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We propose to adapt and automate the processes and technologies associated with evidence-based decision support to the Navy—providing a tool that can synthesize current cognitive and learning science knowledge and inform decisions so as to maximize the value gained for each training expenditure. We will develop a plug-play architecture that will allow us to make the best use of emerging technolo ...

Development of high-energy-density, low-loss capacitors for power conversion/conditioning systems is an enabling technology to achieve the objective of reducing size, weight, and cost of transmit and receive (T/R) modules in modern radar and electronic warfare transmitters. Among capacitor technologies available, multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) are receiving more attentions. At present, howe ...

We propose to build and test a Multimodal Magnetic Sensing System (MMSS) suitable for installation on an ROV platform for enhanced capability for identifying undersea targets.

TDA’s proposed work addresses the target STTR topic objectives of developing an intelligent decision support system to (a) ease the burden of experiments, (b) mitigate the process-induced residual stresses and distortions, (c) include advanced optimization features and (d) help the user in selecting the best part orientation & support for the selected AM platform.Based on our team’s expertise ...

The performance of gas turbine engines is greatly improved as engine operation temperatures are increased. This has dictated that the hot structural components, made of nickel-based superalloys, often operate at temperatures approaching their melting point. Alternate materials with higher temperature performance are desired for use in the hot section of gas turbine engines. Higher temperature capa ...

Global Engineering and Materials, Inc. (GEM) along with its team member National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University will further extend and validate CB2ATA (Composite Bolted and Bonded Analysis Toolkit for Abaqus) under multiaxial fatigue loading using cruciform specimens and a Triton wing section. A combined numerical and experimental study will be performed to det ...

Data generated by training exercises needs to be consolidated and processed to derive more efficient, effective and adaptive training scenarios through training objective and measures of performance analysis. The main technical challenges addressed by this solution are: data from diverse sources must be pre-processed (i.e., validated, cleaned, synchronized) and loaded into a data warehouse; the ce ...

Electronically dimmable materials with sufficiently strong visible transmission shift, color neutrality, durability and switching speeds have eluded development since the search began nearly half a century ago. We demonstrate the potential for dynamic optical dimming using plasmonic nanostructures with electrodynamic simulations of promising plasmonic metamaterial architectures. In order to achiev ...

To address the U.S. Air Force need for Developing innovative wave-optics Propagation methods to model laser systems that are faster, efficient and more accurate, Luminit, LLC, and University of Southern California (USC) propose to develop Wave-Optic Propagation Computation Enabled by Machine Learning Algorithms (WOPA). The proposed algorithms will be based on cutting off redundant frequencies upon ...

Silvus Technologies and the University of California Los Angeles propose a system design and a rapid development path for the Regional Radio Frequency Attenuation and Interference Monitor, or ‘RF-AIM’. RF-AIM is intended to provide continuous wide area awareness of RF spectrum availability in the presence of arbitrary interference and attenuation from natural or man-made causes. The t ...