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The Navy needs a high power microwave (HPM) directed energy weapon (DEW) capable of stopping vehicle and vessel engines from a range of up to 250 m. Current broadband RF-HPM weapon systems are very large, heavy, and costly. Additionally, their indiscriminately broadband signals prohibit their use in many operational areas where other radar or communications are already in use. The Navy needs a sma ...

Triton Systems Inc. proposes to develop an acoustic source capable of directly exciting structural resonances in a wide variety of targets on or suspended from the seafloor. The proposed method will provide unprecedented classification and identification information to the Navy. This technology will be useful for identifying manmade objects (such as mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO)) in the pres ...

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) proposes to refine and then implement the design of a compact, low cost hypersonic materials mechanical strength (HMMS) testbed capable of in-situ tensile strength measurements of materials exposed to a simulated hypersonic environment.  The testbed design combines PSI’s hypersonic materials testbed technology and associated diagnostics with a universal vacuum inter ...

Manufacturing of structural composites traditionally employs autoclaves to achieve high quality parts, including high fiber-volume-fractions and low porosity. A laminate comprised of stacked prepreg plies are cured under a vacuum in addition to ~7 bar of pressure to prevent formation of voids, particularly in interlaminar (inter-sheet/ply) regions. However, manufacturing composites within an autoc ...

This SBIR addresses the Navy’s need for a broad band passive interference mitigation system for the 2-18GHz electronic warfare (EW) frequency band. Historically the types of systems utilized to mitigate interference in congested electromagnetic environments rely on fast tuning filter systems that require powered control circuitry, are generally large and bulky and can only deal with a certain nu ...

Triton Systems proposes to continue development of a novel corrosion and abrasion resistant solution to extend the service life of carrier Type VIII (five bar) aircraft tie-downs. Our solution utilizes a novel coating process that results in improved coating adhesion, impact resistance, allows weldability, reduces cost, and retains strength. The novel material selection and process will improve th ...

In Phase II, Diversified Technologies Inc. (DTI) and subcontractor Neeltran, Inc. propose to develop a compact, 60 Hz, 440 Vrms, 150 kVA, militarized, 1:1 galvanic isolation transformer, meeting and exceeding the original Phase I required power level of 112.5 kVA. The main objective is to reduce the size and weight of militarized single-core three-phase transformers for use within Navy shipboard p ...

The geopolitical outcome following the USN Submarine Escape and Rescue response to the ARA SAN JUAN incident in November 2017 resulted in world Navies coming together again on subject of single person submarine escape. While the rescue of survivors from a DISSUB is the preferred method for the URC, internal conditions of the DISSUB may require some, if not all, of the survivors to initiate single ...

FTL's “Structural Damage And Repair Inferencing Tool (SDARIT)” leverages FTL’s 2D and 3D computer vision and machine learning pipeline. It provides an automated pier repair planning tool that accepts inputs from remote sensing systems and is capable of identification, volume approximation, location, and tabular summation of defects, all approximated from conventional construction practices. ...

OsmoGenset is an ultra high density power generator system that combines established designs with a number of advanced technology approaches to reach extremely high levels of efficiency with long MTBF, low noise. A four stroke, spark ignition, piston engine is utilized as the prime power generator in the system. The GreenSight team has built a half dozen JP8 powered engines in this configuration o ...