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An innovative bio-harvesting energy technology is proposed for powering fully implantable neural interfaces with long lifetimes. Phase 1 will demonstrate proof-of-concept, address materials compatibility and develop a model for future design optimization.

During recent conflicts, the U.S. has benefited from complete air dominance. Such dominance has allowed us to control or even eliminate many if not most sources of uncertainty affecting air missions. The command and control systems that have emerged

We propose a novel, practical CONOPS, system architecture, and algorithms for robust control of mixed manned-unmanned teams in highly uncertain environments. Our approach adds contingency policies to a baseline plan that guide dynamic activation and res

"USSOCOM has need for a lightweight, concealable, one-to-three legged support for modern targeting devices. Existing solutions are heavy, bulky, expensive, and take too long both to deploy and to stow when operations are complete. The Physical Sciences team of structural engineers and retired USSOCOM operators will determine the feasibility of using low-cost, commercially available materials to fo ...

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) proposes a novel Reconfigurable Optical Payload for Enhanced Navigation In Cluttered Environments (ROPE-NICE) for UAVs between 1 and 55 lbs to navigate in GPS denied environments; at altitude (downward staring), low level urban, or indoor cluttered. In its leanest configuration (150g), the core payload includes one downward E/O camera, one forward E/O camera, an IMU, ...

The successful introduction of advanced prosthetic arm systems such as those developed by the DARPA "Revolutionizing Prosthetics" program will require overcoming unique challenges of fitting prostheses to arm amputees in a systematic way. Innovative diagnostic tools are required for quantifying the socket-limb interface during the fitting process, and provide for a systematic socket-fitting strate ...

Tissue differentiation, repair, and regeneration as well as the basic operation of excitable cells depends on cell membrane potential.The ability to measure these potentials for large numbers of cells and without invasive electrodes depends on the continued development of optical probes: voltage-sensitive dyes.Akita and its partners are working on a new class of such dyes which will provide higher ...

Adversaries are launching increasingly proficient cyber attacks against our militarys infrastructure. While the Navy has focused significant resources on cyber defense, current defense tools are largely reactive in nature, addressing events after the initial attack. Augmenting our cyber defense with proactive tools to analyze the goals and decision-making processes of adversaries will enable cyber ...

Triton Systems will be producing a cortical modem capable of achieving bidirectional data rates in excess of 3Gbps with minimal power dissipation inside the body. The system integrates with neural probes and is packaged in a hermetically sealed package.

Analog Photonics proposes to create a silicon photonics emission array for optogenetic activation and silencing of neurons with visible and infrared light. External lasers are fiber coupled to the silicon chip and standard silicon photonics methods are used for light routing to thousands of emitters.