Abstract:SPACECRAFT TERMINAL RENDEZVOUS, STATION-KEEPING, DOCKING, AND ROBOTICS IN SPACE REQUIRE PRECISION MANEUVERING OVER DISTANCES RANGING FROM HUNDREDS OF METERS TO ZERO. FAST AND ACCURATE POSITIONAL FEEDBACK IS DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE OVER SUCH EXTREME RANGES WITHIN WEIGHT AND POWER CONSTRAINTSOF CURRENT… more
Abstract:IT IS PROPOSED TO CONDUCT THE NECESSARY RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A UNIFIED WIRELESS INFRARED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR USE IN SPACE SYSTEMS. THE SYSTEM WILL BUILD ON EVOLVING WILTON INDUSTRIES INFRARED TECHNOLOGY CURRENTLY USED BY BOTH NASA AND INDUSTRY. THE… more
Abstract:THE RESEARCH WILL PROVIDE AN INVESTIGATIVE STUDY AND DEVELOPMENT OF VARIOUS ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURE (ECM) TECHNIQUES TO DEGRADE THE PERFORMANCE OF DIGITALLY CONTROLLED THREAT WEAPON SYSTEMS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE ALGORITHMS DESIGNED TO SATURATE OR OVERLOAD THE THREAT. THE THREATS OF… more
Abstract:THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE EXTENT TO WHICH CERTAIN FEATURES OF THE ADA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE CAN BE USED TO DETECT AND HANDLE HIDDEN SOFTWARE ERRORS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE HALT PROGRAM EXECUTION. ADA'S TYPING, EXCEPTION HANDLING, AND INTERFACE CHECKIG PROVIDE THE TOOLDS FOR… more
Abstract:THIS RESEARCH WILL INVESTIGATE PERFORMANCE MEAUREMENT TECHNIQUES AND COMPUTER SIMULATION TECHNIQUES REQUIRED FOR AN ON-BOARD AIRCRAFT "EMBEDDED TRAINING" CAPABILITY APPLICABLE TO BOTH TRAINING AND MUNITION CONCEPT EVALUATION. DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR ON-BOARD SIMULATION OF THE MUNITIONS TO ACCOMPLISH… more
Abstract:THE PROPOSED METHODOLOGY WOULD ALLOW ELECTRONIC WARFARE SIMULATION MODELS TO BE APPLIED MORE DIRECTLY TO EFFECTIVENESS STUDIES. DISPLAY DATA AND FORMATS COULD BE SELECTED TO MATCH THE PROBLEM UNDER INVESTIGATION AT THE USER'S DISCRETION. DISPLAY FORMS, GOVERNING HOW THE DATA IS PRESENTED, WOULD BE… more
Abstract:THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A NEW DECEPTION COUNTERMEASURE TECHNIQUE TO COUNTER ADVANCED GUIDED WEAPON SYSTEMS. PRIOR EXPERIMENTATION PERFORMED AT ARC DEMONSTRATED THE INTERACTIONS OF THE LFAD ANGULAR DECEPTION TECHNIQUE, SUPERIMPOSED ON TARGET LINE-OF-SIGHT RATE, AND THE IMPACT UPON MICROWAVE WEAPON… more
Abstract:THE PROPOSED CONCEPT IS A REFLECTOR-EXPENDABLE DESIGNED TO COUNTER WEAPONS SYSTEMS THAT UTILIZE INTEGRATED RF/EO/IR TARGET ACQUISITION AND TRACKING SYSTEMS THREAT FIRE CONTROL SENSORS OVER THE ENTIRE FREQUENCY. THIS PHASE I EFFORT IS CONCERNED WITH PROVING PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY OF THE BASIC… more
Abstract:THE GENERIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EXPERT SYSTEM FOR SPACE-STATION APPLICATIONS WILL BE USER-FRIENDLY AND WILL UTILIZE A HIERARCHY OF FRAMES FOR DATA INPUT, AUTOMATIC FAULT DIAGNOSIS AND ANALYSIS AND REPAIR FUNCTIONS. IT WILL PROVIDE PROMPT DIAGNOSIS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR SYSTEM REPAIR. IT WILL… more
Abstract:ASW PASSIVE SONAR SEARCH PLANNING CONSISTS OF TWO MAJOR AREAS: EMPLOYMENT OF THE SEARCHING PLATFORM (COURSE, SPEED, DEPTH, AND TRACK PLAN) AND SONAR SYSTEM LINEUP SELECTIONS. THESE TWO AREAS ARE INTERDEPENDENT, BUT THE DEGREE AND NATURE OF THE INTERACTION IS NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD. CURRENT SONAR LINEUP… more
Abstract:THIS IS A PROPOSAL FOR VIDEOTOUCH, AN INNOVATIVE SYSTEM-USER INTERFACE. A LIVE VIDEO IMAGE OF THE USER'S HANDS IS SUPERIMPOSED ON A DISPLAYED GRAPHIC WORKSPACE. THE SYSTEM DETECTS WHEN THE VIDEO HANDS TOUCH GRAPHIC DATA OR OBJECTS AND USES THAT EVENT AS A CONTROL INPUT THAT CAN BE USED FOR MENUING,… more
Abstract:FOR OVER 30 YEARS, A MAJOR GOAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY HAS BEEN TO IMPROVE BYPASS SURGERY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IDEAL PROSTHETIC GRAFT. ALTHOUGH SAPHENOUS VEIN IS THE PREFERRED SUBSTRATE FOR OCCLUDED SMALL-TO-MEDIUM VEINS, FREQUENTLY IT IS UNAVAILABLE OR UNSUITABLE FOR A GREAT NUMBER OF… more
Abstract:BIOTIX PROPOSES TO DEVELOP SEVERAL PIECES OF INSTRUMENTATIONTHAT WILL SPEED THE PROCESS OF DNA SEQUENCING. THE APPROACHIS TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF AUTOMATING SEVERAL STEPS OF THE SEQUENCING PROCEDURE THAT ARE CURRENTLY ACCOMPLISHED MANUALLY. SPECIFIC PHASE I OBJECTIVES INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF… more
Abstract:BIOTIX PROPOSES TO DEVELOP SYSTEMS FOR STABLY CLONING SMALL AND LARGE DNA FRAGMENTS THAT ARE ALSO OPTIMIZED FOR PRODUCING A SERIES OF OVERLAPPING SUBCLONES USING EITHER THESINGLE-STRANDED OR THE DOUBLE-STRANDED PROCEDURE. THE VECTORS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED FROM EXISTING VECTORS UTILIZING A POWERFUL NEW… more
Abstract:PREVENTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS ARE LEAST EFFECTIVE IN TRACKING CLIENTS, IN FOLLOWING UP AND MAINTAINING THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF INTERVENTIONS, AND IN EVALUATING THEIR OUTCOME. THESE COMPONENTS OF PREVENTIVE PROGRAMS REQUIRE REGULAR CONTACT WITH LARGE NUMBERS OF INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS AND DEMAND THE… more
Abstract:THIS PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE APPLICATION OF COMPUTER-CONTROLLED ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IN THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS. PROPOSED IS A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORT TO EMBODY THE TRAINING-SYSTEM CONCEPT IN MODULAR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR VERSATILE MANUAL… more
Abstract:THE SEVERELY DISABLED AND MOTION-IMPAIRED OFTEN CANNOT OPERATE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TELEPHONES. THE EXPEDITIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF USABLE, RELIABLE, AND ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT WOULD PROVE COST EFFECTIVE BY DELAYING OR PREVENTING INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE SEVERELY DISABLED FOR CHRONIC HEALTH… more
Abstract:THIS PROPOSAL WILL EVALUATE AND DEFINE THE USEFULNESS OF A NOVEL APPROACH FOR THE SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS. THIS APPROACH WILL BE A MODIFICATIONOF THE ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING (IEF) PROCEDURE. THE MODIFICATION UTILIZES PH GRADIENTS ESTABLISHED BY DIFFUSION ACROSS DIALYSIS… more
Abstract:THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS AN INTEGRATION OF A CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW HETEROCYCLIC ANTITUMOR AGENT. HUMPHREYCHEMICAL COMPANY PROPOSES TO SYNTHESIZE AND BIOLOGICALLY EVALUATE A SERIES OF AZAANTHRACENE-9,10-DIONES. THE GOAL IS THE… more
Abstract:THE MASS OF DNA SEPARATED BY GEL ELECTROPHORESIS CAN BE DETERMINED FROM THE INTENSITY OF THE FLUORESCENCE OF A DNA-SPECIFIC DYE EXCITED BY UV RADIATION. THE PRESENT USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM TO RECORD THE FLUORESCENCE LIMITS THE ACCURACY, SENSITIVITY, AND DYNAMIC RANGE OF THE ANALYSIS. ALTERNATE… more
Abstract:ADVANCED MATERAILS, SUCH AS GRAPHITE/EPOXY AND METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES, EXHIBIT REMARKABLE MODULUS TO WEIGH PERFORMANCE.THESE MATERIALS ARE CURRENTLY BEING USED IN COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY APPLICATIONS AND ARE EXCELLENT FOR FUTURE USE AS STRUCTURAL MEMBERS FOR SPACE STATIONS. AS WITH MANY ADVANCED… more
Abstract:RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED THAT BACULOVIRUSES CAN BE USED AS HIGH EFFICIENCY EUKARYOTIC CLONING AND EXPRESSION VECTORS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FOREIGN PROTEINS. WE PROPOSE TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY AND BENEFITS OF USING THE BACULOVIRUS EXPRESSION SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION OF SUBUNIT VACCINES.… more
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