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Development of a compact and efficient infrared sensor system is proposed that provides significant improvements for long-range missile defense target detection and ranging applications. Approved for Public Release | 19-MDA-10270 (18 Nov 19)

At the core of the challenge facing MDA today is one of adversary air and missile threats being able to fly non-ballistic, highly maneuvering hypersonic trajectories all while having the capability of close formation flight of multiple missile threats. This problem results in challenges related to detection of the threat targets as well as the resulting filtering and data association problem. Ther ...

Seed Innovations (Seed) and the University of Colorado in Denver (UCD) apply our experience in natural language processing (NLP), artificial intelligence, big data, data analytics, automatic code generation, framework development, and software architecture to accomplish the research required. Through the research on this project, Seed and UCD design and develop a proof-of-concept system, Intellige ...

KBSI proposes to establish an innovative solution approach to support the analysis and enhanced understanding of federated simulation output data in a manner that consistently increases data analysts’ efficiency and effectiveness. Specifically, KBSI will research, design, and demonstrate the Data Retrieval Assistant for Consistent simulation data exploration using Natural Language interfaces (DR ...

Optimax Systems, Inc. and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) propose a collaborative effort, led by Optimax, with two focus areas. Optimax will focus on thin film coating development for optical components to: increase laser damage threshold of optics used in high energy laser systems, investigate methods for laser hardening of sensors, and model and predict the distortion of lightweigh ...

Lynntech proposes to develop an Internal Nanohybrid Battery-Capacitor (InterNano BatCap) energy storage device consisting of internal hybridation of battery and ultracapacitor electrode materials to provide high energy and power densities, long cycle life, and high safety over wide temperature ranges. Approved for Public Release | 19-MDA-10270 (18 Nov 19)

Protection Engineering Consultants (PEC) has teamed with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to develop high-rate loading procedures that could be applied to carbon-carbon composites (CCC) for high strain rates and temperatures. The goal is to measure the equation of state, Hugoniot Elastic Limit, spall strength, fracture toughness, and energy release rate. PEC will work with SwRI to evaluate exis ...

DASH will enable MDA to obtain orders-of-magnitude gains in the performance of M&S software by integrating inexpensive COTS hardware acceleration components into their distributed computing system. Approved for Public Release | 20-MDA-10398 (2 Mar 20)

Seed Innovations will design and develop a prototype system, the Flexible Integrated Simulation Architecture – Execute Module (FISA-EM). The purpose of FISA-EM is to automate the provisioning of simulation environments and the configuration of simulation models to enable deployment into distributed environments. In the development of the FISA prototype, Seed Innovations applies modern software t ...

Optimax Systems, Inc. has developed a unique and robust manufacturing process for the production of individual freeform optical surfaces. Until now the availability for freeform optics is limited due to the lack of design tools, manufacturing quality, and metrology. Optimax has addressed the manufacturing quality issue of the production of freeform optics. Instrument designers often want two appar ...