Shoot & Scoot Assistant (SASA) - A Cognitive Decision Aid for Crew Served Weapons
Company: 21st Century Systems, Incorporated Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2002 / 2Abstract: "A military combat unit must "see" the battlefield better than the enemy, decide sooner than the enemy what to do, "move" to fight effectively and "shoot" to destroy the enemy. As the US Army moves toward weapons systems for the digital battlefield, newer,lighter weight and more capable hardware is… more
SituSpace - Space battlespace awareness application
Company: 21st Century Systems, Incorporated Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: "In response to Small Business Innovative Research solicitation A01-207, 21CSI is pleased to propose the development of a proof-of-concept software decision aid that aggregates space objects into a single, integrated space picture. Our decision aid,SituSpace, will be built from the bottom up to… more
EXLOG21: An Innovative DSS-based Expeditionary Logistics Tool
Company: 21st Century Systems, Incorporated Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: "21st Century Systems, Inc. (21CSI) proposes to continue its research and realization of an agent-based decision support system, EXLOG21, for logistics and maintenance operations. In Phase I we researched the base theoretical underpinnings for expeditionarylogistics and constructed a convincing… more
EXLOG21: An Innovative DSS-based Expeditionary Logistics Tool
Company: 21st Century Systems, Incorporated Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2002 / 2Abstract: "21st Century Systems, Inc. (21CSI) proposes to continue its research and realization of an agent-based decision support system, EXLOG21, for logistics and maintenance operations. In Phase I we researched the base theoretical underpinnings for expeditionarylogistics and constructed a convincing… more
Expeditionary Logistics
Company: 21st Century Systems, Incorporated Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: "21st Century Systems, Inc. proposes to research and realize an agent-based decision support system for logistics and maintenance operations. We will use a highly innovative hybrid Bayesian/differential game modeling approach to tackle this problem. Theresulting theory and technology will facilitate… more
Sensor-AEDGE
Company: 21st Century Systems, Incorporated Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: "In response to Small Business Innovative Research solicitation BMDO02-016, 21CSI is pleased to propose the development of a proof-of-concept sensor intranet and decision aid software application that ties disparate and legacy sensors into a net. Ourconcept, Sensor-AEDGE, will be built from the… more
Eyekon: In-the-Situation Awareness for the Dismounted Warrior
Company: 21st Century Systems, Incorporated Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: "The goals of an enhanced mobile infantry, a weapons system that leaves the warrior with his whole mind free to handle his weapons and notice what is going on around him, as expressed in Heinlein's timeless Starship Troopers is becoming a reality todaythrough the innovative progress being made by… more
Vacuum Arc Nano Thrusters for Nanosatellite Spacecraft Constellations
Company: Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2002 / 2Abstract: "AASC, in collaboration with team member General Dynamics, Space Propulsion Systems, proposes to advance the Vacuum Arc Thruster (VAT) one step closer to flight qualification status. Phase I successfully demonstrated the low system mass and performancecharacteristics necessary to support "precision… more
High Power, High Voltage, Ultra-Fast UV Triggered Diamond Switch
Company: Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2002 / 2Abstract: "The successful Phase I high power, high voltage UV triggered diamond switch effort has set the stage for this Phase II program, in response to commercial drivers found in the directed energy weapon, military radar, high speed rail transportation, and powerutility industrial sectors. The 1 MW power… more
Clustered Vacuum Arc Thruster for Deep Space Missions
Company: Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NASA / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation proposes to develop a new Clustered Vacuum Arc Thruster (CVAT) as an electric propulsion micro-thruster for microspacecraft with mass
Development of a Fully Time-Resolved X-ray Spectrograph
Company: Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: "The Decade Quad/Half plasma radiation source (PRS) will provide environments to test the radiation hardness of critical military systems. Optimizing the Decade PRS will require a set of x-ray diagnostics that measure not only the net x-ray yield but alsothe temperature and density of the plasma… more
Throttleable Vacuum Arc Thruster for Precision Positioning
Company: Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NASA / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation proposes to develop a new type of electric propulsion device dubbed the Throttleable Vacuum Arc Thruster (TVAT). This thruster is itself a variant on an earlier thruster (the Vacuum Arc micro-Thruster (VA?-T)) that has been demonstrated via a recently concluded… more
Light Transparent, Electrically Conductive Coatings by Filtered Cathodic Arc Plasma Deposition
Company: Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / STTR / 2002 / 1Abstract: This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II project will build upon and extend the encouraging results obtained in the Phase I program, which investigated the properties of thin, electrically conductive, UV transparent films and tri-layer metal coatings as possible diamond switch… more
INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO MODIFY CANCER RISK BEHAVIORS
Company: ABACUS MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2002 / 2Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant)The major goals of this revised, SBIR Phase II application for the combined R25/R44 mechanism to complete development of a multi-media, cancer risk behavior modification intervention and to conduct a randomized controlled trial with low income patients and their… more
INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO MODIFY CANCER RISK BEHAVIORS
Company: ABACUS MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant)The major goals of this revised, SBIR Phase II application for the combined R25/R44 mechanism to complete development of a multi-media, cancer risk behavior modification intervention and to conduct a randomized controlled trial with low income patients and their… more
A Two Way Integration of HLA and Cougaar Technologies
Company: 21st Century Technologies Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: "We propose a two way integration of logistics and simulation technologiesincorporating Cougaar and HLA technologies. At one end of the integration,we propose to exploit simulation technologies to drive the major inputs ofthe logistics and the distribution pipeline. At the other end, the logistics… more
ATO Link: A Link Analysis and Information Dominance Tool for ATO Planning
Company: 21st Century Technologies Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: "The objective of this Phase I effort is to produce "ATO Link", an operational link analysis prototype, that can predict and identify planning and re-planning conflicts during the ATO (Air Tasking Order) planning process. The analyst will have thecapability to perform many "what if" scenarios and… more
Link Analysis for Dynamic Planning and Execution
Company: 21st Century Technologies Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2002 / 2Abstract: "The objective of this Phase II effort is the development and operationaltest insertion of ATO Link, an effects-based dynamic planning andscheduling tool that exploits link analysis and optimizationtechnologies. This capability can be inserted into TAP, the Theatre AirPlanning System currently in… more
Distributed, Dynamic Space-Based Logistics Contingency Planning
Company: 21st Century Technologies Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NASA / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: Space travel is fraught with ever changing emergencies and accidents that place human life and expensive one-of-a-kind autonomous systems at risk. Hypothetical collisions with space debris, human and computer errors are just a few examples of such risk. In this effort, we propose space based… more
Enhancements to SAAS-MOD for Increased ASP Productivity
Company: 21st Century Technologies Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: "We propose two key enhancements to the SAAS-MOD system that encompasses the major Phase I objectives. The first enhancement to SAAS-MOD proposed is the optimization of the UCL for maximally efficient collection of those items at the ASP. The added valueofthis optimization will be a physical"… more
Ultra-Wide Band Surveillance Radar
Company: AKELA, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: "This proposal seeks to investigate the feasibility of using a stepped frequency, wideband radar for the wide area surveillance of fixed and mobile assets. The proposed radar was developed with sponsorship from the National Institute of Justice forconcealed weapons detection, and is currently being… more
Ultrasonic Detector for Carbon Dioxide
Company: 2B TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: 70042 The quantification of sources and sinks of atmospheric carbon dioxide would be greatly facilitated by the development of a new detector for this important greenhouse gas. In particular a lightweight CO2 sonde, similar to the widely used ozonesonde, could be used to estimate… more
Pocket Accessible Communications Enabler (ACE): Providing access to palmtop cmputer wireless communications technologies for individuals with mental retardation
Company: AbleLink Technologies,Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: ED / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: N/A
Pocket Money Coach: A portable money management system to facilitate community access for indeivduals with mental retardation
Company: AbleLink Technologies,Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: ED / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: N/A
Pocket Voyager: Making Palmtop Computers Accessible to Individuals with Mental Retardation
Company: AbleLink Technologies,Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: ED / SBIR / 2002 / 1Abstract: N/A