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On average, a pedestrian is killed every 2 hours and injured every 8 minutes in traffic crashes. 73% of these fatalities occur in urban areas. The SmartCross system aims to reduce the risk of vehicle-pedestrian crashes by providing situational awareness to the pedestrian as well as the vehicle approaching a crosswalk. The system makes use of the proliferation of smartphones to provide audio, visua ...

A two-pulse Third Stage Rocket Motor (TSRM) with long inter-pulse (100+sec) capability can enhance the Next Generation SM3 BMDS interceptor targeting capability.Due to this, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is seeking innovative component technologies that support improvements for manufacturing/performance and mass reduction for Third Stage Rocket Motor (TSRM) and TSRM ACS components/materials. To ...

To address the Missile Defense Agencys (MDAs) need for advanced, reliable power transient protection methods for interceptor missile platforms, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) has developed a new Self healing Network for Transient Interrupt Elimination (SENTINEL) device. The SENTINEL solution is based on a modular power protection architecture that interfaces transparently with existing avionics ...

To address the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) need for improved lightweight solutions for lightning mitigation for large missiles, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to advance the development of a new Grounding Multilayer Missile Coating for Lightning Strike Mitigation (GRAMS). GRAMS provides protection to large missiles against direct lightning strikes by offering a unique solution that co ...

"The Rad Hard IMU proposed in this research is a cornerstone technology required for the next generation of Common Kill Vehicles. It provides best-in-class performance in a compact package suitable for use on the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) and Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV). It provides a common Kill Vehicle Modular Open Architecture (KVMOA) interface compatible with future MDA development pr ...

Throat inserts and nose tips are essential and critical components of all missile systems. Historically, high density (minimum density of 1.9 g/cc), high performance Carbon-Carbon (C-C) composites, reinforced by multi-directional (Multi-D) carbon fiber preforms have been selected as the preferred materials for these applications.Different types of multi-D fiber preform construction have been devel ...

"The evolution in safe and arm (S&A) devices to in-line electronic S&A and Arm-Fire devices (ESAD/EAFD) have not tracked closely with the incredible cost- and size-reductions made by electronics. Large electro-mechanical S&A devices used in rocket motor ignition systems have become one of the notable cost elements on current missile systems. Developing and delivering smaller, in-line, electronic S ...

This Phase II will build and demonstrate nanoradian class absolute tracking of remote objects relative to the fixed stars including pointing a track illuminator at the object to similar accuracy.This new capability will be suited both for precision tracking of remote missiles as well as illuminating them reliably as a track source for HEL systems.By adding navigation grade Fiber Optic Gyros (FOGs) ...

"MDA interceptors require lighter weight TSRM and ACS components to achieve performance goals for next generation SM3. Lower density, higher temperature internal insulation materials will reduce weight in the DACS and ACS components. In ongoing MDA SBIR programs, SDC is developing a composite insulated pressure accumulator (PA) for SM3. The composite overwrap has proven to be lighter weight compar ...

In this effort, the Optical Sciences Company (tOSC) and Raytheon Vision Systems (RVS) have teamed to provide a revolutionary sensor system that can project laser light and detect even single photons returning from distant ballistic missile targets, in order to perform active tracking 0.0on the missile.Ultimately, we will build an innovative fiber-optics-based laser system as a phased array trackin ...