Passive Airborne Radar Using Opportunistic Signals (PASSAROS)
Company: APPLIED RADAR, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: ABSTRACT: A key requirement for a practical/scalable airborne passive radar system using opportunistic ground emitters such as broadcast TV is the ability to effectively isolate the high-powered direct-path signals from much weaker target reflected ones. Previous passive radars rely on array… more
Adaptive Distributed Aperture Radar Mainlobe Jammer Suppression
Company: APPLIED RADAR, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: Current monostatic radar systems suffer fine tracking and discrimination performance degradation when encountering mainlobe jammers deployed within a reentry complex. As a result our forces may be vulnerable to attack. During Phase I, we have developed distributed aperture techniques for mitigating… more
Wideband Sub-Array Digital Receiver Exciter (DREX) Development and Packaging
Company: APPLIED RADAR, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: Applied Radar, Inc. is developing the Single Channel Open Source Architecture (SCORE) digital receiver/exciter (DREX) card which represents a revolutionary step leap in SWAP-C reduction. The SCORE card is a 3U OpenVPX card which incorporates a single channel of waveform generation, RF Upconversion,… more
Affordable Low-Profile Wideband SATCOM Antennas (LPWSA) for Airborne Platforms
Company: APPLIED RADAR, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: The proposal will develop multiple design concepts, conduct a trade study, and identify the three (3) most promising concepts for affordable low-profile and wideband satellite communication antennas (LPWSA) with high data rate capability and minimum airstream protrusion for airborne platforms. … more
Preclinical Studies of Tregitope Delivery and Mechanism of Action in T1D
Company: EPIVAX, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this Phase II project is to advance the development of novel tolerance-inducing peptides (Tregitopes) to prevent and/or treat Type 1 diabetes (T1D) by optimizing the clinical delivery vehicle and treatment protocol, and by identifying correlates of… more
Inducing Tolerance to Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Pompe Disease
Company: EPIVAX, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Inducing Tolerance to Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Pompe Disease Pompe disease is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by defects in the enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA) that leads to glycogen accumulation affectingheart and skeletal muscle.… more
Combined Factor VIII Replacement and Tolerance Therapy for Hemophilia A
Company: EPIVAX, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this new SBIR program is to produce a combined clotting Factor VIII replacement and immunomodulatory therapy that will provide FVIII-specific tolerance induction at therapeutic doses for Hemophilia A patients. Hemophiliacs with lt 1% functional FVIII… more
Imaging Instrumentation System
Company: DBV TECHNOLOGY, LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: DBV Technology, LLC proposes to design, build, integrate and test an array of undersea acoustic instruments capable of scoring multiple projectiles impacting the ocean surface closely spaced in both position and time using algorithms developed during Phase I. A 48 month period of performance is… more
Improved Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Metaferrite Based Antenna for SATCOM
Company: MINERVA SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGIES Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: The objective of this proposal is to design and develop UHF Satellite communications (SATCOM) circular polarized antennas using advanced metamaterials to achieve high gain performance with smaller dimensions (i.e., size and weight). The metamaterials we propose belong to a class of… more
Dielectric Resonator Antenna
Company: MINERVA SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGIES Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: Naval aircrafts are covered with many antennas for VHF/UHF Line-of-sight communications, UHF SATCOM, L-band, and GPS functions. The blade type antennas employed have limited bandwidths. Low-profile cavity-backed antennas will require hull penetration inside the aircraft. Thus, the objective of this… more
A Smartphone Application for Asthma Patient Self Management and Telemonitoring
Company: MJ DATA CORPORATION, LTD Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant). Several leading authorities, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), have identified asthma as a priority disease area, and have called for action to reduce chronic disability and premature death… more
Expediting the Production of High Value, Standardized, and Transparent Data
Company: MJ DATA CORPORATION, LTD Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Researchers and contractors are under increasing pressure to produce rapid turnaround times for data releases and publications. Inadequate data management is a common threat to good research and impedes the quick release of high value data. Despite its importance… more
Promoting Responsible Drinking: An Internet-based, Interactive Computer Tailored
Company: PRO-CHANGE BEHAVIOR SYSTEMS, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Excessive alcohol use is associated with a range of serious and costly health, social, and economic consequences at the individual and societal level. This program of research serves as a venue by which to produce and test an innovative, science-based, and… more
Computerized Stage-Matched Intervention for Juvenile Offenders
Company: PRO-CHANGE BEHAVIOR SYSTEMS, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Juvenile crime imposes enormous costs on victims, on society, and on juvenile offenders themselves. However, research assessing the efficacy of interventions for young offenders show, on average, only small effects on recidivism, substance abuse, and other… more
Rapid detection of neonatal sepsis
Company: PROTHERA BIOLOGICS, LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary goal of this proposed research is to develop a rapid point-of-care (POC) test that can be used to identify neonatal sepsis in high-risk infants in a simple, user-friendly and portable device suitable for usein the NICU setting. Since sepsis presents a… more
Submarine ES System RF Groom&Certification
Company: SEA CORP Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / STTR / 2012 / 2Abstract: US Navy submarine forces currently employ an independent team to test, measure, calibrate and certify radio frequency (RF) signal paths through sail mounted antennae to the inboard radio rooms in a process that can take in excess of 60 man-days to complete. Ships personnel have no means of… more
Ultra Wide Bandwidth High Dynamic Range Digital ISR Receivers for the submarine force
Company: SEA CORP Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: This effort to improve the capabilities of the ESM system will increase the reliability and reduce lifecycle support costs of the Radar Wideband (RWB) subsystem on submarines. Analog to digital converter (A/D) based digital receivers will be applied to yield improvements in Radar signal acquisition… more
Inflator-Based Submerged Missile Ejection System (ISMES)
Company: SEA CORP Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: Since the advent of impulse launching various payloads from Navy and other military combatants, the source of the impulse energy has been either an explosive gas generator (propellant) or stored high pressure gas in a flask. Both of these methods have high maintenance and/or clean-up costs and are… more
Uncertainty-based 3-d Fusion of Multi-Sensor Aerial Imagery
Company: Vision Systems, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: ABSTRACT: Multi-sensor fusion is a key capability required for effective inferences for timely and accurate strategy and tactical planning. A multi-sensor fusion technology needs to appropriately weigh different image streams according to the uncertainties and errors across different inputs and… more
Coherent Distributed Aperture Enabled Active Electronically Steered Array (CDA-AESA)
Company: APPLIED RADAR, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / STTR / 2011 / 2Abstract: Missile threats faced by our country are constantly increasing in lethality. The weapon used to counter such missiles is the kinetic interceptor. To work effectively, the reentry vehicle (RV) location must be precisely known. Confusing objects within the reentry complex make the key discrimination… more
Spread Spectrum Digital Beamforming for Millimeter Wavelengths (MMW-SSDBF)
Company: APPLIED RADAR, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2011 / 1Abstract: Key to phased arrays that can scale to high frequencies, bandwidth and large apertures is an architecture that enables full digital beamforming and large-array performance with minimum electronics per element. Out of the three proven beamforming methods for phased arrays: analog, conventional… more
Wideband Sub-Array Digital Receiver Exciter (DREX)
Company: APPLIED RADAR, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2011 / 2Abstract: Next-generation ground-based BMD radar is anticipated to employ a scalable architecture with multiple low-cost transportable arrays employing hundreds of thousands of elements per array. Low-cost analog array panels are to be employed in the array, and wi
Wideband Sub-Array Digital Receiver Exciter (DREX)
Company: APPLIED RADAR, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2011 / 2Abstract: Next-generation ground-based BMD radar is anticipated to employ a scalable architecture with multiple low-cost transportable arrays employing hundreds of thousands of elements per array. Low-cost analog array panels are to be employed in the array, and will typically contain a digital… more
Power-Efficient Adaptive-and-Robust Link OFDM (PEARL-OFDM)
Company: APPLIED RADAR, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2011 / 2Abstract: Key obstacles to extending OFDM to wireless links and networks at high frequencies with dynamic channels are inherent low performance to Doppler and power amplifier operation with high backoff. Other significant obstacles are multipath and impulsive noise. PEARL provides a solid communications… more
Low cost acoustic transmitter
Company: BTECH Acoustics Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / STTR / 2011 / 1Abstract: We propose the development of a low cost compact low frequency transducer with associated electronics using a novel method.