15. 1 Small Business Innovation Research (sbir) Proposal Submission Instructions Revised Closing Date: February 25, 2015, at 6: 00 a m. Et
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| DESCRIPTION: US national and global security interests are protected by maintaining a (1) global forward presence and (2) the ability to rapidly deploy and sustain forces in any region of the world. Geo-political vicissitudes, budgetary realities, proliferation of technologies (offensive, defensive, and detection), and expanding the Department of Defense (DoD) distributed/disaggregated operations militate the development of alternatives/complements to traditional land-based options to support US short- and longer-term, and crisis response activity. Foremost among alternatives is maritime Advanced Force Sea-Basing (AFSB)—temporary at-sea forward operating bases. AFSBs vary immensely depending on operational requirements and environments; few will be sufficiently equipped to undertake at-sea recovery of containers. In order to maximize the efficacy of AFSBs and other vessels of opportunity, the DoD requires the ability to lift ISO shipping containers floating in the open ocean to the decks of vessels of varying freeboard and configuration; the lifting system must be platform agnostic. Neither current nor state-of-the-art maritime heavy-lift systems provide the capability to support this requirement. Beyond land-based heavy-lift considerations, at-sea heavy-lift is faced with unique environmental factors, including: wave force, height, and action; current; simultaneous dual platform roll, pitch, and yaw; sea water corrosiveness; and the impact of these dynamics on lift.
The objective is to develop an in-water heavy-lift prototype capable of fulfilling the following parameters: • Air deployable from C-130, C-5, and C-17 aircraft (to include meeting all US heavy-lift aircraft transport and airdrop parameters) • Configurable to fit within and be air-dropped in an ISO [or smaller] container • Self-erecting (i.e., once in the ocean, the lift system can be assembled and made ready to operate (1) without assistance from the supported platform [except final maneuvering into position adjacent to and/or mooring to the supported platform], (2) with a minimum number of personnel [not to exceed four], and (3) with support from no more than two small craft, each equipped with a maximum 1 x 35 horsepower (hp) outboard motor [or equivalent]). • Lift capacity: o weight: up to 20 tons o height: up to 10 meter freeboard • Operating conditions: operational up to Beaufort Scale 4 [winds 13 - 17 mph; wave height 3.5 - 6 ft; small waves with breaking crests; fairly frequent whitecaps] • Recoverable and reusable • Deployable from surface vessels This leap-ahead technology would also have tremendous utility to other public sector, non-governmental organizations (NGO), and commercial applications. PHASE I: Develop initial concept design and model a heavy lift system that can meet the operating and environmental criteria outlined above. Perform modeling and simulation to demonstrate feasibility; identify points of greatest potential vulnerability and demonstrate mitigation designs. Construct and demonstrate rudimentary proof-of-concept model. PHASE II: Based on Phase I work, construct a prototype system and demonstrate: (1) operational efficacy in a maritime environment across the range of environmental conditions outlined above, meeting minimum 50% capacity thresholds, (2) air-drop, self-erect, and in-water recovery viability, and (3) cost analysis for production of 25 lift systems. Identify applications and benefits to the commercial and private sectors. PHASE III: Conduct a full-scale scenario operational demonstration of the Phase II prototype, dropping it from USG aircraft. Integrate into the broader FNC programs to demonstrate viability across the naval force. Develop plans for scaling up manufacturing capabilities and commercialization plans. PRIVATE SECTOR COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL/DUAL-USE APPLICATIONS: Industry, other governmental, and NGO organizations engaged in open-ocean, littoral, and riverine marine construction, disaster response, disaster relief and recovery, maritime recovery, and marine science and exploration—conducted in countries/regions possessing or lacking developed maritime infrastructure—will benefit from this product. REFERENCES: 1. Chief of Naval Operations Official Blog; http://cno.navylive.dodlive.mil/2012/10/15/afloat-forward-staging-bases 2. A Cooperative Strategy for the 21st Century Seapower; OCT 2007; jointly released by the Chief of Naval Operations, Commandant of the US Marine Corps, and Commandant of the US Coast Guard; http://www.navy.mil/maritime/MaritimeStrategy.pdf 3. United States Special Operations Command: SOCOM 2020 Forging the Tip of the Spear; Admiral William McRaven, USN; http://www.defenseinnovationmarketplace.mil/resources/SOCOM2020Strategy.pdf 4. Naval Expeditionary Logistics: Enabling Operational Maneuver From the Sea; 1999; National Studies Board; http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a413072.pdf KEYWORDS: Heavy maritime lift; at-sea recovery; ship loading /unloading at sea; ship-to-ship load transfer N151-062 TITLE: Electrochemically Assisted Safe Ionic Propellant TECHNOLOGY AREAS: Space Platforms, Weapons ACQUISITION PROGRAM: Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) - Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) ACAT 1 The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130, which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services, including export of sensitive technical data, or the Export Administration Regulation (EAR), 15 CFR Parts 730-774, which controls dual use items. Offerors must disclose any proposed use of foreign nationals (FNs), their country(ies) of origin, the type of visa or work permit possessed, and the statement of work (SOW) tasks intended for accomplishment by the FN(s) in accordance with section 5.4.c.(8) of the solicitation. Offerors are advised foreign nationals proposed to perform on this topic may be restricted due to the technical data under US Export Control Laws. OBJECTIVE: Develop and formulate ionic monopropellant materials capable of providing environmentally safe, fully controllable, electrically ignitable propulsion thruster systems. Specifically, develop ionic monopropellant compositions that leverage an electrochemical on-off ignition process for advanced thrust control motors. DESCRIPTION: The development of safe ionic propellants is important for potential shipboard applications. Electrical assisted ignition of an ionic monopropellant is an intriguing possibility for a controllable safe propulsion technology. Developing a robust electrochemically assisted process to convert ionic species from the monopropellant formulation (AF-M315E, LMP-103S, etc.) into an ignitable gas followed by ignition is the foremost goal of this topic. It is expected that the effort will require design and demonstration of a monopropellant formulation compatible with an electrical ignition process. Efforts should address the optimization of an ionic monopropellant formulation through modeling, experiments, detailed analytical chemistry, electrochemistry, and physics. PHASE I: Perform an analysis and select promising novel materials for the development of solid and liquid ionic monopropellant candidates. Perform theoretical calculations of promising ionic systems which exceed the performance of Hydrazine/Dinitrogen Tetroxide (N2O4). Recommend and demonstrate the practicality of novel solid and liquid ionic monopropellants. PHASE II: Develop and scale-up ionic monopropellant formulations that meet or exceed current hypergolic hydrazine formulations. In conjunction with a Navy designated test organization, demonstrate and optimize one or two selected formulations. Conduct performance and safety evaluations and down select to a single formulation for testing to determine suitability for US Navy use. PHASE III: Manufacture ionic propellant formulation at pilot plant scale and demonstrate its safety and suitability for scale-up to full-scale production. Sufficient quantity of propellant formulation shall be provided for performance and safety testing. The small business will support the Navy with certifying and qualifying the ionic propellant for Navy use. When appropriate the small business will focus on scaling up manufacturing capabilities and commercialization plans. At the completion of this phase, the propellant composition will be ready for transition into a new electrically controlled Divert and Attitude Control System (DACS) for use in a missile system such as SM-3. PRIVATE SECTOR COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL/DUAL-USE APPLICATIONS: Ionic monopropellants have potential applicability for replacement of hydrazine/N2O4 hypergolic systems in commercial spacecraft for small engines and thrusters such as the Draco thrusters in SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. REFERENCES: 1) Hawkins, T., Brand, A., McKay, M., Drake, G, and Ismail, I.M.K., "Characterization of Reduced Toxicity, High Performance Monopropellants at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory", International Conference on Green Propellant for Space Propulsion, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 20 June 2001. 2) Hawkins, T., Brand, A, McKay, M., and Tinnirello, M., "Reduced Toxicity, High Performance Monopropellant at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory", 4th International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety Conference, Huntsville, AL, 19-21 May 2010. 3) Sawka, W., Katzakian, A., and Grix, C., "Solid State Digital Propulsion Cluster Thrusters For Small Satellites Using High Performance Electrically Controlled Extinguishable Solid Propellants", 19th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, August 8-11, 2005. 4) Yetter, R., Yang, V., Aksay, I., and Dryer, F., "Meso and Micro Scale Propulsion Concepts for Small Spacecraft - Final Technical Report", AFRL-SR-AR-TR-06-0280, July 28, 2006. 5) Yetter, R., Yang, V., and Aksay, I., "An Integrated Ignition and Combustion System for Liquid Propellant Micro Propulsion - Technical Report", AFOSR Grant # FA9550-06-1-0183, June 26, 2008. 6) Rogers, R., "Developing Ionic Liquid Know-How for the Design of Modular Functionality, Versatile Platforms, and New Synthetic Methodologies for Energetic Materials", AFRL-OSR-VA-TR-2013-0615, December 5, 2013. KEYWORDS: ionic; monopropellant; electrochemistry; AF-M315E, Ammonium Dinitramide; ADN; LMP-103S; hydroxyl ammonium nitrate; HAN N151-063 TITLE: Ultra-wideband Direct Digitization Above 50 GHz for Earth Observing Satellites TECHNOLOGY AREAS: Sensors, Electronics, Space Platforms ACQUISITION PROGRAM: WindSat Next The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130, which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services, including export of sensitive technical data, or the Export Administration Regulation (EAR), 15 CFR Parts 730-774, which controls dual use items. Offerors must disclose any proposed use of foreign nationals (FNs), their country(ies) of origin, the type of visa or work permit possessed, and the statement of work (SOW) tasks intended for accomplishment by the FN(s) in accordance with section 5.4.c.(8) of the solicitation. Offerors are advised foreign nationals proposed to perform on this topic may be restricted due to the technical data under US Export Control Laws. OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate an analog to digital converter (ADC) ideally suited for use in WindSat Next. The ADC should be capable of direct-to-digital reception (no down conversion) over subbands no narrower than 20-50 GHz in the 50-200 GHz spectral range. There is a strong preference for approaches that do not require down conversion to produce these subbands, but rather only use analog filtering. Signal sensitivity should exceed -140 dBm for < 10 millisecond collects simultaneously over the entire range. Especially desirable are ADC designs proven capable to harvest digital signal processing gain, e.g. for signals with information bandwidths below 1 MHz, without dynamic range saturation. DESCRIPTION: Radiometry missions such as WindSat need to access portions of the spectrum that are uncontaminated by man-made signals. Increasingly, the best place to look for such pristine territory is above 40 GHz. That frequency range is largely unused for non-local communications or other radio frequency (RF) functions except for certain frequency bands which have relatively little atmospheric absorption. Short range communications (e.g., WiFi) and collision avoidance radars operate in the 60 GHz range while active denial systems and radars operate in the 94 GHz range. Hence the atomic absorption related emission bands, especially between 50 and 62 GHz and around 183 GHz, are largely uncontaminated by man-made signals and are ideal for space-based, earth atmospheric composition studies. None of these higher bands are used by today's WindSat. High sample speed analog-to-digital reception is needed to produce a lack of signal frequency ambiguity due to under-sampling. Extreme sensitivity is required to see the originally weak and heavily attenuated thermal noise (signals as small as -190 dBm) from orbit. Currently WindSat analog limits signals to << 1 GHz subbands and down converts all signals before digitizing. Hence, there are 10 sets of expensive hardware (multiple local oscillators, mixers, and filters) for the 5 subbands and in 2 polarizations. Wideband direct reception with high sensitivity will allow much simpler RF hardware to do a better job of providing the weather data required for optimal operational planning of deployed missions. PHASE I: Phase I work shall complete the simulink level modeling of the ADC defined in the proposal description and refine at least one critical subcomponent design though the circuit simulation phase of design. The required Phase II plan at the end of the Phase I base award should include a complete discussion of the technical issues that must be addressed to yield a well-functioning ADC by the effort's end and a strategy and time scale for coping with each. The option, if awarded should address the next most critical design issue. If subbanding is proposed, discuss in the proposal how signals spanning the divide would be handled and their reception proven feasible in Phase I. PHASE II: Employ a sequence of increasingly complete design/fabricate/test cycles to demonstrate and quantify full ADC performance in the frequency range above 50 GHz. PHASE III: If Phase II is successful, the small business will provide support in transitioning the technology for Navy use in the WindSatNext program. The small business will support the Navy with certifying and qualifying the system for Navy use and confirm that the Navy engineers are maximizing the utility of the ADC design. When appropriate the small business will focus on scaling up manufacturing capabilities and commercialization plans. PRIVATE SECTOR COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL/DUAL-USE APPLICATIONS: Transient digitizers and high speed scopes are long time markets for such ADC. Instrumentation in the way of programmable frequency scan spectrometers for atomic and molecular physics is another established application called real time spectroscopy. Applications in things like explosives detection are also possible. REFERENCES: 1. 56GSa/s 8-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter. http://www.fujitsu.com/downloads/MICRO/fma/pdf/56G_ADC_FactSheet.pdf 2. (CHAIS)ing the dream: 100 Gigasamples per second for Analog to Digital Converters. http://dsp-fpga.com/editors-choice/chaising-dream-gigasamples-per-second-analog-digital-converters/# 3. Amol Inamdar, Anubhav Sahu, Jie Ren, Aniruddha Dayalu, and Deepnarayan Gupta. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, VOL. 23, NO. 3, JUNE 2013. 4. H. Suzuki, M. Oikawa, K. Nishii, and M. Hidaka, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, VOL. 23, NO. 3, JUNE 2013.
N151-064 TITLE: Cognitive Radio Architectures for Cyberspace Operations TECHNOLOGY AREAS: Information Systems ACQUISITION PROGRAM: JCREW, FNT 13-03 The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130, which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services, including export of sensitive technical data, or the Export Administration Regulation (EAR), 15 CFR Parts 730-774, which controls dual use items. Offerors must disclose any proposed use of foreign nationals (FNs), their country(ies) of origin, the type of visa or work permit possessed, and the statement of work (SOW) tasks intended for accomplishment by the FN(s) in accordance with section 5.4.c.(8) of the solicitation. Offerors are advised foreign nationals proposed to perform on this topic may be restricted due to the technical data under US Export Control Laws. OBJECTIVE: Develop a Cognitive Radio Architecture capability applied to future software-based tactical radio systems giving operators the ability to adapt their communications protocols in near real time. DESCRIPTION: As general usage of microelectronic devices increases around the world, multiple competing vendors are attempting to capture a market share through the development of proprietary communications protocols designed for specific applications. Today, there are over 20 standard, wireless commercial protocols, but none of them can satisfy every application requirement. The military can no longer afford a different radio for each network it may wish to utilize or pay a high price to adopt an entirely new protocol. This effort seeks to develop an adaptive, next generation software defined radio (SDR) architecture capable of recognizing many standard protocols and variants, as well as the capability to cross-band the information traffic between any pair on the fly. The demonstration of such a design will minimize obsolescence and logistics costs while maximizing interoperability and adaptive functionality. PHASE I: Define and assess existing spectrum sensing methodologies for an intelligent, agile radio system. Perform an analysis to identify the key strengths and weaknesses of each algorithm. Then, the performer should define and develop an innovative, new algorithm using the REDHAWK Software Communications Architecture (SCA) to monitor, sense, and detect the signal environment and then dynamically reconfigure to adapt to those operating conditions. Also, in considering radio frequency (RF) to internet protocol (IP) based systems, the performer should consider transmission of multiple forms of electronic media in the development of this algorithm. Finally, the performer should use MATLAB, Simulink, or another communication system simulation model to design a SDR system and implement the designed cognitive radio architecture algorithm. The level of fidelity of the simulation model is at the discretion of the performer, but the response to noise and interference inherent in real world environments must be modeled. At the conclusion of this phase, the performer should provide a focused report on their algorithm with details on the SDRs behavior under different conditions using graphical and quantitative means. The Phase I effort is unclassified. PHASE II: Build a prototype model of the SDR system designed in Phase I. Tests should be conducted using commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS) hardware. The performer shall also investigate the usage of System-on-a-Chip (SoC) architectures to enhance the capabilities of the prototype SDR to enable various tactical missions such as electronic warfare, electronic attack, signals intelligence, direction finding/emitter tracking and real-time spectral awareness. Once the prototype is built, tests should be conducted using a wideband, RF channel emulator in a controlled environment. Additional testing at the discretion of the performer shall be conducted in the RF physical environment. Results from these tests will be communicated in an interim progress report to the Principal Investigator (PI) describing the hardware selected and performance in transmit and receive for various forms of digital media. Following the review of the report and approval by PI, the performer will design and engineer a hand-held tactical system to be used in a relevant operational scenario. This handheld system shall include a visualization capability in order to deploy a spectrum analyzer. Multiple systems should be available for the testing and deployment. This operational test scheduled by the PI will occur during Phase II. There is a high possibility that the Phase II effort will be classified. PHASE III: If Phase II is successful, the small business will then work closely with the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWC-WD) to provide technical guidance and algorithm implementation on tactical radio systems deployed on the Communications Emitting Sensing and Attacking System II (CESAS II) and Intrepid Tiger III (IT3). In addition, share the same algorithms to tactical communication systems under development at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Pacific (SSCPAC) PMW-120. The small business will work closely again with NAWC-WD to further develop the handheld device developed in Phase II in order to create a system integrated with CESAS II and IT3. The science and technology developed in this SBIR will be used on both Navy and Marine Corps tactical systems. Upon completion of all phases of this SBIR, the small business will create an executable specification of CESAS II, IT3, and the tactical handheld created in Simulink. This will ensure that future tactical communication systems will be able to implement the cognitive radio architecture developed under this SBIR. There is a high possibility that the Phase III effort will be classified. PRIVATE SECTOR COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL/DUAL-USE APPLICATIONS: The cognitive architecture, tactical handheld system designed during this SBIR could potentially transfer to local, federal and state law enforcement. REFERENCES: 1. Arslan, H. (2007) Cognitive Radio, Software Defined Radio, and Adaptive Wireless Systems, New York: Springer. 2. Grayver, E. (2012) Implementing Software Defined Radio, New York: Springer. 3. REDHAWK Manual (8 Nov 2013), redhawksdr.github.io, Retrieved 6 Feb 2014, from http://redhawksdr.github.io/Documentation/ 4. W.Y. Yang et al., (2009) MATLAB/Simulink for Digital Communication, Korea: A-JIN Publishing. KEYWORDS: Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model; Spectrum Sensing; Interference; Digital Signal Processing; Path Loss; Multipath Fading N151-065 TITLE: Innovative Power Electronic Switch for Naval Applications in Extreme Temperatures TECHNOLOGY AREAS: Ground/Sea Vehicles, Materials/Processes, Electronics ACQUISITION PROGRAM: FNC Power & Energy -FY14-01 OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate an innovative, ultra-power-dense power electronic switch that can operate in ambient thermal variations of -225°C to 150°C for high temperature superconducting (HTS) power systems with 200-300kW output power, >6MW/m^3 power density, a >200kHz frequency range, >98% efficiency, and self-contained thermal management. DESCRIPTION: The Navy and US Marine Corps (USMC) are embarking on an aggressive power and energy program for applications in surface and underwater vehicles as well as expeditionary systems to be operated in harsh environments such as deserts, the arctic, and/or within HTS systems. In addition, limited by either shipboard space and weight or portability, the Navy and USMC require innovative technology solutions to increase electrical energy conversion efficiency and density in order to reduce fuel consumption, volume, weight, and life cycle cost. The goal is to demonstrate a power electronic switch for sea vehicles and expeditionary systems that can operate in ambient thermal variations of -225°C to 150°C for HTS power systems with 200-300kW output power, 6MW/m^3 power density, a >200kHz frequency range, >98% efficiency, and self-contained thermal management. |