Abstract: A chassis configured to hold a cards of at least two form factors comprising: slots disposed in an inner portion the chassis, wherein the slots are aligned with one another and configured to act as card guides; a mid-height structure disposed adjacent a side wall of the chassis, the mid-height structure comprising a second plurality of slots and a third plurality of slots disposed on top and bottom surfaces of the mid-height structure that are substantially parallel to top and bottom walls of the chassis; and a plurality of cooling channels disposed within the walls of the chassis as well as within the mid-height structure, wherein the second and third plurality of slots are configured to align with at least a subset of the plurality of slots disposed in the top and bottom chassis walls and to act as card guides.

Abstract: A guided vehicle that includes a body, a propulsion system operably engaged inside of the body, a housing operably engaged with the body and encasing a guidance device inside of the housing, a viewing window of the guidance device, and a cover moveably engaged with the housing, wherein the cover is moveable between a pre-flight configuration and a flight configuration. In the pre-flight configuration, the cover covers the viewing window. In the flight configuration, the cover is configured to expose the viewing window in the flight configuration in response to an impulse of acceleration generated by a launch of the guided vehicle.

Abstract: A sample and hold amplifier output buffer with the low leakage of metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFET) combined with the linearity and dynamic range of silicon-germanium (SiGe) bipolar junction transistors (BJT). In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a sample and hold amplifier output buffer placing a MOSFET input device between the base and emitter of a high linearity SiGe BJT.

Abstract: Various countermeasure dispensing systems (or CMDSs) and method of use are described herein. CMDS may include a dispenser assembly operably engaged with a platform where at least one electrical connection provides electrical communication between the dispenser assembly and a sequencer. CMDS may also include a magazine assembly operably engaged with the dispenser assembly, wherein the magazine assembly comprises a magazine configured to hold at least two countermeasure expendables. CMDS may also include a breechplate assembly operably engaged with the magazine assembly and adapted to dispense the at least two countermeasure expendables. CMDS may also include at least one magazine identification switch (MIS) operably engaged with the magazine assembly and the breechplate assembly. CMDS may also include that the at least one MIS is configured to enable the sequencer and the breechplate assembly to selectively dispense at least one countermeasure expendable from the at least two countermeasure expendables.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for leveraging legacy countermeasure dispensing systems (CMDSs). The legacy CMDSs are leveraged through the expansion of breechplates and magazines in a CMDS by expanding the amount of expendables carried by a CMDS while still maintaining the legacy sequencer and dispenser in a legacy military platform, such as an aircraft. In addition, various circuitry systems are included in a circuit card of the breechplate for duplicating and/or expanding the firing lines provided in a legacy CMDS.

Abstract: A collet for multiple wire elements is disclosed. In an example, the collet has a body made of a polymeric material and extends along a central axis from a first end to a second end. The body defines a first passageway extending axially through the body, the first passageway in communication with the environment via a first insertion opening extending along an entire length of the first passageway. The body defines a second passageway extending axially through the body and in communication with the environment along an entire length of the second passageway via a second insertion opening, the second passageway spaced circumferentially from the first passageway. When installed, the collet frictionally engages wire elements when a first wire element is seated in the first passageway and a second wire element is seated in the second passageway.

Abstract: A wide angle MWIR F-theta lens with an F# of 2. The lens is deployed on airborne platforms for remote sensing applications. The lens is corrected for monochromatic and chromatic aberrations over the wavelength range 5000 nm-3300 nm. The image of the remote target is formed on a focal plane which may constitute CCD or CMOS with micro lenses. The lens comprises four groups of optical elements with a cold shield/aperture stop located behind the last group. One embodiment of the lens includes five types of optical materials and while another embodiment of the lens includes only two types of optical materials.

Abstract: A secure system includes a data port, a network on chip (NoC) module, a processor communicatively coupled to the NoC module, a communication interface operatively coupled to the processor and to the data port, an electronic field-programmable gate array (eFPGA) configuration module operatively coupled to the NoC module, and a clock operatively coupled to the NoC module. In a first modality, the communication interface is at least partially disabled. In a second modality, the communication interface is at least partially disabled, boundary scan operations are disabled, a RESET signal is held in a constant state, and/or redacted code is rendered inoperable. In a third modality, the communication interface is at least partially enabled to send and receive commands and data via the data port, the boundary scan operations are enabled, the RESET signal is not held in the constant state, and/or the redacted code is operable.

Abstract: A passive sensor is used in conjunction with a trained machine learning classifier to make a You Are The One/You Are Not The One (YATO/YANTO) classification or determination as to whether an object, such as a threat, is moving toward a platform. The trained machine learning classifier utilizes a feature vector generated from conditioned temporal data and angular data obtained from passive sensor carried by the platform.

Abstract: A weapon-mountable smart optic comprising: a time reference configured to output a signal comprising a periodically-repeating feature and time metadata and comprising a first oscillator; at least two sensors configured to gather data, each comprising secondary oscillators; and at least one processor in communication with each of the at least two sensors; wherein each of the at least two sensors is in operative communication with the time reference and is configured to associate an edge of the periodically-repeating signal with a time conveyed by the time metadata, and wherein each of the at least two sensors is configured to gather data, associate time metadata with the gathered data, and to send the gathered data with time metadata to the at least one processor, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to fuse the data gathered by each of the at least two sensors.

Abstract: A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signal authentication methodology includes receiving, by one or more processors, a first digital signal and a second digital signal, the first digital signal and the second digital signal each representative of a GNSS satellite signal received from a GNSS satellite and including a ranging code that uniquely identifies the GNSS satellite, the first and second GNSS satellite signals transmitted contemporaneously from physically separate antennas onboard the GNSS satellite. The methodology continues with computing, by the one or more processors, a digital fingerprint based on the first digital signal and the second digital signal, and determining, by the one or more processors, that the first GNSS satellite signal and the second GNSS satellite signal are authentic (or not) based on the digital fingerprint. If the first and/or second GNSS satellite signals are found to not be authentic, remedial action may be taken.

Abstract: A programmable transimpedance amplifiers (TIA) having T-network feedback architectures for achieving varying levels of gain based on a magnitude of an input current signal.

Abstract: A sample and hold amplifier output buffer with the low leakage of metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFET) combined with the linearity and dynamic range of silicon-germanium (SiGe) bipolar junction transistors (BJT). In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a sample and hold amplifier output buffer placing a MOSFET input device between the base and emitter of a high linearity SiGe BJT.

Abstract: A device includes a frame and at least one printed circuit board attached to the frame. The frame includes an integrated aperture antenna array and an antenna feed in electrical communication with the at least one printed circuit board. The integrated aperture antenna array further includes a first conductive dipole arm in planar alignment with a surface of the frame; a second conductive dipole arm in planar alignment with the surface of the frame and adjacent to the first conductive dipole arm; a first feedline in electrical communication with the first conductive dipole arm and the antenna feed; a second feedline in electrical communication with the second conductive dipole arm and the surface of the frame; and a shorting arm in electrical communication with second conductive dipole arm and the frame.

Abstract: A guidance system for a guided munition has an inertial measurement unit (IMU) or another type of first sensor on the guided munition, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor on the guided munition, and a guidance computer assembly (GCA) having a Programmable Real-Time Unit Industrial Communication SubSystem (PRU-ICSS), wherein the PRU-ICSS is in operative communication with the IMU or another type of first sensor and the EO/IR. The PRU-ICSS has a first Programmable Real-Time Unit (PRU), wherein the first PRU is programmed to receive and process input data from the IMU or another type of first sensor on the guided munition, and the PRU-ICSS has a second PRU, wherein the second PRU is programmed to receive and process input data from the EO/IR sensor on the guided munition.

Abstract: An impulse cartridge (IC) cup has at least one aperture defined in a cylindrical sidewall. The first aperture extends radially relative to a primary axis through the cylindrical sidewall from an inner surface to an outer surface. A first electrical connector is disposed in the first aperture. The first electrical connector is adapted to physically contact the impulse cartridge at a first location. The IC cup is adapted to be connected to a canister that houses a payload of a countermeasure defense system, wherein the payload is to be deployed in response to explosion of the impulse cartridge.

Abstract: A system that includes a plurality of encapsulation blocks having a plurality of digital signal processing (DSP) blocks provided with preconfigured logic functions and a plurality of pacing control networks operatively connected with the plurality of DSP blocks. The system also includes a streaming cross bar operatively connected with each encapsulation block of the plurality of encapsulation blocks. Each encapsulation block of the plurality of encapsulation blocks includes a DSP block of the plurality of DSP blocks and a pacing control network of the plurality of the pacing control networks. Each DSP block of the plurality of DSP blocks is independently and separately connected with the streaming cross bar via the plurality of pacing control networks.

Abstract: A system for enhancing a coupling laser beam to create a larger beam radius thus increasing sensitivity inside the system. The system includes a coupling laser source to emit a coupling laser defining a first power level. The system also includes a resonant optical cavity that is optically aligned with the coupling laser source and the probe laser source. The resonant optical cavity enhances the coupling laser to a second power level that is greater than the first power level inside of the resonant optical cavity. The power increase of the coupling level also increases the sensitivity of the atomic receiver system by increasing the diameter of the coupling laser inside of the resonant optical cavity. The system also includes at least one photodetector positioned outside of and optically aligned with the resonant optical cavity for monitoring a resonance condition of the coupling laser circulating within the resonant optical cavity.

Abstract: A portable launcher to launch a guided projectile at an aerial target, wherein the guided projectile has a projectile guidance kit and a target leading guidance kit that is provided with the guided projectile and the portable launcher. The target leading guidance kit includes a target lead estimation protocol stored on a computer readable media and accessible by a processor of the target leading guidance kit. When the processor executes the target lead estimation protocol, the processor is instructed to dynamically lead a reticle of an electronic sight of the target leading guidance kit from the initial target position to the lead target position in response to the projectile guidance kit detecting a speed of the aerial target and an inertial measurement unit of the target leading guidance kit that measures the slew of the guided projectile from the initial position to the translated position.

Abstract: A guidance system for a guided munition has an inertial measurement unit (IMU) or another type of first sensor on the guided munition, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor on the guided munition, and a guidance computer assembly (GCA) having a Programmable Real-Time Unit Industrial Communication SubSystem (PRU-ICSS), wherein the PRU-ICSS is in operative communication with the IMU or another type of first sensor and the EO/IR. The PRU-ICSS has a first Programmable Real-Time Unit (PRU), wherein the first PRU is programmed to receive and process input data from the IMU or another type of first sensor on the guided munition, and the PRU-ICSS has a second PRU, wherein the second PRU is programmed to receive and process input data from the EO/IR sensor on the guided munition.