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The goal of this SBIR project is to develop an automated data optimization tool that would derive, from the same data sources used by human systems analysts, near optimal force-deployment input data for use in campaign-level simulation models. Phase I of this project will begin by determining what is required to produce such a system to support the Government acquisition process. It will then ev ...

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TMSSequoia proposes to develop a software system to allow conversion of paper-based legacy engineering drawings, technical manuals and reports, to a digital format. This process will include automatic extraction of data from the scanned images that is input into a Configuration Management Information System (CMIS) for storage, query and retrieval. TMSSequoia will then identify current software t ...

The need exists for easily deposited optical coatings with flexible features for longer wavelength systems. Coating systems that perform more than one function reduce design complexity and cost of fabrication. TPL proposes innovative, multi-component sol-gel processing to produce optical coatings with the complex chemistry necessary to achieve multi-functional capabilities. Sol-gel is the only ...

Breathable release coatings that can withstand processing conditions up to 750F are needed for use on ceramic tooling. In situ removal of volatiles in solvent-based composite processing is a critical issue that will enable production of high quality parts at lower cost per part. Current release coatings meet neither the temperature nor the solvent transport requirements of solvent-based composit ...

Current battlefield situation displays either lack resolution ir restrict the user's perception to a small segment of the battlefield. Additionally, the plotting of data on these displays is extremely manpower-intensive, consuming valuable personnel resources that could be applied to situation analysis and other important tasks. Trident proposes to design and produce an innovative situation awar ...

The High Level Architecture (HLA) for Modeling and Simulation is evolving into the DoD standard paradigm for developing distribution simulation environments through the integration of disparate simulations ("federates"). HLA also has significant potential to provide similar benefits to the commercial software industry in general, and the online distributed entertainment industry in particular. H ...

Virginia Power Technologies (VPT) purposes a high-efficiency, low voltage, spacecraft power converter using Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) synchronous rectifiers. High efficiency at low output voltages cannot be achieved with Schottky rectifiers because of their fixed voltage drop. Use of synchronous rectifiers can improve the efficiency. However, there is a limited availability of radiation-hardened ...

The Defense Modeling & Simulation Office (DMSO) is in the process of defining a common technical framework for modeling and simulation to promote interoperability and reuse, and has established the High-Level Architecture (HLA) to which all DoD simulation must conform. This decree has led to the need for a modular data management system capable of passively collecting data from an HLA federation ...

As the potential of the High Level Architecture (HLA) is realized, the size, scope, and frequency of federations will grow, and as they do, so will the expense of the manual federation planning, execution, monitoring, and analysis process. The basis for an automated approach to exercise execution and monitoring is the Execution Plan developed during the federation planning phase and containing Fe ...