This list of abstracts contains brief descriptions of Defense needs and technology solutions that will be presented at the 2008 Navy Opportunity Forum®. The abstracts are readily searchable and enable you to easily locate opportunities of interest. Small business representatives will make formal presentations at the Forum on each of the three days (see Agenda) and will also be available throughout the three-day event in the exhibit area. In addition more information can be found on each presenting firm in the Virtual Acquisition Showcase® (Quad Charts, Capabilities Brochures, Briefings). After searching the abstracts, use the Virtual Acquisition Showcase® to drill down and find more information. Then use the Private Meeting function to schedule one-on-one meetings with the presenting firms.
#1: Cygnacom Solutions Public Key Certificate Acceptance Technology Security, cryptography, digital signatures, PKI, SCVP, ERS, software
Syscom: MARCOR Topic: N04-196 TRL: 7
This 14-year old company, wholly owned by a major CA vendor and with long-standing ties to the DOD, Federal, Pharmaceutical and Aerospace PKI communities, provides software that uses CC-evaluated and JITC-certified components to improve performance and manageability of PKI processing, while ensuring long-term integrity of digitally signed data. As current cryptographic algorithms become obsolete, active preventive measures must be taken to ensure the authenticity and integrity of sensitive data. The software addresses this unmet need using a combination of emerging standards and stronger cryptography. The company is seeking sales opportunities with agencies, primes and application developers to enhance existing PKIs and enable applications to improve PKI performance and ensure long-term digital signature viability. An Internet-accessible demo of the products is available.
#2: Harsh Environment Applied Technologies, Inc. Sensor For Simultaneous Movement and directed weapon Fire in Day/Low/No light Wireless PAN control, night vision goggle, covert illuminator, sensor fusion
Syscom: MARCOR Topic: N04-155 TRL: 6
This system eliminates the current need to remove and exchange equipment as the soldier transitions from movement to directing weapon fire. The wireless PAN controlled, multi-component system comprises a helmet mounted multi-sensor goggle, a weapon mounted thermal weapon sight and illuminator. Digitally fused imagery, from VisNIR, SWIR, and LWIR sensors, is viewed on a color display with battlefield maps. A SWIR targeting laser is included with the SWIR illuminator. The prototype system will be demonstrated in May 2008. The system is intended for MARCOR and has potential applications in homeland security. Since 1997 our company has specialized in the development and low rate production runs of military and commercial vision systems. Funds are sought for field testing/evaluation culminating in a build-to-print design for manufacturing.
This well-established high-technology company develops advanced materials, processing and manufacturing technologies for government and commercial customers. The company has developed a lightweight liner for chembio protective clothing. Compared to the existing Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), this liner provides the same level of chemical protection with 25% reduced weight, improved breathability and lower heat stress. Furthermore, it offers protection against a wide range of biological agents. This US made liner is manufacturing ready. This technology is applicable to chemical wipes, medical aprons, filtration media, etc. The company seeks program funds to address the final requirements of the Lightweight Chemical Biological Protective Garment (LCBPG) and Joint Chemical Ensemble (JCE). Also looking for partnerships with the military and first responder apparel and protective garment suppliers.
This 4-year old company, founded by experts with over 30-years experience in PVD coating technologies, develops and provides advanced wear and erosion protective coatings for high-speed impellers, turbine engine and other aerospace components. This technology is a proprietary erosion resistant, conformal coating that extends the life of components subject to airborne particle impact by at least a factor of 10. Operational V-22 shaft-driven compressor impellers are experiencing significant erosion, meeting only 15% of expected life. This hard coating will lead to greater aircraft up-time and exceed part life requirements. Other potential applications include turbine engines for the M-1 tank, helicopters and commercial applications. The company seeks funding to perform V-22 qualification testing and relationships with acquisition offices and primes with erosion and wear-resistant coating needs.
#5: Acuity Technologies Wing and Bomb Bay Launched UAS UAV, UAS, P-3, P-8, MMA, wing launched, sonobuoy, communications, WBBL
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N05-005 TRL: 4
A prototype AT-3 Owl Wing and Bomb Bay Launched UAS has been developed. Two 2/3 scale aircraft were successfully flown, with full-scale testing in May 2008. Launched from a P-3 or MMA, this long endurance, multi-mission organic UAS deploys 5 A-size or 10 G-size sonobuoys or other sensors, performs reconnaissance, relays sensor data, and lands at a remote location. The AT-3 has a 135 lb empty weight, range of 700 miles, 8 hour endurance, and carries 265 lb of payload and JP-5 fuel, performing hazardous low-altitude aspects of MMA missions. A variable sweep wing enables a range of payloads. With proven expertise in UAS airframe, control, and navigation technology, this company seeks funding from Navy PMs for continued development, MMA integration and flight certification.
#6: Adaptive Technologies, Inc. Advanced Audio Technologies for Extreme Hearing Protection Tactical communications, extreme noise, hearing protection, situational awareness, high fidelity
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N05-095 TRL: 7
This company's proven success in developing personal communications and hearing protection for extreme noise environments is being leveraged to create state-of-the-art in-ear tactical hearing protection systems that provide high fidelity situational awareness and opportunity for personal noise dosimetry. New tactical protection features are being incorporated into existing products that are currently undergoing MIL-STD qualification testing. New in-ear products incorporating active noise reduction for tactical applications, are also being field tested. Leveraging its ISO 9001:2000 experience, this company established an affiliate manufacturing organization dedicated to high-quality production of advanced personal protection and tactical communications products. Initial order fulfillment by the manufacturing affiliate will commence in 2008. This company seeks collaboration with the US Marine Corps, organizations requiring tactical communications, and new customers and partners for application specific development, marketing, distribution, and sales.
#7: Advanced Ceramics Research, Inc. Hyperspectral Classification for Muzzle Flash Recognition from the Silver Fox UAV Muzzle flash detection, UAV, Silver Fox, mortar and missile protection
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N04-253 TRL: (TBA)
The threat to sensitive installations and military bases from mortar and missile attack is significant; consequently, this 17 year-old, 80-person advanced R&D firm has developed a synthetic field of view for muzzle flash detection system that will be mounted on-board its Silver Fox UAV, which is already in service in Iraq. The surveillance technology and data target processing is real-time, sending information to the ground control station that can alert the installation or military base of the impending threat thereby allowing evasive action to be taken. The sensor consists of a 360-degree vision system that can quickly identify the location and calculate the trajectory of the threat. The company seeks strategic partnerships to complete development and fielding to the warfighter for mortar and missile protection.
This small woman owned business leverages decades of experience in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) programs to develop a lightweight, low cost, multichannel Electro Optical imaging system. This system allows use on multiple platforms ranging from Tier 2 UAV's to small commercial aircraft. System can add value to multiple military relevant missions ranging from ASW (submarine hull detection) to marine mammal detection and tracking in addition to various other missions. The sensor uses four parallel optical channels configured with multiple narrowband filters in a multispectral application or with multiple polarization analyzers for full stokes vector imaging. Previous versions have been tested in both UAV's and fixed wing commercial aircraft. Company seeks to develop partnerships with primes and government program offices interested in transitioning this technology.
#9: Advanced Rotorcraft Technology Enhanced Rotorcraft Aerodynamic Modules to Support Flight Testing Flight simulator, rotorcraft model, shipboard landing, pilot training simulator, helicopter training simulator
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N04-257 TRL: 7
Advanced Rotorcraft Technology (ART) has developed high-fidelity rotorcraft models since 1982 using FLIGHTLAB, our COTS software tool for modeling and analysis of flight vehicles. As the recognized industry leader in flight dynamics modeling and simulator hardware integration, ART has a major competitive advantage. The product currently under development is a cost effective rotorcraft training simulator designed to incorporate high-fidelity shipboard operations modeling technologies. The demonstrator will be a V-22 or H-60 model. Development risk is minimized since we have already produced a prototype with this technology. Collective training of Pilots, Landing Signal Officer and Control tower personnel will be supported. Additional funding is sought to further evaluate motion and visual cue requirements and strategic partners are sought to incorporate this technology into their full simulators.
#10: Agiltron, Inc. An Integratable Ultra-Compact Optical Sensor System for Situation Awareness and Aircraft Self-Protection Hostile Fire Indicator, HFI, MWIR, thermal imager, brown out
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N051-027 TRL: 6
Leveraging a proprietary and market disruptive thermal sensor, the company is developing an uncooled two-color high-speed MWIR hostile fire indicator (HFI) system to protect military and civilian aircraft against attack by ground fire. No other products offer the cost, size, weight, extremely low power, and large field-of-view specifications while simultaneously meeting HFI requirements. Thermal scene imagery is inherently provided through darkness, rain, snow, fog, smoke, and dust and can be an indispensable aide in "Brown Out" conditions. Program Manager and Prime Contractor relationships are being sought for system manufacturing, integration and end customer acquisitions for DIRCM programs for rotary and fixed wing platforms. The company is a profitable, vertically-integrated ISO 9000 and AS 9100 certified optical systems manufacturer and has successfully commercialized several SBIR technologies.
#11: American Technical Coatings, Inc. Lightweight Ballistic Armor for Military Aircraft Lightweight ballistic armor, military aircraft, AH-1 Cobra, V-22 Osprey
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N05-023 TRL: (TBA)
Currently, aircrews are only partially protected at best during conflicts due to the weight penalties associated with the installation of current protection systems; consequently, this engineering company, which is dedicated to providing leading edge materials and armor solutions, has developed a lightweight ballistic armor, Hotblox for military aircraft. Hotblox is a unique armor concept of gradient materials with low fabric content resulting in a high performance, low cost armor systems. Hotblox lightweight armor can be used in a number of applications including: aircraft, vehicles and storage containers and has been successfully tested by Raytheon at Dahlgren. The company seeks relationships with prime contractors and defense programs that are interested in lightweight armor. Initial targeted platforms include the AH-1 Cobra and the V-22 Osprey.
#12: Analatom, Inc. Wireless Sensors with Advanced Detection and Prognostic Capabilities for Corrosion Health Management. Structural health monitoring, diagnostics, prognostics, condition-based maintenance, wireless, equity investment
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N04-256 TRL: 6
This 10-year company develops wireless Structural Health Monitoring systems for the DoD and beyond (aerospace, ships, land-based vehicles, bridges). The wireless data acquisition and signal processing platform can be customized to meet specific requirements (corrosion, strain, temperature, humidity, accelerometer, acoustic) and provide advanced data-mining/processing for enhanced Condition-Based-Maintenance diagnostics/prognostics. The production-ready, LPR system is well-suited for highly corrosive environments and can be externally-attached or permanently-embedded on high-value asset platforms (P-3/EP-3, VH-53/VH-71, JSF) providing real-time, mission-critical system monitoring; hence, lowering total costs and downtime. Laboratory calibrations for military/civil engineering applications and field testing in commercial airline passenger-revenue flights have been successfully achieved. The technology is strongly patent-protected; the company is completing ISO9000 certification. The company seeks funding via DoD contracts and Primes (direct licensing, subcontracting, acquisition agreements).
Focusing on the development of technologies that improve human performance through sensors, networking, and intelligent computing, this company has created a wireless, wearable, and non-invasive combined EEG/NIRS (near-infrared spectroscopy) system with processing and connectivity platforms. Developed with intelligent algorithms for prediction of gravity-induced loss of consciousness (GLOC) in high-performance flight, this sensor system has additional applications in hypoxia monitoring and within the medical field. As a brain monitor offering dual signals in a single, wearable device, this system benefits research in long-term monitoring for traumatic brain injury and neurological studies in natural environments. With preliminary safety and flight testing completed, the company seeks funding for additional testing and integration into a flight platform and funding for applications of the technology in the medical monitoring field.
#15: Brainlike Surveillance Research, Inc. "Brain Like" Clutter Removal for Defense Surveillance and Commercial Monitoring Applications Sensors, false alarms, kill chain, low-cost, multistatics, ASW, sonobuoy, littoral
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N05-T025 TRL: 4
Due to the proliferation of sonobuoy sensor data and constantly changing background clutter in complex littoral environments, the occurrence of false alarms has grown, thus impeding the kill chain. This seven-year-old company has developed a patent-pending, maintenance-free, low-cost process that reduces false alarms across all environments, thereby increasing operator effectiveness. The process can eventually be implemented in the sonobuoy, significantly reducing telemetry requirements and improving energy efficiency. This real-time technology has been proven to apply to marine mammal mitigation, mine detection, high-altitude ISR, and passive ASW. Currently, the company is teaming with Johns Hopkins to test the process on the P-3. Funding and partnership opportunities with primes and government agencies involved in P-3 and P-8 multistatics are sought.
#16: CeraNova Corporation Hypersonic Alumina Infrared Domes Missile domes, IR windows, infrared transparent, aerodynamic, polycrystalline alumina, sapphire
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N04-234 TRL: 4
This company has developed a revolutionary capability to cost-effectively produce near-net shape hemispheric and ogive IR missile domes from polycrystalline alumina. The MWIR optical properties (transmission and scattering), mechanical properties, and aerothermal performance are equivalent to or better than sapphire. Ogive domes will enable next-generation heat-seeking missiles to travel at rates that exceed current hypersonic speeds. Fully polished hemispheric domes are ready for advanced testing. The company is working closely with several organizations to develop methods for grinding and polishing ogive domes, and for metrology of these deep concave shapes. The company seeks application partners for testing and qualification of domes. Opportunities are also sought with commercial and DoD partners to exploit the unique material properties and shape forming technology for existing and future applications.
#17: CFD Research Corporation Fuel Filter for Removal of Copper Contamination from Jet Fuel Removal of copper contaminant in jet fuel, JSF, aircraft carrier, column filter
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N04-135 TRL: 4
A filter technology to remove metal contaminants such as copper from jet fuel at high flow rates has been demonstrated. Copper contaminants reduce the lifetime of jet engines, necessitate frequent maintenance, and increase concern for modern high performance engines. The technology has completed its second round of laboratory tests for optimization of filter efficiency and filter size to meet the constraints of Navy shore-based and shipboard applications. Targeted for JSF, the technology can be customized for other decontamination applications such as metal ion deactivation in lubricants and purification and removal or extraction of trace elements from other organic/inorganic liquids. This leader in engineering simulations and process/product design seeks funding from filter-column manufacturers and defense PM's to complete the Navy development and expansion into other markets.
#18: CFD Research Corporation A Flight Configured Submerged Ram Air Turbine Power Source for Next Generation Jamming Pods Ram air turbine, electronic warfare, military airborne stores, cooling, power generation
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N04-239 TRL: 4
A single-stage submerged axial Ram Air Turbine (RAT) has been demonstrated to deliver 65 KW for electronic attack support in the EA-18G's Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) pod. The NGJ pod replaces the ALQ-99 jamming pod which cannot be upgraded any longer. When the secondary cooling loop under development is fully integrated into the RAT and pod ductwork, the entire system will be capable of delivering all electronic attack power and thermally dissipating all residual electronics waste heat. This approach will enable maintainability and reliability of the NGJ pod power generation and electronics cooling comparable to the existing ALQ-99. With proven leadership in process and product design, this firm is seeking funding from prime contractors for integration of this technology into other aircraft and UAV applications.
#19: CG2, a Quantum3D Subsidiary Surface Feature Extraction Tools Using LIDAR Data LIDAR, LADAR, database generation, synthetic environment, training, mission rehearsal
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N04-245 TRL: (TBA)
The company has been on the forefront of delivering affordable, high-fidelity training systems since 1995. The team has extensive experience delivering numerous synthetic environment databases and database generation tools for real-time military training. The product provides full automation for rapid conversion of LIDAR data to synthetic environment databases with rich visual detail and highly accurate content, ideal for mission rehearsal and training. The labor reduction from weeks to hours will be a significant advantage over existing manual methods for any synthetic environment developer. The technology has successfully converted LIDAR data to synthetic environments containing features with 6 cm accuracy. The company seeks relationships and funding to facilitate ESRI ArcGIS compatibility, and to integrate this technology in various DoD synthetic environment generation workflows.
#20: Concepts Research Corporation High Performance Passively Q-Switched Microchip Laser Fuzing, LADAR, remote sensing, AIM-9X, lasers, solid-state, sub-nanosecond, missile guidance
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N06-015 TRL: 4
This innovative engineering company has developed a miniature opto-electronic packaged solid-state laser producing high pulse rates and sub-nanosecond pulses capable of kilowatt peak powers. The device is packaged to meet critical tactical environment requirements for missile and warhead fuzing applications, and is suitable for LADAR and remote sensing platforms. The laser is being readied for initial flight testing on the Navy AIM-9X Sidewider Missile in 2008. The company is working with Navy MANTECH and supporting primes to development its manufacturing infrastructure and ISO9000 certification. The company is pursuing commercial applications of the technology in the areas of printing, surveying and medical sterilization. The company seeks relationships with other program offices and primes to leverage the technology into other DoD applications.
#21: Continuum Dynamics, Inc. Advanced Rotorcraft Aerodynamic Modules for Flight Testing Support, Simulation and Analysis Rotorcraft, flight trainers, real-time simulation, mission simulators, UAVs
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N04-257 TRL: 6
Real-time, physics-based air vehicle modeling software has been developed by this leader in state-of-the-art aerodynamic analysis technology. Built on knowledge derived from supplying software to rotorcraft primes for 20+ years, these tools are now available for real-time flight training simulators. This physics-based software minimizes the need for empirical databases and tuning of simulations, saving multiple man-years of development cost and hundreds of hours of expensive testing per platform, while providing realistic training. While adaptable to any DOD rotorcraft platform, including rotary-wing UAVs, the model is being initially integrated into the VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Cockpit Procedures Trainer. The company seeks to license this software to airframe primes, simulation system integrators, and defense PMs, and funding to extend the model to additional platforms and in-flight applications.
#22: Creare, Inc. High-Speed Machining of Titanium Alloys Using Indirect Cutting Tool Cooling Cost-effective, machining, titanium, V-22, JSF, H-53, cooling, cryogenic
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N04-013 TRL: 5
Our 46-year old engineering services firm provides technical excellence for thermal/fluid systems, manufacturing, cryogenics, software/data systems, and sensors/controls. High processing costs limit titanium applications. We have developed the Indirect Cooling System (ICS) for titanium machining, which can reduce the cost of V-22 by >$20M per year. Effective cooling allows higher processing speeds, reducing costs, and enables the use of titanium, improving strength and reliability. We demonstrated the viability of our ICS on a representative deep-pocket titanium part for V-22. Our ICS can also be applied to a broad range of platforms and systems utilizing hard-to-fabricate materials. We are actively seeking machine tool manufacturer licensees, and we seek Navy/DoD development/T&E support, and defense partners to adapt and transition this technology for V-22, JSF, and other programs.
#23: Creare, Inc. Talk Through Noise and Dosimetry System for Carrier Deck Crews Noise, safety, communications, carriers, FDC, hearing protection, helmet, maintenance
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N05-095 TRL: 6
Legacy Flight Deck Cranials (FDCs) are inadequate for extreme noise environments, with increased hearing damage and reduced communication effectiveness during aircraft launch, recovery, and maintenance operations. Our Advanced Flight Deck Cranial (AFDC) offers unparalleled hearing protection. It is currently in transition and will be ready for procurement in 2009. The communication capabilities and situational awareness provided to wearers of highly attenuating hearing protection will be enhanced with our Talk-Through-Noise (TTN) technology, which relays audio cues through hearing protection at safe levels, and our Ultrasonic-Talk-Through-Noise (UTTN) technology, which transmits clean speech signals in high noise (>110 dB). TTN and UTTN will reach TRL-7 by 3Q/08. We seek program funding to incorporate TTN/UTTN as a modular snap-on AFDC upgrade, and corporate partners for additional hearing protection applications.
#24: Deft, Inc. Chrome Free Room Temperature Curing Fuel Tank Coating Non-Chrome, low VOC, aircraft, fuel tank coating
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N04-001 TRL: 4
This environmentally conscious company has developed and manufactured high performance specialty military aircraft coatings for the past 43 years. In addition to developing military specification coatings, the company has developed a non-metallic DIEGME JP-8 fuel additive resistant chrome free fuel tank coating. This coating eliminates the current use of carcinogenic hexavalent chromate pigments with out sacrificing corrosion protection. The patented pigmentation in the coating eliminates the exposure to hazardous heavy metal materials contaminating current aircraft maintainers. Applications for this coating include internal aircraft fuel tanks and external fuel pods. The coating is ready to enter into aircraft trial testing for a TRL 7. The company seeks partnerships with Prime Integrators, Primary and Secondary Tier Fuel Tank Suppliers, as well as NAVAIR chrome elimination programs.
#25: Demeton Technologies, Inc. Advanced Nonskid Coating System for Mobile Airfield Landing Mats Heat-resistant, corrosion resistance, non-skid coating, ceramic, Detonation Spray Process, 20 years lifetime, AM2 Mat, JSF F35
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N04-240 TRL: 6
This 14 year-old R&D firm has developed a unique patent pending heat-resistant non-skid coating system for JSF F35 landing and takeoff from AM2 matting. Current epoxy based coated mats do not perform under the JSF high exhaust gas heat and scrubbing velocity. The durable heat resistant non-skid coating system is critically and urgently required for the operation of JSF STOVL. This ceramic based advanced coating system developed by the company can be applied only by Detonation Spray Process. It provides 20 years of high level of heat resistance, high hardness, high adhesion, and high erosion and corrosion resistance. The company has partnered with Caterpillar to test coated parts. The company seeks relationships with prime contractors to complete testing, scale-up manufacturing processes, and for licensing opportunities.
#26: Diamond Roltran, LLC Innovative and Affordable Materials/Concepts for Improving Rotorcraft Slip Ring Reliability Next generation slip rings, V-22, brush motor, limit maintenance
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N05-106 TRL: 3
This 51-year-old ISO certified manufacturer is a leader in microwave rotary joints for defense customers. Roll-RingsŪ are next-generation slip rings for power transfer across rotating interfaces. Building on the Roll-RingŪ advantage of rolling, instead of sliding contact, V-22 Roll-Rings replace slip rings and avoid generation of wear debris, which has degraded mission readiness and increased maintenance costs. The initial DoD platform is V-22 aircraft propeller/rotor power and signal transfer; the technology is now targeted for brush motor applications in propulsion generation for ships, carriers and submarines. Field results support the claim that Roll-Rings not only extend mean time to repair but also limit unscheduled maintenance and thereby improve mission readiness. The company seeks joint development partnerships with prime contractors and equity investment for commercial applications.
#27: Diamond Visionics, LLC Real-Time Management and Manipulation of Imagery Data in Virtual World Simulation Training/Simulation, image generator, terrain visualization, situational awareness
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N04-246 TRL: 9
GenesisRT is the flagship product of this twelve year old company that specializes in real-time visualization. This high performance product visualizes terrain worldwide directly from source data using COTS hardware. The ability to go from source to scene without off-line compilation of a static database provides cost savings and immediate use of Navy NPSI assets. Traditional image generators are limited to 50,000 polygons and 40nm visibility. GenesisRT provides over 500,000 polygons and over 100nm visibility at 60Hz. Training is on-going for flight simulation (P3-C Level D Equivalent upgrade), but the technology has applicability anywhere terrain visualization with the latest imagery is important. We are looking for customers to embrace this paradigm shift which allows them to maximize their visual scene content while reducing operating costs.
#28: Directed Vapor Technologies International, Inc. High Temperature Coating for Turbine Blades and Vanes Thermal barrier coatings, PVD, non Line-of-Sight coating, turbine engines tion Protection, Hot Corrosion Protection
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N04-T001 TRL: 7
Growing company is commercializing an advanced deposition process, Directed Vapor Deposition (DVD), for applying high quality coatings. DVD utilizes a supersonic gas jet to "direct" vapor atoms onto components in a highly controlled manner. The result is efficient, high rate deposition of novel coating architectures and compositions onto complex components (including non line-of-sight regions). These attributes facilitate application of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) onto complex Joint Strike Fighter engine components. Additional applications include oxidation/hot corrosion resistant coatings for turbine engines, environmentally friendly chrome/cadmium replacement coatings and superconductivity coatings. Company has installed production scale DVD coating equipment which was utilized for coating engine components for qualification testing. The company seeks additional relationships with Navy/DOD/OEM coating users and maintenance depots to accelerate transition onto Navy/DOD platforms.
#29: Electro Energy, Inc. Low Cost Power Source (Thermal Battery) Thermal battery, cost reduction, missile systems, Tomahawk, manufacturing
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N05-102 TRL: 4
Thermal batteries are used as a power source in virtually all missile systems. Current production methods are based on pressed powder technology resulting in expensive and shape restricted (right cylinder) batteries. This established battery manufacturer has developed an innovative, patent pending coating process that replaces pressed powders. The process will result in a substantial cost reduction and removes shape restrictions while also resulting in a lighter battery. Developed with support from China Lake, this advanced battery technology is applicable to existing (Sidewinder, Tomahawk, AMRAM) and emerging DoD missile systems. Having worked with Raytheon, LMCO and Boeing on previous battery efforts, funding support and/or partnership with prime contractors and program offices (PMA 201, PMA 242, PMA 259, PMA 280) is sought for manufacturing scale up.
#30: FBS, Inc. Wireless Sensors with Advanced Detection and Prognostic Capabilities for Corrosion Health Management Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), nondestructive testing (NDT), ultrasonic guided wave, computed tomography
Syscom: NAVAIR Topic: N04-256 TRL: 4
Currently, aircraft inspections are carried out using conventional NDT approaches. Our company has developed an innovative ultrasonic guided wave computed tomography embedded sensing technology called UTOMO. Ideal for health monitoring of large and/or inaccessible areas, our system has been proven to detect multiple types of damage to high sensitivity levels. The UTOMO technology saves time, labor costs, and eliminates human error. Tailored for monitoring complex aluminum and composite aircraft components, this technology is suitable for any structure requiring health monitoring such as bridges, storage tanks, pipes, and socket welds. With 20 years experience in guided wave technology, this company is widely recognized as the leader in the field. We are currently seeking partnerships with aircraft manufacturers and end-users to continue the transitioning of the technology.
In collaboration with the Navy, this well-established software/systems engineering company has developed multiple patent-pending technologies in the area of electronic combat automation. These technologies have been developed for the EA-18G in an Electronic Combat Decision Support System (ECDSS) that utilizes advanced decision aids and electronic attack algorithms at both the platform level and in a network-centric environment. ECDSS includes real-time mission planning components, EW command and control elements, refined jamming management control algorithms and advanced aircrew-interface decision aids that improve situational awareness for the EA-18G and other EW platforms. Development efforts have been supported by PMA-265, PMA-272, NRL and AFRL. Funding/partnerships are sought for continued development and integration of ECDSS into the EA-18G as well as other EW platforms (e.g. JSF, UAV, MMA, land-based assets).
