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NAVAIR Maritime Aircraft programs have a need to measure and predict winds and temperature in the atmosphere and currents and temperatures in the ocean to perform the ASW mission from high altitude. Current in-situ atmospheric observing systems and on-board modeling aids are insufficient for providing the necessary inputs to high-resolution and tactically relevant, operation area decisions regardi ...

The increasing need for ground combat forces in diverse theaters of operation and their need to move quickly in difficult terrain has created the requirement for a light weight armor system. Such systems allow for dexterity, ability to bend into distorted positions and allow for combat personnel to take cover in very tight spaces. The currently used rigid armor systems are effective but heavy and ...

The stated objective of this SBIR effort is to"develop and demonstrate an innovative tool to prognosticate crack growth that integrates a next generation crack growth model with a robust finite element code."To achieve this objective, TDA envisions the development of a comprehensive toolkit that integrates the advanced crack growth model UNIGROW with the weight function technique and standard fini ...

Cortana will review, analyze, and extend the published foreign work on electro-acoustic effects in the atmosphere. Specifically, Cortana will (i) incorporate contemporary understanding of the data on the relevant parameters for ions and charged aerosols in the planetary boundary layer, to model charge density, masses, mobility, and effective volumes; (ii) simplify the existing models to eliminate ...

There is a critical need for the ability to assess the structural health of the Navys ships through the use of strain monitoring. A strain monitoring system that is simple, unobtrusive, and highly reliable would be invaluable to the Navy for assessing the health of their vessels. To provide this capability, in Phase I McQ proposed the development of the strain acquisition and monitoring system (SA ...

ObjectVideo, Inc. proposes to develop video inference algorithms and a modular architecture for scene understanding based on the computational framework of Spatio-temporal And-Or Graph (ST-AoG). Various image inference modules can be integrated to the framework through an API for scene understanding. The system can be easily upgradeable as new image processing modules are developed. The architectu ...

HYPRES proposes an innovative solution to Navy"s need for concurrent multi-netting (CMN) in a single receiver. Our approach involves direct digitization of the entire wideband Link-16 RF band followed by distribution of digital copies among multiple independent, parallel processing chains. This digital-RF approach ensures scalability to multiple nets with no loss of signal power and fidelity, whil ...

This project will provide the research and design for the application of single crystal lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate (PMN-PT) to undersea current and next-generation tracking range transducer requirements to provide the transmit and receive functionality required to monitor and track vehicles operating on Navy ranges. Current state-of-the-art piezo-electric ceramic transducers are limited ...

There is a range of hydraulic extending-boom and knuckle-boom cranes in use on marine vessels. These cranes are often used in dynamic motion environments for cargo transfer and small boat handling. The purpose of this research is to improve the performance of hydraulic marine cranes in the dynamic offshore environment. The effort will begin with the analysis and a design process for implementing p ...

Luna Innovations Incorporated is developing methods to improve interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) of glass fiber/epoxy composites. By incorporating vapor grown carbon fiber (VGCF) into the system, the composite matrix material is strengthened and additional reinforcement in the out-of-plane (Z direction) of the composite is possible. In the Phase I effort, Luna produced results showing a significa ...