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Satellite Imagery in Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), in conjunction with imagery intelligence (IMINT), geospatial information, and other means of gaining intelligence, has greatly improved the potential of the warfighter and decision makers enabling them to gain a more comprehensive perspective, an in-depth understanding, and a cross-functional awareness of the operational environment. The Artif ...

Bacterial infections are particularly significant for military personnel in situations where there may be a long delay between the injury and treatment at a hospital or clinic. The development of an effective, portable light-based system which can operate in both military hospitals and far-forward situations is proposed. Proof-of-principle will be demonstrated by constructing a bench top level, li ...

Karagozian & Case, Inc. (K&C) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) are proposing to develop the small, portable, and low power Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation (NDT/NDE) field device requested in Army STTR Topic A21C-T012. The device will be capable of accurately returning to estimate the strength, thickness, and reinforcement of reinforced concrete (RC) structures up to 6 feet thick ...

The US Army and other DOD forces occasionally need to breach reinforced concrete structures. There are several existing methods to assess the structural properties and predict reinforcement but each of these methods has specific deficiencies (e.g. to loud, too large, too inconsistent). Ground penetrating radar is a promising technology for non-destructive concrete substructure characterization but ...

Recent advancements in artillery, muzzle velocity, and post-launch propulsion technology have enabled gun-launched projectiles to travel faster and at longer ranges than ever before. To be most effective in flight and at range, the projectiles must incorporate RF sensors to enable advanced, mission-critical functionality. The RF sensors must also be able to survive and operate through extreme gun- ...

Triton Systems, Inc. (developer of breakthrough technologies and products) and our academic partner propose an innovative approach to incorporate RF transparent windows, conformal antenna technology, and supporting apertures on gun-launched smart projectiles with hypersonic capability.  Our conceptual design combines a novel hypersonic-proven RF transparent window with an innovative approach to d ...

A lightweight concrete scanner is desired that measures thickness, concrete strength, and rebar location so that the fortitude of concrete structures can be assessed. Because each of these attributes is best measured with a different type of sensor, a multi-mode concrete scanner is proposed that combines ground penetrating radar (GPR) and elastic wave measurements (such as impact-echo and surface ...

We will develop broadband adaptive pulse shaping technology that is optimized specifically for IR countermeasure applications. The effort will enable a new class of precisely controlled nonlinear interactions including strong light–matter interactions developed to disrupt optical control systems applicable to both the MWIR and LWIR spectral ranges. The project will culminate in a prototype desig ...

Quantum Ventura Inc in collaboration with CalTech propose to develop a meta optic element to reduce the power consumption requirements and latency in high-speed target recognition applications including hypesonic vehicles. As part of Phase 1 effort, we plan to develop and demonstrate a thin (

This program will develop a novel, low environment, safety, and occupational health (ESOH) risk coating system capable of mitigating the long wave infrared (LWIR) signature of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This will be achieved through a first in class biosynthetic approach to graft the biosynthetic pathway of the bio-pigment xanthommatin into a microbial host. The pigment produced through t ...