers to assess local economic conditions and develop courses of action to positively impact the economy. Several innovations are: semi-automated techniques to identify key economic components; automated methods which tell service members what, who, where, when, and how to gather data; rapid data intake; sophisticated analysis which integr ...

This is an exciting opportunity to develop technology which enables effective governance in disrupted societies. The key concepts described are to 1) enable bi-directional communications between a local populace and its leaders and 2) use these communications to monitor social networks. We will address technological challenges, motivating the citizenry, and motivating the emergent government. T ...