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Sivananthan Laboratories, Inc. and Stanford University will collaborate to evaluate the theoretical and practical limits of a device that combines photovoltaics (PV) and thermoradiative (TR) technologies to harvest energy in space applications. The PV component will harvest energy from the solar spectrum, while the TR component will harvest energy from the wasted heat generated in the PV cell via ...

Fielded sensors on existing space platforms are large and expensive, limiting the number of sensors which can be deployed, leaving them vulnerable to attacks.  By deploying larger numbers of compact, low-cost sensors on a swarm of small satellites, this w

Digital nano patterning can be used to create quasi-random nanostructures for improving the overall performance of the solar array technology by manipulating the top surfaces of the solar panel to bend and increase the amount of light captured by the sola

Now more than ever, digital training, learning, and development programs are pivotal to the success of organizations, yet often inaccessible or unable to reach their intended audience. Augmented Reality (AR) has been shown to increase productivity, attention, motivation, and speed to completion when compared to traditional learning solutions. The BUNDLAR Platform is a no-code AR creation platform ...

Enduralock proposes development of the first mechanically locking, self-aligning nut plate that is magnetically unlocked. It dramatically reduces flight line maintenance time involving access panels, and it provides for high vibration resistance. Due to i

Military aircraft, such as the F-35, C-130 and RQ/MQ-4, can operate in sandy/dusty or salt spray maritime environments and will ingest abrasive particles during the critical take-off and landing stages of operation—as well as experience water droplet impacts under high-speed flight.  This results in severe erosion and corrosion of the gas turbine compressor airfoils that deteriorates engine per ...

CBAM is superior because it has strong material properties, can be upgraded to new materials easily, and can do this at industry-leading speeds. This last point is what sets CBAM apart from the competition. Because CBAM uses well-developed 2D-printing techniques to do 3D printing, IO can straight-forwardly scale CBAM using these time-tested 2D-printing technologies to reach mass-production speeds ...

Multi-domain operations require complex analysis and collaboration with experts who are often geographically dispersed. The objective of this effort is to leverage game-based design principles to develop a high-fidelity prototype for a collaborative virtual environment to support military teaming and training needs to increase their performance potential. This environment (referred to in this prop ...

Enduvo proposes enhancements to the groundbreaking abilities of Immersive Learning Platform (ILP) software, successfully proven in the AF 19.2 SBIR round for a SBIR Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI). Detachment 23 (Det 23) is working to modernize the Department of the Air Force (DAF) classrooms by developing a content delivery system for the Airman Guardian Learning Record (AGLR), modular accessib ...

Generating realistic and radiometrically accurate images of modeled scenes, both for computer graphics and remote sensing applications, requires a complete description of the reflection from all material surfaces in the scene at all incident and reflected