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ABSTRACT: The U.S. Air Force has a need to improve stray light rejection and reduce the solar exclusion angle for space-based optical sensors tasked with star tracking navigation and with detecting and tracking multiple satellites. The Spectral Imaging Laboratory (SPILAB) proposes the development of artificial compound eye (ACE)optics with an internal honeycomb louver baffle that can block stray ...

ABSTRACT: Spectral Energies, LLC in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame and Georgia Tech proposes to develop and deliver flow control approaches for mitigating adverse effects of shock formation, unsteadiness, and shock-induced separation on aero optical turrets. During Phase I, one passive and two active flow control approaches were identified for a favorable modification of the turr ...

ABSTRACT: In this Phase II proposal Silvus proposes to develop a prototype Airborne Network Orderwire system. The prototype called Silvus Communications Orderwire (SC-Orderwire) is based on the architecture that Silvus has developed in Phase I. Silvus proposes to demonstrate the SC-Orderwire prototype in Phase II in an airborne network with 1 ground and 3 airborne nodes. Each SC-Orderwire maintai ...

ABSTRACT: Multimode fiber (MMF) is the prevalent cable plant in many mil-aerospace systems. The multimode channel has bandwidth limitations due to modal dispersion. This program will apply channel equalization to the photonic link, leveraging techniques established for copper interconnect. We optimize the fiber launch condition to maximize the effective modal bandwidth (EMB). We will utilized ...

ABSTRACT: To address the Air Force need for a system to monitor the state of wear of cutting tools in high performance fighter jet production, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) developed the Innovative Monitoring System for Performance Assessment of Cutting Tools (IMPACT) that has demonstrated the ability to detect the onset of cutting tool wear and the ensuing degradation of part quality. The pe ...

ABSTRACT: Toyon in partnership with FLIR EOC, proposes to leverage recent advances in large-format hybrid (CMOS/InGaAs) focal plane arrays and composite focal plane array technology to develop a low-cost, SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power) optimized, high resolution imaging system capable of providing wide area persistent imagery within the near infrared (NIR) to short wave infrared (SWIR) spectrum. ...

ABSTRACT: The proposed Phase II effort is a two year program focused on demonstrating both the feasibility of an integrated semiconductor optical thresholder and its ability to enable a high frequency Optical Analog to Digital Converter (OADC). Such OADCs would dramatically enhance capability in multiple Air Force platforms. BENEFIT: The integrated optical thresholder technology would permit pr ...

ABSTRACT: Exquadrum proposes to continue development of its rocket nozzle thrust diverter, which was successfully demonstrated in Phase I. The innovative thrust diverter operates separate from the engine and engine cycle, and therefore has no performance effect on the turbomachinery, thrust chamber, or nozzle. It is stowed away from the engine exhaust stream for re-usability and long-life, and ...

ABSTRACT: Space-based space situational awareness (SSA) for the surveillance and reconnaissance of deep space (DS) resident space objects (RSOs) requires advanced compression algorithms. Due to downlink availability and bandwidth limitations, gross loss compression is performed prior to transmitting mission data on the downlink towards the ground station. The on-board image processing methods cur ...

ABSTRACT: The overall goal of the Phase II effort is to take CalRAM"s Additive Manufacturing process, based on Electron Beam Melting (EBM) technology, to the point where it is ready to fabricate titanium hardware for Liquid Rocket Engine(LRE)production. Phase II will focus on demonstrating the EBM process to produce and evaluate LRE components. In addition to the work performed on titanium allo ...