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To address the Air Force need for a wireless fire detection system, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to complete the development of a new Wireless Fire Identification (WiFireID) system. It is based on a four-band optical sensor, an omnidirectional lens, and a ZigBee wireless network. The innovation in coupling an omnidirectional lens with a four-band optical sensor will enable WiFireID ...

Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to design and develop the novel Wireless LINK (W-LINK) with all necessary interfaces between an aircraft and a ground station for data transfer from an aircraft immediately after a flight terminates. POC's proposed W-LINK system will integrate wireless communication hardware, software, and electronics, RF transceivers, high-speed data interfaces, and co ...

The U.S. Navy needs new wireless download (WD) capabilities for rapid transfer of flight data from T-45 aircraft to a ground computer. WD eliminates wireline manual downloads through the T-45 Avionic Support Computer Set (TASCS), which links the aircraft with the ground computer for data review and archiving. POC’s wireless solution will transfer 2 GB of flight data from the T-45 aircraft to t ...

The U.S. Navy increases longevity of military platforms by upgrading key subsystems and components. Download of flight data has always been time consuming operation requiring participation of ground crew. POC offers a new download solution to efficiently transfer large amounts of flight data wirelessly with a seamless interface to the current flight data analysis software. At present, this data ...

Operations on the International Space Station (ISS) currently require 24/7 support from Ground Operations personnel due to the relatively new establishment of that facility on orbit. As ISS activities become commonplace, the need for continuous monitoring by Ground Operations will wane. Automated and teleoperated systems as well as ISS crew experience will allow the Flight Controllers to leave the ...

KCF will develop and prove the feasibility of a new powered orthotic device that will assist patients by using KCF?s actuator technologies to provide apply forces with the fingers, providing the hand strength to complete day-to-day tasks while muscles are recovering. The device will also act as a rehabilitation tool, using KCF?s wireless monitoring capabilities to track the patient?s progress for ...

THIS PROPOSAL INVOLVES THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIRELESS HEADSET SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM IS AN APPLICATION OF DIGITAL AUDIO ENCODING, PACKET SWITCHING, LOCAL AREA NETWORKING, AND TIME/ADDRESS MULTIPLEXING TECHNIQUES TO FORM A NETWORK OF PERSONAL ACOUSTIC HEADSETS TO BE WORN BY A NUMBER OF PERSONNEL. THIS INNOVATION ALLOWS THE USE OF MANY HEADSETS ON THE SAME CARRIER FREQUENCY TO OPERATE FROM A SINGLE BASE UN ...

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The objective of this Phase I project is to demonstrate an automated on-line structural health monitoring system for aircraft structures using a combination of wireless data acquisition and fault detection filter via a sensing network for vehicle-embedded large arrays of MEMS sensors and actuators. A fault detection filter, whose functions are to identify and localize the damage, is considered as ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Innovative Design Labs (IDL) proposes a wireless hearing aid notification and alarm system. This system will assist the more than 28 million Americans who suffer from or face imminent hearing loss in detecting and recognizing important audible events in their home and office. It is difficult for hard of hearing persons to hear faint sounds such as a door knock, ...