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ABSTRACT: The U.S. Air Force has a need to develop a new class of advanced, wide field of view (WFOV) imaging sensors that sample the radiation field in multiple modes: spectral, temporal, polarization, and detailed object shape. These multimodal sensors are to be deployed on high altitude drones to enhance their intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. Smaller versions o ...

ABSTRACT:Toyon Research Corporation proposes to develop a decentralized asset management framework which will provide near-optimal loose cooperative control of diverse assets within the Layered Sensing Architecture. We propose to develop an asset manager which will perform allocation, assignment, vehicle routing, target prediction, and sensor tasking for a heterogeneous collection of assets while ...

Chrome plating has been utilized as a protective wear coating for High Strength Steel (HSS) and Low Strength Steel (LSS) aircraft components for over half a century. High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) tungsten carbide chrome (WC-Co or WC-Co-Cr) coatings are currently being utilized as a chrome replacement on many aerospace and commercial components. Chrome plating and HVOF coatings are stripped us ...

ABSTRACT: Enhanced Modeling and Analysis of embedded real-time systems is vital to prevent late stage architecture changes, which can be costly from program risk and cost perspectives. System designers use various standards for modeling, including UML and SysML with MARTE augmentations, with supporting tools. These do not integrate well with specialized tools - e.g., for schedulability, performanc ...

The objective of this program is to deliver the US Air Force knowledge and tools to make airmen safer and respond more quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic. Golden will enable users to quickly research key COVID-19 entities such as diagnostics, vaccines, personal protective equipment, medical devices such as ventilators, and the companies involved in manufacturing these products.  More importantly, G ...

Millennium Space Systems (“Millennium”) and its partners developed an ESPA-based Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS); a fully functional modular spacecraft with high performance propulsion system capable of delivering Secondary Payloads into tailored orbits. Millennium blends flight proven components and cost saving utilitarian design to meet high value mission requirements at minimal cost and r ...

PhaseSpace's objective is to track the position and attitude of wind tunnel models, along with the wing vibrations and deformations, with minimal modifications to the model. Using a modified PhaseSpace tracking system, and newly developed software, PhaseSpace demonstrated in Phase I that it is possible to track reflective stickers applied to a model from 2 to 3 meter distances with resolutions dow ...

Hydroplane Limited is Developing a Modular 150 kW Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Plant for the General Aviation (GA), Urban Air Mobility (UAM), and DoD Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) markets. We are developing novel technology from the component, to fuel cell stack, to aircraft system level to overcome thermal limitations, reduce unit cost, improve performance, and enhance durability. Battery power ...

ABSTRACT:The ultimate goal of this effort is to develop a distributed, intelligent, cooperative AFSCN mission planning and scheduling system (DICAMPSS) to implement an improved scheduling process and greater sharing and availability of information and knowledge.Such a distributed intelligent communications resource scheduling capability will provide better quality schedules; faster scheduling and ...

This proposal describe an SBIR Phase I program to specify, design, and perform functional prototype demonstrations of a lightweight, portable, Basic S-band tactical terminal (B-STT). The proposed work utilizes innovative FLAPS antenna technology and miniaturized digital receivers in a simplified satellite earth station architecture to significantly reduce the size and weight of the existing B-STT ...