Borosiloxane visco-elastic fluids are organosilicon poymers which possess extremely high resilience properties when subjected to rapid, shock-like stresses but react like a viscous fluid under conditions of slow deformation. an important industrial application for borosiloxane, has been found in the… More

The need for tactile sensors for gripping members employed in intelligent machines has been shown in the robotics field. the sensing needs include shapes, features, force, texture, proximity, and slippage. phase i will address capacitance techniques for measuring texture and slippage. phase ii would… More

The need for adaptive grasping of various objects by one end-effector is required for robots designed to operate in space. therefore, a sensor system that can be integrated with a flexible end-effector to provide target recognition and controlled gripping is proposed. basic research has been… More

"This project proposes to develop and quantify the performance characteristics for processing the holes in the injector heads of the ABL weapon system. The objective is to provide the Air Force and supporting contractors with the technology and equipment tomanufacture holes of virtually arbitrary… More

The goal of the proposed project is to identify, develop, and evaluate potentially advantageous material systems appropriate for rapid manufacturing by three dimensional printing (3DP) for military, commercial, and dual-use applications. This shall includea cost-effective experimentation system for… More

Critical components for aircraft engines are forcing increasing demands for higher accuracy, advanced materials and smaller features to enable advanced designs. The proposed effort will examine the ability of short pulse laser machining to machine aerospace materials at an acceptable throughput… More