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A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) pilot is faced with a complex task, with few tools available for training and mission planning. Training is generally "on-the job", and is often limited by the availability and high cost of deploying equipment.

IntelliSense proposes to develop a family star and tree optical waveguide couplers suitability packaged to interface with ribbon cable interconnect systems. The objective of Phase I program is to analyze and deign the coupler waveguides and package suitability for further development, fabrication and test in Phase II. During Phase I, we will demonstrate multiple waveguide couplers and fiber ...

This proposal applies experience gained developing Measures of Proficiency for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and cognitive task analysis (CTA) techniques to develop multi-media diagnostic tools for team training. Phase I will result in full cognitive and team process analyses of teams performing mission tasks in Anti-Submarine Warfare in a simulator. A key facet of these analyses will be developm ...

During Phase I KaZaK Composites Incorporated will develop at least three composite material replacement alternatives for an existing metal mine blast and fragment protection kit: o a minimum weight design, o a minimum cost design, and o a design that attempts to balance cost and weight factors. Designs will make maximum use of automated manufacturing technology to control acquisition cost o ...

KaZaK Composites Incorporated specializes in high performance composite pultruded structures for military and commercial applications. KCI is currently fabricating the world's largest and most capable pultrusion machine. This equipment is being specifically designed to pultrude very large floor, roof and side wall composite stiffened panels (maximum width >10 feet) that will be assembled along ...

High pixel count display operation at high frame rates requires high frequency display circuits and a fast light modulation media. Kopin's AMLCD display technology utilizes fast CMOS circuits fabricated in single crystal silicon, which are superior to circuits fabricated in poly-crystaline silicon and amorphous silicon. Display circuits are fabricated on SOI wafers in conventional CMO ...

We have designed an innovative adaptive-optics system to provide correction for laser beam distortion by large atmospheric turbulences such as in an aircraft boundary-layer. The adaptive-optics design is applicable to laser-based infrared countermeasure systems, laser rangefinders, and laser target designators. Our design is a new approach that specifically address large-scale turbulence in t ...

The The U.S Marines have been the pioneering military service with respect to using COTS video games for the purpose of training. The MCMSMO strongly touts the benefits of some commercially available games for training, however; it warns that characterisitcs of many games can lead to negative training because they depict unrealistic combat interactions. MAK Technologies, the world's leading ...

The Virtual Engineering firm is a reality, with a team of scientists and engineers scattered at home sites working together to solve tough engineering problems. This SBIR will perform research and development to provide collaborative system engineering tools for network engineering projects. We will explore new directions for collaborative systems engineering (SE) that enable distributed req ...

Single Crystal relaxor ferroelectric materials have been found to have significant electroacoustic property enhancements compared to their polycrystalline counterparts. Navy underwater acoustic projectors would benefit significantly from the high sound pressure levels and compactness that such transducer materials make possible. The key to their successful application in many Navy transducer sys ...