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System-level simulations of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) generate extremely large quantities of highly multidimensional data, which analysts at the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) must explore and analyze to infer insights and relationships. Existing tools based on automated routine scripts are ill-equipped to handle the volume and complexity of these data, requiring piecemeal analysis ...

Vigilant Cyber Systems, Inc. (VCS) proposes to design and develop the Manipulation Analysis and Visualization (MAV) Tool to enable users to analyze extremely large and diverse multi-dimensional datasets and gain insight into the data and the phenomena that produced the data. MAV will revolutionize analysis of modeling and simulation and test data by significantly enhancing user cognition and enabl ...

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

The objective of this proposal is to eliminate reliance on integrated non-uniformity correction hardware in electro-optical/ infrared (EO/IR) sensors to reduce sensor size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C), simplify maintenance and integration, and streamline mission continuity of operations. The Digital-pixel Readout Integrated Circuits (DROIC) is an enabling technology for future sensors built f ...

Triton Systems, Inc. proposes to develop a method for efficiently running federated simulations of atmospheric and orbital rocket flight. Tritons proposed method will be able to get information between time steps without the need for interpolation and will significantly reduce the computational time needed to run Federated simulations.Approved for Public Release | 18-MDA-9522 (23 Feb 18)

Large federated simulations are inherently complex to design and execute effectively to meet experiment objectives. When running a series of computationally expensive simulations, simulation engineers need to quickly analyze critical events of interest (e.g., time of detection) without being inundated with GBs of irrelevant data. Unfortunately, many critical events are sporadic, so to ensure that ...

Data logging of complex simulations can easily overwhelm computer resources or risk losing critical data. Knowing what data is most relevant while simultaneously minimizing collection resources, is extremely challenging.Intelligent Dynamic Data Logging (IDDL) senses run-time data volume, considers scenario objectives, and monitors system performance to record only the most relevant data. It maximi ...

Missile seekers are precision guided munitions that are a key element of modern defense systems.Seekers using laser guidance or imaging require IR-transparent protective windows domes.One of the most challenging applications is in endo-atmospheric interceptors. The ultimate achievable performance of missile seekers under such extreme conditions is limited by the available infrared window materials ...

CeraNova conformal spinel windows that will provide enhanced performance over traditional, flat sapphire windows.Conformal spinel windows will maintain the curvature of the nose cone and will thus eliminate aerodynamic hot spots caused by flat surfaces.CeraNovas transparent ceramics and experience in manufacturing conformal optics will be leveraged to enable design and fabrication of a conformal w ...

Corvid Technologies presents the following proposal to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) SBIR solicitation MDA17-009 entitled Radar Cross Section (RCS) Testing for Modeling and Simulations. Here, we propose the development of algorithms and processes to significantly reduce the burden and cost associated with RCS measurements conducted in support of MDA and other Department of Defense customers. Th ...