STTR
Abstract
The set-aside program that funds cooperative R/R&D projects for small businesses in partnership with research institutions. The STTR program contributed to the readiness and modernization of the Joint Force and improved operational capabilities through nine innovative research projects in the following areas: •Special Operations: Situational Awareness; •Chemical/Biological Defense: Mitigation of Radiation Effects; Electromagnetic Pulse and High Power Microwave Protection Systems; •Defense Advanced Research Projects:Radio Frequency Emitter-Localization for Complex Environments; Portable Lasers; Visual Recognition System; •Additive Manufacturing:Low Cost Phased Array Manufactured by 3D Printing; and •Geospatial Intelligence:Algorithms for Look-down Infrared Target Exploitation. Emerging results from the nine STTR projects are unavailable due to project immaturity. The Congressionally directed reorganization of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the subsequent reprioritization of DoD research will result in the following areas receiving the bulk of future resource commitments: •Artificial Intelligence: Improve algorithms, address data quality, optimize human-machine coordination and disrupt adversaries’ efforts; •Autonomy: Address teaming of autonomous systems; machine perception, reasoning and intelligence; human and autonomy systems trust and interaction; •Communications: Addressing high-performance, low power embedded processing and developing algorithms for self-configuring, self-healing and resource allocation; •Cyber: Address behavioral issues, develop self-securing networks and develop methodologies to assess cyber effects and consequences; •Directed Energy: Address power scaling, jitter reduction, laser size and weight, adaptive optics, beam propagation and target tracking; •Hypersonics: Address high temperature materials, hypersonic vehicle manufacturing, air breathing propulsion and hypersonic guidance and control systems; •Microelectronics: Develop domestic capabilities through small business investments; •Quantum Sciences: Address quantum clocks and sensors, quantum communications technologies and develop enabling technologies for quantum computing in the areas of cryogenics and photon detection; and •Space: Developing Low Earth Orbit nano-satellites for missile warning, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, navigation and communications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 46beae1a6e55a5ad8eec2e8b208bcdcf