Abstract:ETCI WILL INVESTIGATE THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF USING A MIXED-LIQUID ELECTROSTATIC COALESCENCE METHOD FOR THE SEPARATION OF MICRONIZED PARTICLES OF DIFFERING SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS. THE PROPOSED METHOD USES EMULSIFIED WATER AS A GETTER SELECTIVE TO HYDROPHILIC PARTICLES SUSPENDED ALONG WITH… more
Abstract:A SYSTEM IS PROPOSED FOR UTILIZING EXPERT KNOWLEDGE TO AUTOMATICALLY GENERATE DECISION TREES WITH APPLICATIONS IN TARGET DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION. THE PROPOSED WORK REPRESENTS THE FIRST FORMALIZED ATTEMPT TO COMBINE EXPERT SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY AND AUTONOMOUS DECISION MAKING FOR TASKS SUCH AS… more
Abstract:A SYSTEM IS PROPOSED FOR THE UTILIZATION OF EXPERT KNOW- KNOWLEDGE TO GENERATE HIGHLY EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS TO DECISIONMAKING PROBLEMS. STARTING FROM EITHER A PRODUCTION RULE OR A DECISION TREE REPRESENTATION OF THE PROBLEM, AS SUPPLIED BY A SYSTEM DESIGNER, THE EXPERT DECISION TREE GENERATOR SYSTEM… more
Abstract:FASTMAN, INC. IS REQUESTING A PHASE I GRANT TO FUND PART OF THE DEVE LOPMENT COSTS OF A ROBOT CALIBRATION SYSTEM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY AND LONG-TERM REPEATABILITY OF ROBOTS. OUR SYSTEM WILL IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF ONLINE AND OFFLINE PROGRAMMED ROBOTS WHICH ARE USED IN THE GUIDANCE… more
Abstract:A DEFINITION OF THE INFLUENCE OF HEATING RATE ON THE MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF PHENOLIC COMPOSITES USED IN ROCKET MOTOR COMPONENTS IS REQUIRED. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, IT IS NECESSARY TO FIRST DEFINE THE INDEPTH TIME-TEMPERATURE RESPONSE OF THESE PHENOLIC COMPONENTS SUBJECTED TO… more
Abstract:CERTAIN APPLICATIONS IN COASTAL HYDROGRAPHY REQUIRE A SHORT PULSE WIDTH, HIGH REPETITION RATE OUTPUT FORMAT IN THE GREEN SPECTRAL REGION. A DESIGN FOR A SOLID-STATE LASER IS DESCRIBED WHICH WILL GENERATE 5 NANOSECOND PULSES AT AN ENERGY OF 0.5 MJ PER PULSE AND A REPETITION RATE OF 10KHZ. THE OUTPUT… more
Abstract:THE PROGRAM PROPOSED HEREIN INVOLVES ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH TO CAREFULLY EVALUATE AND FURTHER DEVELOP THE DIFFERENTIAL GAMMA SCATTERING TECHNIQUE FOR ACCURATE NON-INVASIVE DETERMINATION OF VOIDS, CRACKS, FLAWS IN MATERIALS AND THE DEFECTS SIZING AND LOCATION CAPABILITIES OF THIS METHOD… more
Company:Flow Research IncAgency/Program/Year/Phase:DOD / SBIR / 1987 / 2
Abstract:A GROWING NEED EXISTS BY BOTH THE MILITARY AND INDUSTRY FOR A RAPID METHOD OF REMOTELY MEASURING THE THICKNESS OF THE ARCTIC SEA ICE COVER. WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP AN ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION SENSOR TO REMOTELY MEASURE SEA ICE THICKNESS FROM AN AIRCRAFT. THEORY SUGGESTS THIS TECHNIQUE HAS GOOD… more
Company:Flow Research IncAgency/Program/Year/Phase:DOD / SBIR / 1987 / 2
Abstract:THE JET INJECTION AT THE TIP OF AN AXISYMMETRIC NOSE CONE IN HYPERSONIC FLOW WILL BE STUDIED BY AN EFFICIENT AND ACCURATE NUMERICAL SCHEME. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL INVESTIGATE AND DEVELOP THE NUMERICAL SCHEME FOR THE FULL NAVIER-STOKES EQUATION USING A TOTAL VARIATION DIMINISHING (TVD) TYPE OF… more
Company:Flow Research IncAgency/Program/Year/Phase:DOD / SBIR / 1987 / 2
Abstract:PHASE BEHAVIOR STUDIES OF THE HFO(2)/TA(2)O(5) AND HFC/TAC SYSTEMS ARE PROPOSED. THIS WORK EMPHASIZES MEASUREMENT OF LIQUIDOUS TEMPERATURES AND WILL IDENTIFY PHASES PRESENT BETWEEN ABOUT 1500 DEG C AND 2500 DEG C. THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES NOVEL IN SITU METHODS INVOLVING CO(2) LASER HEATING AND THE USE… more
Company:Flow Research IncAgency/Program/Year/Phase:DOT / SBIR / 1987 / 2
Abstract:LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED IN A STRATIFIED TOW TANK ARE PROPOSED TO CHARACTERIZE VORTEX WAKES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ATOMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE. FLOW RESEARCH HAS DEVELOPED INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR STRATIFYING THE FLUID IN THE TANK, GENERATING A CURRENT SHEAR AND CREATING AMBIENTTURBULENCE WITH… more
Abstract:THE PROBLEM OF GAS DYNAMIC FLOW PROPERTY MEASUREMENT IN PARTICLE LADEN FLOWS IS ADDRESSED VIA AN ADVANCED NUMERICAL MODEL SIMULATION STUDY OF PRESSURE GAUGE RESPONSE. THE APPROACH UTILIZES A HIGH-ORDER ACCURATE NUMERICAL SOLUTION TECHNIQUE FOR TURBULENT TWO-PHASE FLOWS. GAUGES OF EXISTING DESIGN… more
Abstract:CUBANE DERIVATIVES ARE POTENTIALLY USEFUL INGREDIENTS FOR PROPELLANT APPLICATIONS, BUT PROCEDURES FOR LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION OF THE MATERIALS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. ON THIS PROJECT, THE SYNTHESIS CHEMISTRY OF CUBAN-1,4-DICARBOXYLIC ACID WILL BE STUDIED WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF OBTAINING A ROUTE SUITABLE… more
Abstract:THE PROPOSED STUDY HAS TWO OBJECTIVES: 1) DESIGN OF A NON-NUCLEAR, TARGET-ACTIVATED ANTI-MISSILE MUNITION OF MINIMUM COMPLEXITY IN BOTH ITS DESIGN AND OPERATION BUT WITH SUFFICIENT EFFECTIVENESS AND MINIMUM WEIGHT; AND 2) IDENTIFICATION OF THE CRITICAL TECHNICAL ISSUES WHOSE SOLUTIONS ARE REQUIRED… more
Abstract:THE RELIABLE TRANSPORT OF HEAT BY CONDUCTION ACROSS THERMAL AND STRUCTURAL JOINTS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A MAJOR DESIGN CHALLENGE FOR THE SPACE STATION TO BE LAUNCHED IN THE MID-1990S. AREAS OF KEY CONCERN ARE THE HEAT ACQUISITION AT COLD PLATES, SUCH AS CURRENTLY DESIGNED FOR SHUTTLE EXPERIMENTS,… more
Abstract:TO REDUCE THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS DURING THE GROWTH OF IV - V COMPOUNDS AT HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES (1325 DEG C AND 60 ATMOSPHERES), A HEAT PIPE CONSTRUCTION IS PROPOSED. THE PREFERRED HEAT PIPE IS IN THE FORM OF A SINGLE TOROID BUILT OF A TRILAYER CONSTRUCTION OF TUNGSTEN,… more
Abstract:DEEP BASING FACILITIES MUST BE CONSTRUCTED TO RESIST HIGH LOADS FROM REPEATED NEAR SURFACE HIGH YIELD BLASTS. THE BASE LINING STRUCTURE MUST EXHIBIT BOTH COMPLIANCE AND TOUGHNESS TO MAINTAIN ITS INTEGRITY. CURRENT CAST-IN-PLACE AND PRECAST LINING SYSTEMS COUPLED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A SEPARATE,… more
Abstract:POLY [BENZO[1,2-D:4,5-D'] BISTHIAZOLE-2,6-DIYL)-1,4-PHENYLENE], XV ("TRANS" PBT) IS A LIGHTWEIGHT, NON-CONDUCTING, AROMATIC, HETEROCYCLIC ORDERED POLYMER THAT EXHIBITS EXCEPTIONAL MECHANICAL, THERMAL, CHEMICAL AND ELECTRO-OPTICAL PROPERTIES. HOWEVER, DEVELOPMENT OF "TRANS" PBT POLYMER INTO ADVANCED… more
Abstract:THE EXACT PLACEMENT AND PACKAGING OF INFRARED IMAGING SENSORS ABOARD HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT IS LIMITED BY CONCERNS FOR AIRCRAFT RADAR CROSS SECTION, AIRCRAFT AERODYNAMICS AND THE FACT THAT EACH SENSOR MUST BE CLOSED-COUPLED TO ITS MATED DETECTOR/DEWAR MODULE. PRESENT TECHNOLOGY LIMITS THE ABILITY… more
Abstract:THE COSTS OF REPAIRING WORN LANDING GEAR LINKAGE JOINTS IS PROHIBITIVE. SINCE WEAR IS SUSTAINED BY SOFT BUSHINGS INSTEAD OF HARD PINS, THE LANDING GEAR MUST BE DISASSEMBLED, THE BUSHINGS REMOVED, THE LUGS RENOVATED, AND THE GEAR REASSEMBLED. THIS PROPOSAL PRESENTS MEANS TO REDUCE THE COST OF JOINT… more
Abstract:ORGANIC POLYMER MATERIALS WITH HIGHLY CONJUGATED PI ELECTRN SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO EXHIBIT POTENTIALLY USEFUL THIRD ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES. POLYPARAPHENYLENE BENZOBISTHIAZOLE (PBT) HAS RECENTLY BEEN SHOWN TO HAVE A HIGH LASER DAMAGE THRESHOLD AND A VALUE OF X(3) ABOUT ON THE ORDER OF… more
Abstract:LARC-TPI IS A THERMOPLASTIC POLYIMIDE, DEVELOPED BY NASA TO OVERCOME THE PROCESSING DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED WITH CONVENTIONAL POLYIMIDES. LARC-TPI CAN BE EASILY CAST INTO ASTRONG TOUGH FILM, BECAUSE IT IS PROCESSED FROM A LOW-BOILING POINT SOLVENT AND IMIDIZED AT A RELATIVELY LOW TEMPERATURE. THIS… more
Abstract:IMPROVEMENTS IN VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (VLSIC) AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY HIGH SPEED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (VHIC) COUPLED WITH THE SHIFT TO DIRECT SURFACE MOUNTING (DSM) OF CERAMIC CHIP CARRIERS ARE PUSHING THE LIMITS OF EXISTING MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD (PWB) CONSTRUCTIONS. NEW… more
Abstract:LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS PROCESSED FROM ANISOTROPIC MELTS CAN BE USED FOR CIRCUIT SUBSTRATES TO SOLVE PACKAGING PROBLEMS FACING HIGH PERFORMANCE INTERCONNECT BOARD TECHNOLOGY. RECENT ADVANCES IN SMT (SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY), MULTILAYER BOARD CONSTRUCTION, AND HIGH SPEED DENSELY PACKED CIRCUITS HAVE… more
Abstract:THE OVERALL PROGRAM GOAL IS THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND SUSTAINMENT FOR ASD/XR OF AN INNOVATIVE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, DESIGNED TO CORRELATE THOSE PLANNING PROCESSES INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TO ASD WHICH ARE DIRECTED TOWARD TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. IN PHASE I, ASD/XR STRATEGIC… more
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