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A STUDY IS PROPOSED TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF A NEW MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR DETERMINATION OF RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION IN WATER UNDER BATTLEFIELD CONDITIONS. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM HAS THE ADVANTAGES OF AN EASY TO USE, LIGHTWEIGHT, COMPACT, AND RUGGEDIZED MONITORING SYSTEM FOR DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF FISSION PRODUCT CONTAMINATION IN WATER. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE SYSTEM WILL BE CAPABLE OF DETEC ...

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The software system, Sensor Atom Configuration Software (SACS), will use of knowledge management techniques through ontologies capturing knowledge about sensor atoms and 3D targets, advance algorithm design, and concept of operations to allow for flexible sensor system design and predict sensor performance. Sensor atoms are the fundamental unit of a sensor embodying the most basic properties in te ...

In the last decade, researchers have investigated nanofiber based medical vehicles for various biomedical applications. The challenge is to produce nanofiber vehicles outside laboratory environment for clinical trial. This proposed effort is targeted at developing a cGMP compliant prototype process to demonstrate manufacturing of tissue scaffold. During PhaseI, an innovative scaffold will be made ...

Current state-of-the-art seeker designs have evolved toward tri-mode operation in order to provide a high level of target discrimination in all weather conditions. The three modes typically include a laser designator which operates at 1.06 micron, an IR band and an RF band. Furthermore, for operational reasons, the dome must be hardened against broadband RF signals originating from outside of the ...

There is an increasing need among military organizations for methodologies and algorithms that enhance realistic autonomous agent behavior in constructive modeling and simulation. Application and understanding of real-world elements will be essential in identifying the decisions to support and represent important factors such as METT-TC. This proposal provides a foundation for the development of m ...

In this program, Agiltron, Inc. and RTI International propose a four-color sensor based on SiGe alloys. The sensor will provide sequential detection in the UV, visible, near infrared (NIR), and mid-wave infrared (MWIR) bands. The sensor is composed of a stack of photodiodes sensitive to different bands of radiation to achieve broadband detection. The photodiodes are activated sequentially by imple ...

Soldiers in the field increasingly use mechanical pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) video cameras to operate systems, whether from below the closed hatch of an infantry carrier vehicle or through the operator control unit of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV). However, mechanical PTZ cameras force the user to choose between wide-angle imagery that provides a valuable big picture, but contains insufficient detail ...

Hstar proposes an advanced high-strength dexterous bi-manual mobile manipulator (HD-Man) system for EOD robotic platforms to investigate and interrogate Unexploded Ordnances (UXOs) and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The proposed HD-Man will be designed and developed by integrating lightweight high power density actuators, series elastic actuator for force sensing and compliant manipulator, a ...

The development of a nano-reinforced metal matrix composite as a low-density, high-strength, replacement for existing metal alloys and composites used in lightweight structures, vehicles, and advanced weapons systems is proposed. The composites are expected to have exceptional mechanical properties that derive from the use of a nano-structured reinforcing phase. In Phase I, aluminum matrix composi ...