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STTR Phase I Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) technical feasibility demonstration using advanced mathematical techniques and Biologically Inspired Computing Architecture (BICA) concepts is proposed for Phase II prototype development. UQ in complex System of Systems (SoS) M & S environments is emphasized in Phase II. Graph theory based M & S techniques are explored that enhance and facilitate topi ...

The EAS will be deployed by an LBS-UUV to conduct Naval Oceanographic Surveys in shallow water. The unit will consist of a housing containing a projector, a programmable power amplifier assembly, and a battery pack. The EAS projector will be designed to maximize the percentage of energy projected in the direction of the projector's face. The unit will sit with the projector face-down on the ocean ...

With the thermal and noise requirements experimentally demonstrated in Phase I, Mainstream will focus Phase II on transitioning the functional system developed in Phase I to a production prototype. The Phase II effort will start with the definition of requirements for the thermal management system and selection of the end-use electronics enclosure. Following this definition, Mainstream will adapt ...

ABSTRACT: Strong coupling in ionized plasmas occurs when inter-particle interactions result in correlation energies that are comparable to the mean kinetic energy of the thermal motion of individual particles. Strongly coupled plasmas are known to be present in a number of physical systems including ultra-cold plasmas created in the laboratory and present in the ionosphere, explosive gases associ ...

J.T. McGraw and Associates,LLC,in collaboration with Purdue University, propose to demonstrate and test deployment of prototype COTS-derived optical SSA sensors designed to rapidly reconstitute and enhance global surveillance of GEO and near-GEO space.JTMA's advanced designs, techniques and algorithms allow small telescopes to achieve sensitivities very near those of larger traditional systems.Whe ...

Recent technology advances have enabled the simulation community to achieve greater realism in virtual training environments, including physics-based simulated sensor views. As new methods for sensor view generation are developed, the lack of readily available supporting data to populate these specialized techniques limits their implementation. Currently the capability is not available to efficien ...

All-fiber optical isolators with high power handling are desired for high energy all-fiber laser systems.NP Photonics proposes to design and develop all-fiber optical isolators at the 2 m wavelength region using our unique magneto-optic glasses and innovative all-fiber designs.The proposed all-fiber isolators have the advantages of high power handling, compactness, and high reliability.In Phase I, ...

ABSTRACT: During the Phase II program Control Vision, Inc. and its partners will have developed and tested an In-Situ, Real-Time optical sensor suite for measuring the physical properties of thermal sprayed gas turbine engine coatings. This sensor suite will be a major step forward in the production of more reliable, lower cost, thermal-sprayed, gas turbine engine coatings. Eventually the senso ...

ABSTRACT: The Phase II technical objectives follow directly from the Phase I effort, where all tasks necessary for RF photonic receiver fabrication were demonstrated. The Phase II effort will pursue two major objectives: 1) further development of SEO100 EO polymer based chips, packaged devices and arrays in collaboration with University of Dayton (antenna designs), taking advantage of multiphoto ...

ABSTRACT: Electrically driven technologies are replacing hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical systems in new military aircraft designs to improve capability, reliability and maintainability. This transition requires high performance electronic components capable of operating over a wide temperature range. Capacitors, which provide necessary power conditioning, have been identified as a limiting ...