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SA-LiFi is an optical local wireless networking system under development that will distribute broadband data wirelessly over visible and infrared wavelengths, using a store-and-repeat architecture to extend its range. My modulating visbile LED light sources, SA-LiFi exploits the already-available power and line-of-sight to end user devices to upgrade wireless data availability with minimal additio ...

While approaches exist to plan and operate autonomous unmanned systems (AUS) in isolated contexts, the inclusion and optimization of AUS in theater-level total force planning is unresolved. We propose TIMPS, a toolset of mission planning algorithms and HMI to enable theater-level planning and drive down manned support requirements for USW and other missions. TIMPS’ design is based on three key i ...

Magnetic materials with high hesitivity values are needed to achieve low-profile conformal broadband magnetodielectric antennas with significantly enhanced efficiency in HF-UHF. The higher the hesitivity, the higher the attainable efficiency in these magnetodielectric antennas. State of the art hesitivity as high as 6×10^6 O/m has been reported in CoZrNb alloy films. Further hesitivity improvemen ...

The Navy and the DoD have made a substantial investment in fiber-based high-energy lasers (HELs). Low size, weight and power (SWaP) is required for deployment of the HELs on mobile platforms. The SWaP of fiber-based HELs is largely dictated by the efficiency and SWaP of laser diode fiber coupled modules (FCMs). SRL’s patent protected ITAR technology provides the highest efficiency and lowest SWa ...

High Energy Laser (HEL) weapons will dramatically transform naval warfare, providing substantial supremacy to the military forces having the most capable HEL systems. However, this supremacy can only be realized if the platform on which the laser weapon is deployed can support its power requirements. For many moving platforms, such as navy vessels and aircraft, power is a precious resource. At the ...

DTI proposes an air-cooled galvanically-isolated, high power density integrated power node center for DC distribution. The inputs will be 440VAC, 60 Hz and/or 1000 VDC and the outputs will be 440 VAC, 60 Hz, 440 VAC, 400 Hz, or 650 VDC, among others. The output will seamlessly transfer among inputs or outputs. The high power density of 3 MW/m3 can only be achieved by high frequency switched mode p ...

Vishwa Robotics plans to develop and demonstrate a novel, shock proof electromechanical actuator called CESAR for Unmanned Undersea and Surface Vehicles (UxV) control surfaces in a high sea-state ocean environment. Unlike conventional surface ships, UxVs are expected to survive and operate in (rather than retreat from) extreme ocean environmental conditions (World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ...

Actuators, especially fin actuators, have long been a source of reliability problems in ocean-going vehicles. Compared with air vehicles, where much of the servo market focuses their products, control surfaces in the water see much higher loadings due the harsh environment of the oceans surface. Triton Systems proposes a single-piece actuator based on Electro Active Polymer technology for unmanned ...

To address the Navy needs for a solution to enhance the current submarine rescue capability to support shallow-water pressurized rescue, POC proposes to develop the Safe Mating Envelope Enhancer (SMEE), based on mature in-house and COTS components. In Phase I, POC will develop a SMEE concept to allow pressurized rescue of a disabled-submarine up to 5 ata at a depth of 100 ft, with a threshold of 2 ...

Today’s Navy continues to see increased demand for more power applied from both on and off the ship. This need is largely driven by the continued development of high power density advanced weapons systems and sensors. Continued space and weight limitations for these ship applications will drive the need for new power solutions to be light and compact, easing installation on new ships and enablin ...