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RAM Photonics proposes to develop a complete simulation environment for assessing the performance of given measured fiber profiles in a high-power amplifier configuration. The predictive suite includes modeling based on the fiber’s measured refractive index profile (RIP) and dopant index profile (DIP), using the most advanced fiber amplifier models in existence. Approved for Public Release | 19- ...

MagiCom proposes to investigate and develop several concepts to provide continuous, high speed, in-flight communication links between a Ground Based Communication Antenna and Hypersonic Air Vehicles in flight through a plasma environment. Plan to model plasma environment using sophisticated simulation software MagiComs LinkBud and EM-Cube. Approved for Public Release | 19-MDA-10270 (18 Nov 19)

Current methods of validating the cyber resiliency of missile defense systems require testing of actual systems, which removes them from operation and subjects them to potentially damaging effects. Cyber ranges can be used as an alternative, but they are limited in scale, costly, time-consuming to configure and have limited capability to model wireless tactical networks and their inherent vulnerab ...

The proposed work will develop a massively parallelized architecture for Monte Carlo simulation of real-time fire control schedulers. The parallelized architecture will utilize the recent developments in multiprocessing/multithreading technology based on graphical processing units. The system will be designed to perform in real-time assuming non-collocated sensors observing the threats and then co ...

High G Aerodynamic Controls | Approved for Public Release 18-MDA-9707 (3 Jul 18)

Due to the lack of consistency in existing automated methods for assigning VNIIRS levels to motion imagery, and the overwhelming human resources required to manually assign levels, a new method of automated/semi-automated VNIIRS assessment is needed. In recent years, advancements in deep learning have provided solutions to previously intractable computer vision problems. In many cases, automated d ...

Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop the Bare-Metal Hypervisor for Real-time Embedded Systems (HyperES). HyperES will integrate a customized open-source hypervisor, a novel managed multilevel security framework, and a novel method of memory, storage, and processor-cache isolation. This innovative integration results in a comprehensive solution that provides the required robust pro ...

RAM Laboratories is proposing the Embedded Secure Hypervisor with Integrated Privilege Separation (ESHIPS), which utilizes hardware features inherent in ARMv8 architectures to enable the creation of multiple Secure Execution Environments (SEEs) while thwarting attempts to circumvent the SEE through lightweight intra-level privilege separation techniques. The resulting SEEs can then be used to stor ...

Space micro will develop a next generation radiation hardened, high performance, low Size Weight and Power (SWaP), reconfigurable multi-mission space computer for image processing which can host multiple advanced machine vision algorithms. Proposed effort will demonstrate ability to process existing machine vision algorithms from a prime contractor using the latest Field Programmabel Gate Array (F ...

Proposed innovation centered on patented process technique for manufacturing ultrahigh temperature ceramic matrix composites (UHT-CMCs). Approach leverages polymer-derived ceramic synthesis method that yields reinforced refractory ceramic composites suitable for 3D printing of curved structures and complex form factors. Approved for Public Release | 19-MDA-10270 (18 Nov 19)