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Coastal Lidar and Radar Imaging System (CLARIS) Lidar Data Report
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3D Data Acquisition Platform for Human Activity Understanding
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Development and Testing of a New Version of MBUD for Cued Classification of Marine UXO
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Impact of Satellite Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance on Modern Naval Operations
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Fabrication and Testing of High-Speed Single-Rotor and Compound-Rotor Systems
Briefs: Aerospace
Review of Recent Capability Improvements in Ultrashort Pulse Laser Sources: Closing the Relevancy Gap for Directed Energy Applications

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Briefs: Aerospace
The Purpose of Mixed-Effects Models in Test and Evaluation
While Defense Test and Evaluation (T&E) is different from agriculture, data attributes can be surprisingly similar.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Nonlinear Effects in Transformation Optics-Based Metamaterial Shields for Counter Directed Energy Weapon Defense
Applying an iterative solution to the Maxwell equations may accommodate the nonlinear effects produced by directed energy weapons.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
MIL-DTL-32628/01-X Reusable EMI Shield Termination Band on MIL-DTL-38999 Electrical Connector Accessory Braid Termination/Tensile Qualification Test
A series of reusable bands were evaluated for tensile strength performance.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Counter-Directed Energy Weapons: Defense of Air Assets
The global proliferation of directed energy weapon technology presents a new threat for the United States.
Briefs: Software
Formal Process Modeling to Improve Human-Decision-Making During Test and Evaluation Range Control
Innoslate software tool formally models the process of conducting test range events.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Test and Evaluation of Autonomy for Air Platforms
Tools, approaches, and insights to confidently approach the safe, secure, effective, and efficient testing of autonomy on air platforms.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Ka-Band Front-End Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs) and Transmit/Receive (T/R) Modules Testing
Gallium nitride monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) technology has superior performance in power amplifier applications.
Briefs: Materials
Biobased Carbon Fibers and Thermosetting Resins for Use in DOD Composites Applications
Advanced bio-based fibers and high-performance thermosetting resins will help reduce the dependence of military composites on high-cost petroleum.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Feasibility Analysis of UAV Technology to Improve Tactical Surveillance in South Korea’s Rear Area Operations
Experimentation and analysis determined the optimum characteristics of an improved unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Stochastic Surveillance and Distributed Coordination
Designing fast and unpredictable motion strategies for robotic surveillance agents in complex environments using Markov chain modeling and optimization methods.
Briefs: Aerospace
Quantifying Eye Movement Trajectory Similarity for Use in Human Performance Experiments in Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Research
ScanMatch software determines the similarity of two strings of eye-tracking data. See why that kind of capability is valuable.
Briefs: Data Acquisition
Modeling a UAV-Based Mesh Network to Analyze Latency and Throughput
Improving network technology through effective systems architecture can ensure better communication between a ground station and multiple UAVs.
Briefs: Aerospace
Cyber Risk Assessment and Scoring Model for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Learn about a cyber risk assessment methodology tailored for small UAVs.
Briefs: Aerospace
Deceiving the Enemy: These Are the Drones You Are Looking For
See how the US military can decrease risk to air and ground combatants by causing adversaries to expend resources.
Briefs: Aerospace
Calibrated Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR) Thermal and Polarimetric Imagery of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Birds
Well-calibrated imagery helps to distinguish between small UAVs and birds of similar size and dimensions.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Investigation of Flight Dynamics and Controls for a Solar-Tracker-Mounted UAV
A new study explores the dynamics behavior of the parallel mechanism mounted UAV.
Briefs: Aerospace
A Comparative Evaluation of the Detection and Tracking Capability Between Novel Event-Based and Conventional Frame-Based Sensors
This research establishes a fundamental understanding of the characteristics of event-based sensors.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Characterization of Turbulent Unsteady Separation Using Photonic Micro-Skin Friction and Wall Pressure Sensors
Learn about a photonic skin friction and wall pressure sensor.
Briefs: Propulsion
Low-Impact Space Weather Sensors and the U.S. National Security Spacecraft
Low-impact sensors close a gap in the U.S. space weather observation network.
Briefs: Wearables
Sensory Integration Balance Deficits in Complex mTBI: Can Early Initiation of Rehabilitation with Wearable Sensor Technology Improve Outcomes?
A novel feedback system provides physical therapists with real-time information about quality of head and trunk movement during exercise.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Frequency Agile Plasmonic Antennas and Sensors
A new way of assembling individual nanostructures will facilitate better design principles for plasmonic photonic devices.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
An Ultrafast Testbed for Comprehensive Characterization of Photonics, Electronic, and Optoelectronic Properties of Integrated Nanophotonic Structures
High-speed testing technology will enable advances such as new digital signal processing and computing platforms in the optical domain.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Radiation Effects on Electronics in Aligned Carbon Nanotube Technology (RadCNT)
The "RadCNT" program use carbon-based transistors to study the interactions between ionizing and non-ionizing radiation.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Nanofabrication Technology for Production of Quantum Nano-Electronic Devices Integrating Niobium Electrodes and Optically Transparent Gates
Devices created using this technology could be used for control and sending of qubit/quantum memory states to remote locations.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
Reconfigurable Electronics Based on Multiferroics and Nanomagnetism
Multifunctional magnetoelectric materials with high exchange represent a missing “holy grail” of materials physics.
Briefs: Materials
Atomistic- and Meso-Scale Computational Simulations for Developing Multi-Timescale Theory for Radiation Degradation in Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices
One particular semiconductor, gallium arsenide (GaAs), has received considerable attention due to its potential electronic applications.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Designing Sensory and Adaptive Composite Materials
Newly developed computational approaches aid in the design of composites that exhibit remarkable abilities to both sense external cues and adapt to these cues in controllable, "programmable" ways.
Briefs: Aerospace
Design of New Piezoelectric Composites Using Nanocellulose
Using cellulose crystals as building blocks for the design and development of new low-density functional polymer composites.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Bioenvironmental Engineering Guide for Composite Materials
Develop a comprehensive baseline for identifying, evaluating, and controlling occupational and environmental hazards associated with composite fibers.

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