Category Autonomous, Energy & Infrastructure Systems

DARPA’s underminer to develop tunneling robots and concepts for underground operations for emerging tunnel Warfare

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Criminals, terrorists and military have been using  tunnels since long time to evade detection as surface based detection methods are ineffective underground .  There has been an explosion of underground warfare in the last five years. From sophisticated cross-border Hezbollah…...

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Space propulsion moving to Hybrid chemical and electric propulsion system to power cubesats to Asteriod missions

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The primary function of the space propulsion system is to provide thrust, which helps in the functioning of the launch vehicle or satellite. In propulsion systems, the fluid (either solid, liquid, or electric) reacts to initiate acceleration and provide force…...

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Russia launches World’s first floating Nuclear Reactor, to power military forward operating bases, disputed islands and Arctic

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Small modular reactors (SMRs) defined as nuclear reactors generally 300MWe equivalent or less. SMRs have generated global interest, and potential future applications are a subject of international research directives.  Their are around 50 different SMR designs worldwide according to the…...

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Researchers develop ultra-thin, Ultra efficient solar cells through new new architectures , techniques, and materials

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Worldwide growth of photovoltaics has been fitting an exponential curve for more than two decades. During this period of time, photovoltaics (PV), also known as solar PV, has evolved from a pure niche market of small scale applications towards becoming…...

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New UAV command and control technologies, satellite BLOS links and Multi-Domain Multi-Platform Drone Control

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is defined as a powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry…...

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Unmanned Aerial Systems emerging promising alternative for IEDs and Landmine detection and Disruptionr

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Several countries suffer from the existence of millions of buried landmines in their territories. These landmines have indefinite life, and may still cause horrific personal injuries and economic dislocation for decades after a war has finished.   Landmines, improvised explosive…...

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UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS & OPERATIONS ON AIR, SEA, LAND by Professor Randall K Nichols Director, Unmanned Aircraft Systems- Cybersecurity Graduate Certificate Program

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UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS & OPERATIONS ON AIR, SEA, LAND   By Nichols, R. K., Ryan, J., J.C.H., Mumm, H.C., Lonstein, W.D., Carter, C., Hood, J.P, Mai, R., Shay, J.,  & Jackson, M.                                                        ABSTRACT Unmanned Vehicle Systems & Operations…...

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Synthetic Aperture Sonar on Unmanned underwater vehicle (UUVs) and AUVs is transforming Mine Countermeasures and Undersea Warfare

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SOund Navigation And Ranging or SONAR is a technique of distance measuring between detector and an object base on sound reflection. The distance can be calculated from propagation time and speed of sound in specific mediums. For military, Sonars are…...

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New Autonomous Sense and Avoid sensor technologies enable Safe and efficient integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

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Safe and efficient integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into Civil Airspace is a key challenge for unleashing their potential for non-military applications  “without reducing existing capacity, decreasing safety, impacting current operators, or placing other airspace users or persons and…...

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Materials play critical role in Wind Turbine Blades running for long time without maintenance

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Wind is a emerging as a reliable and inexpensive source of renewable energy. Globally, the average cost of wind is $83 per megawatt-hour compared to averages for coal and gas being $84 and $98 respectively. “In the USA, gas is…...

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