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ABSTRACT: The development of software front-ends with enhanced capabilities is critical to affordable satellite missions. New space vehicles, even small satellites, are significantly more capable than their predecessors. Concepts like disaggregation and hosted payloads are driving mission timelines to new extremes. Gone are the days of 10-year development cycles. New ground systems need to suppor ...

ABSTRACT: This SBIR program will take maximum advantage of CMOS foundry based silicon photonics integration and Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) technologies developed for the telecom industry, to create wafer scale photonic integrated circuit (PIC) devices directly integrated with advanced Receive Phased Array Antennas, providing broad instantaneous bandwidth, multi­channel simultaneous be ...

ABSTRACT:A SWIR 3D imaging LADAR architecture is proposed in which it shares the aperture with a FLIR sensor. To enable this combined passive and active sensor system, wide angle non-mechanical beam steering (NMBS) will be implemented at the exit window/entrance pupil of the system. Due to the large steering angles the SWIR LADAR is not constrained to the FOV of the passive MWIR sensor, freeing it ...

U.S. Army munitions applications present a daunting combination of performance needs and environmental conditions that is extremely difficult for more energy dense batteries such as Lithium Polymer to meet. Devices must have a shelf life of 20+ years, provide peak power in a wide temperature range, endure high levels of linear acceleration and spin, and be ready for operation at a moments notice a ...

Chronically implanted neural electrodes are becoming increasingly relevant a number of medical conditions ranging from the treatment of neurological disorders like epilepsy, Alzheimers, and Parkinsons disease as well as being used for brain machine inte

In recent decades, the state of the art for simulation of the broad range of plasma phenomena, from low temperature plasmas for lighting and materials processing, to the beams and waves, to high energy density plasmas, has advanced significantly. A key ch

In the Base period of the Phase II of the Sonobuoys as Opportunistic Receivers (SOAR) SBIR, SSC will demonstrate the technology of using DIFAR receivers to receive data from an MH-60R ALFS system and that data then being linked back to the CV-TSC for processing and operator review. In order to do this SSC will show via classified simulation that using the DIFAR buoys in the SOAR system provides me ...

Nanohmics is developing technologies to improve overall Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) fuel efficiency by idle reduction and waste energy harvesting. Direct mechanical drive of the air compressor for example introduces constant parasitic losses that could be eliminated by driving the compressor electrically on-demand. Providing an electric-drive capability to the MTVR engine air compre ...

The proposed method for the fabrication of cathode heaters uses ink-jet printing of solutions containing tungsten particles. This method radically alters the manufacturing approach by introducing a complete data driven technology that will produce consistent heater elements and will allow quick turnaround for design changes.Phase I demonstrated the key elements of the technology: solution formulat ...

The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) was designed to rapidly reconfigure for a variety of missions, such as Anti-submarine Warfare, Mine Countermeasures, and Surface Warfare. Currently, multiple and different material handling systems are used between the two LCS variants. For example, the Independence variant uses fork trucks, straddle carriers, and pallet jacks, while the Freedom uses straddle carrier ...