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The FuseBlox™ connector system is an all-in-one spacecraft docking and connection device with significant ground development heritage. The primary focus of this Phase I effort is the design of a modified mechanical interface to support launch payloads in a docked configuration. Secondary design efforts are aimed at cost reduction and the addition of a fluid transfer interface. A simplified ...

In Phase I, SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. conducted an extensive Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) and selected a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)-aided INS solution to meet the Navy SSP’s requirements for a GPS alternative for reentry (see the Phase I Final Report for an overview of this solution). The proposed MachSAR system was able to improve position and velocity prediction accuracy by 100x compa ...

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SpaceWorks proposes to develop an improved, novel RBCC propulsion system for long-range, high-speed flight that will revolutionize various DoD missions and commercial cargo transport. This approach contrasts with that of several start-up and established ventures currently seeking to develop high-speed aircraft for commercial passenger travel. While the aircraft proposed by such companies represent ...

The Air Force (AF) provides no automated data analysis and scheduling tools to vehicle fleet management personnel. As a result, every AF base has attempted their own solutions implemented through Microsoft Excel or Access to facilitate fleet management. P

This proposal provides a detailed account of our Team’s previous work through the Magnetic Braking and Electric Taxiing Program and provides a pathway for building and testing a brake system that has been designed and developed for the F-35 Lightening II aircraft platform.  Having competed the effort of designing the magnetic braking and electric taxiing system for a commercial Airbus A320, C-1 ...

This proposal provides a detailed account of our Team’s previous work through the Magnetic Braking and Electric Taxiing Program and provides a pathway for building and testing a brake system that has been designed and developed for the F-16 aircraft platform.  Having competed the effort of designing the magnetic braking and electric taxiing system for a commercial Airbus A320, C-17, U-2 in prev ...

US forces deployed abroad often have to use foreign-manufactured and -operated mobile infrastructure for communications, especially in the early stages of operations. The infrastructure might be in a friendly, neutral, or hostile region, yet has to be relied upon for secure communication. Non-authorized, misconfigured, or compromised systems increase the risk of malicious activities impacting th ...

The proposed TACFI effort will expand Big Data concepts from microwave NDE systems at Robins AFB to the Adaptive X-ray Evaluation System (AXES), which is currently under construction.  X-ray imagery is used to detect foreign objects and debris (FOD) withi

We propose “EMSCALe: Component Decomposition and Attestation by Leveraging Electromagnetic Side-channels”, a novel approach to accurately identify functions of integrated circuits (ICs) and detect deviation from ordinary activities by monitoring the unintended electromagnetic (EM) signal emanated from heterogeneous ICs (HICs). EMSCALe will collect EM signals using purpose-designed antennas, th ...