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Most AI accelerator hardware, such as GPU and TPU, are focused on increasing the throughput and efficiency for training and inference algorithms by massively parallelizing the computation across distinct computing unit and processors. Massive parallelization has to be powered by the continuous shrink of transistor nodes. Unfortunately, an increasing number of barriers are inhibiting the scaling of ...

Robotic systems in general, and Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) in particular, pose a threat for both military and civilians when in the wrong hands. The triad of Kinetic, High-Power Microwave and Laser weapon systems currently used or considered for Counter-UAV (C-UAV) operation though effective in disrupting their performance, might be hazardous when used in a populated area. In this Phase I prog ...

The ALE-PNNL Team is developing a nonflammable high capacity and high power 18650 cell using nonflammable electrolyte for military electric vehicle and energy storage applications. The 18650 cells will be nonflammable even under extreme temperature conditions and after metal penetration, even including bullet penetration.

The explosion of new wearable medical monitoring devices, miniaturized sensors, and artificial intelligence is providing new opportunities to optimize human performance and mitigate the effects of stressors that degrade performance and health within operational settings, particularly for professional athletes. Similar techniques can be used to make tomorrow’s warfighter faster, smarter, and stro ...

SI2 Technologies, Inc. (SI2) proposes to build a radar detector and locator system integrated with the existing warfighter uniform to increase soldier lethality by enabling undetected maneuvering in the presence of hostile radar surveillance. This system alerts to the presence and direction of Ground Surveillance Radar (GSR) or Battlefield Surveillance Radar (BSR) at distances beyond maximum radar ...

High-average current and high-brightness electron beams are needed in advance applications such as ultra-high power Free-Electron Lasers (FELs) and electron accelerators. The technologically important material properties of diamond are of significant interest for development of electron emission, detector, and wide-bandgap semiconductor applications, including radiation-hard devices. A diamond amp ...

Military platforms and personnel rely on Global Positioning System (GPS) for precision navigation and targeting, to enhance situational awareness, improve command and mission effectiveness, and to operate more safely. However, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS – including GPS and other similar systems such as Galileo, GLONASS) rely on very low-powered signals susceptible to threats from j ...

The modernization of live training requires accurate dismounted soldier trainee position/tracking to enable the convergence of Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training environments. The position jitter or the random position changes make the training unreliable under the condition of GPS satellite signal attenuation or blockage. In this project, a novel artificial neural network based pedest ...

Carbonics will partner with Georgia Tech to innovate and develop DC/RF device models and RF integrated circuit CMOS prototypes for operation at deep cryogenic temperatures with superior performance with low power consumption and enhanced noise performance. Our approach will adopt state-of-the-art semiconductor technology that includes bulk CMOS, CMOS SOI, and FinFET. Our plan is to commercializ ...

Using waste streams generated on Distributed Operations bases to produce energy and water will reduce the resupply burden and increase resilience. The feasibility of using a system which integrates hydrodynamic cavitation based pretreatment, anaerobic digestion, and a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) to convert black water and food wastes into methane-enriched biogas suitable for power and non-po ...