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The design of Army vehicles to resist blast from mines or from explosive devices is of great interest in order to provide protection to the vehicle and its occupants. Full size mine blast tests are expensive and time consuming. Using a numerical simulation for predicting the interaction of the mine blast with the vehicle can minimize the testing, and identify design changes for increased occupan ...

Preservation of the perishable food, especially fresh fruits and vegetables (FF&V), is particularly challenging due to substantial amount of refrigeration required to prevent spoilage. In the case of FF&V, the refrigerated air can quickly become contaminated with ethylene gas produced by the fruits and vegetables, which can lead to autocatalytic ripening of FF&V and accelerate spoilage even at id ...

The objective of the proposed research is to develop a new lightweight composite hybrid structure armor using a combination of three major subsystem modules for tactical ground vehicle ballistic protection. The three modules are an advanced ceramic composite face plate, an optimally designed composite back plate module with the BTR (Bio-mimetic Tendon-Reinforced) material developed at MKP Inc., an ...

The objective of the proposed program is to develop the advanced design methodologies, associated software modules, and physical prototypes for innovative composite structure design concepts that can be used in the Army’s FCS and FTTS to protect vehicles and occupants against various explosives. We propose to develop a multi-level and multi-scenario blast simulation and design system, which int ...

The objective of the proposed SBIR program is to develop a new and general design methodology for laying out innovative composite structures with imbedded sensing and actuation capabilities, which can be used in Army’s future ground vehicles programs for improving structural performance and multi-functionality. Innovative active/reactive structure concepts will be direct outcomes of the new des ...

We propose building an open architecture, JAUS-compliant, bolt-on controller for unmanned ground robots that provides autonomous operations in collaboration with the human operator. This will be delivered in two ways: First, as a “black box” that can be mounted on any JAUS-compliant platform and take control to provide autonomous capabilities. Second, as a suite of C++ packages with document ...

The objective of this SBIR program is to develop a methodology for designing shape memory alloy (SMA) reinforced aluminum foam composite armor for the army applications in lightweight ballistic protection. Achieving this armor will improve the ballistic properties with the use of emerging smart materials, reduce the vulnerability of the vehicle and crew for ballistic impact and will result in a re ...

This Phase II proposal presents the design and development approach for a distributed Doppler-radar network system for sense-through-the-wall intelligence collection. Phase I research successfully demonstrated the proof of concept and yielded a viable path of development that will culminate in the delivery of a working prototype system that is covert, robust, and capable of detecting multiple sta ...

In response to Army topic A052-080-1968, Oceanit Laboratories has proposed the Hostile Fire Detection System (HFDS), which will detect attacks from close range weapons and locate enemy combatants. HFDS is based on Oceanit’s patented MOST focal plane. It utilizes a time-intensity identification technique that rapidly detects weapons fire and rejects false signals such as sun glint. HFDS is config ...

The current project will develop and demonstrate a prototype compact, power-efficient all-fiber lidar unit for wind profiling on board UAV's and other aircraft. The system leverages Oceanit's current fiber-laser based lidar development efforts. A unique design provides a rugged system with no moving parts and little maintenance requirements. Efforts in the current project will include prototype s ...