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Global Engineering and Materials, Inc. (GEM) along with its team member, National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University, propose to develop a micro-macro coupling tool for simulation of thermal-mechanical response and multi-mode failure progression in selected polymer matrix composites under drilling. A rational approach based on a micro-scale model is developed to cha ...

The overall goal of this project is to develop and commercialize a sensor platform which enables near real-time quality assessment of aviation fuels and chemicals. Our solution will lower the cost and cycle-time in fuel analysis and increase the adoption of rigorous fuel analysis techniques, thereby reducing delays and risks in military and civilian air travel. Our Phase I work will demonstrate fe ...

MZA proposes to develop a conceptual design for a low-SWaP beam control system for general airborne directed energy applications that is optimized for line-of-sight stabilization, precision pointing, and high bandwidth tracking. The proposed design will leverage MZA’s significant prior experience in designing, constructing, and testing high-energy laser (HEL) and adaptive-optic (AO) compati ...

Machine learning-based Fault Detection, Identification and Recovery (FDIR) software will enable autonomous responses to faults onboard a spacecraft. By removing the human in the loop, anomalies can be addressed quickly, avoiding communication delays and long periods spent in “safe� mode during which the spacecraft cannot perform its mission. There are, however, several hurdles to mach ...

For this Phase I proposal, MZA and Etegent Technologies Inc. have teamed to leverage our complementary skill sets and put together a comprehensive force emulation solution for ELTF. MZA has extensive experience in the quantification and analysis of DE aero-effects data. This includes pressure loading and finite element analysis to predict the jitter performance beam directors, including ways to ab ...

We will develop hybrid wave propagation approach that implements FFT and EMA (Efficient Matrix Algorithms) propagators in a fashion that is transparent to the user but insures the highest efficiency and accuracy for a given propagation problem. We will develop rules to decide which propagation approach is ideal for a given situation. The propagation algorithms will be coded in Vulkan/CUDA and C++ ...

Efficient design, build, and test of an HEL system leverages modeling and simulation (M&S) to reduce cost and increase robustness. Designers use models to explore parameter variations and to estimate performance in conditions which cannot be tested due to physical or financial constraints. This provides significant savings in cost and time. Because live testing is so expensive, it is best used as ...

The increased demand for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has led to an increased variety of UAV deployment scenarios and tasks. One such demand is the use of UAVs in indoor environments. It is critical that indoor UAVs have the capability to sense obstacles quickly to perform tasks successfully and safely in such environments. MaXentric is proposing a solution to meet this need, codenamed E-MAX (E ...

The US Air Force has a demand for secure wireless communication technologies to replace existing cable-based solutions in and around aircraft. V-Band wireless systems are ideal for meeting this need: oxygen absorption at 60GHz adds an extra layer of security and the small wavelength (5mm) allows for very small device and antenna sizes. In response to this opportunity, MaXentric is proposing a V-ba ...

Target tracking and aimpoint maintenance are critical functions within a laser directed energy system. Traditionally, the optical sensor is a conventional camera viewing an actively illuminated target. In the absence of turbulence, it is still difficult to point the laser weapon to a specific hit spot when there are no features in the required direction. Further, atmospheric turbulence scintillate ...