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Company: Machine Vision International Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: ROBOT VISION FOR AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING IS A DIFFICULT AND CHALLENGING PROBLEM. A ROBOT VISION SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLY TASKS MUST BE ABLE TO ANALYZE IMAGES INCLUDING PARTS, TOOLS,AND THE ROBOT ARM ITSELF. SPECULAR SURFACES AND TEXTURE AREAMONG THE PROBLEMS THAT WILL CAUSE DIFFICULTY IN SEGMENTING THE… more
Company: Machine Vision International Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NASA / SBIR / 1985 / 1
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Company: Michigan Research Corp Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: THE ADVENT OF MULTIELECTRODE RECORDING ARRAYS HAS CREATED A NEED FOR A COMPUTER-BASED DATA ACQUISITION/SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM THAT EXTRACTS NEUROELECTRIC SINGLE-UNIT ACTIVITY PERTINENT TO NEUROPHYSIOLOGISTS. SUCH ARRAYS ARE UNDER DEVELOPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. THE ARRAYS ARE… more
Company: OPTIMETRICS, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: THE TOPIC DESCRIPTION INDICATES THE NEED TO "DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF CLOUD COVER (AND OTHER OBSCURATION FACTORS) UPON SOVIET SATELLITE BASED PHOTO SENSORS ATTEMPTING TO DETECT AND IDENTIFY VARIOUS PRO POSED SMALL ICBM MOBILE LAUNCHER SYSTEMS". IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY ACCOMPLISH THIS RESULT, IT IS… more
Company: OXFORD BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 1985 / 1
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Company: Probe-tek Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: FELINE HERPESVIRUS-1 (FHV-1) IS A MAJOR PATHOGEN OF CATS WITH WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION. COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE LIVE VACCINES AGAINST FHV-1 ARE WIDELY USED BUT THEIR RECOGNIZED SERIOUS DRAWBACK IS THE LACK OF COMPLETE ATTENUATION OF THE VIRUS RESULTING IN THE OCCURRENCE OF VACCINE-INDUCED CLINICAL… more
Company: Proteins International Inc Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 1985 / 2
Abstract: THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS THE DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EFFECTIVE CLOT-DISSOLVING THERAPY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE STUDY OF A CONJUGATE BETWEEN HUMAN UROKINASE AND A MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY SPECIFIC FOR HUMAN FIBRIN. THIS COMPLEX WOULD ALLOW FOR ENHANCED PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATION… more
Company: Quantum Composites Inc Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: LONG SHELF LIFE EPOXY PREPREGS AND ADHESIVE FILMS ARE REQUIRED FOR REPAIR OF COMPOSITE VEHICLE PARTS AWAY FROM REPAIR DEPOTS. CONVENTIONAL PREPREGS AND SUPPORTED FILM ADHESIVES HAVE A LIMITED AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SHELF LIFE, USUALLY REQUIRING REFRIGERATED STORAGE. LATENT CURE SYSTEMS CAN BENEFIT FROM… more
Company: V. A. Phelps & Associates, Inc Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 1985 / 1
Abstract: THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP A DOUBLE-ACTING LEVER DRIVE COMBINED WITH AN ADJUSTABLE THREE-SPEED SYSTEM FOR WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION. IMPROVED MOBILITY SHOULD ENCOURAGE EXERCISE AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE USER PHYSICAL FITNESS AND, THUS, CONTRIBUTE… more
Company: Action Management Corpon Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 1984 / 1
Abstract: THE PROJECT WILL REVIEW CURRENT INCENTIVES OFFERED BUSINESS FOR ITS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE TARGET POPULATION. RESEARCH EFFECTIVE METHODS OF PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO BUSINESS. EXAMINE ALTERNATIVES THAT INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT. STUDY VARIOUS MARKETING TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE PRESENTATION OF… more
Company: Airtech Precision Shot Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1984 / 2
Abstract: CURRENT SHOT PEENING TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT OFFER THE CAPABILITY TO ACCURATELY PREDICT FATIGUE LIFE BENIFITS. RECENT TEST RESULTS IDENTIFY A HERETOFORE UNDOCUMENTED SURFACE INTEGRITY PHENOMENOM ASSOCIATED WITH PEENING AT RELATIVELY HIGH INTENSITIES WHICH HAS BEEN LINKED TO PREMATURE SPECIMEN FAILURE AT… more
Company: Autoflex, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1984 / 1
Abstract: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS DEVELOPMENTAL EFFORT IS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A COMPUTER INTEGRATED ROBOT WORK CELL GAGING FINISHED PARTS OR OTHER ASSEMBLY/MACHINING OPERATIONS. THE FOCUS OF THE RESEARCH IS TO CONTROL THE ROBOT TOOL CONTROL POINT (TCP) THROUGH AN ADAPTIVE FEEDBACK CONTROL… more
Company: Autoflex, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1984 / 1
Abstract: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS TO DETERMINE THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A THREE DIMENSIONAL VISION BASED PASSIVE OBJECT RECOGNITION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF GENERATING THREE DIMENSIONAL COORDINATE LOCATION INFORMATION IN REAL TIME AT VIDEO FRAME RATES OF 30 FRAMES PER SECOND. THE SYSTEM… more
Company: Combustion & Fuel Research Inc Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 1984 / 1
Abstract: DIESEL ENGINE OILS HAVE MORE SEVERE DEMANDS MADE ON THEM IN SERVICE THAN DO GASOLINE ENGINE OILS. TWO DIESEL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS THAT LEAD TO RAPID OIL DETERIORATION ARE CARBONACEOUS PARTICULATES AND NO2. BOTH THESE PRODUCTS ARE STRONGLY OPERATING MODE DEPENDANT, THEREFORE, TO SPECIFY AN OIL CHANGE… more
Company: Combustion & Fuel Research Inc Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 1984 / 1
Abstract: FURNACES DESIGNED TO OPERATE ON LIQUID FUELS HAVE RADIATION AS THE MAIN MODE OF HEAT TRANSFER, THEY ALSO HAVE LIMITED TURN-DOWN RATIOS. FLAME EMISSIVITIES FOR OIL AND NATURAL GAS IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN MEASURED AS 0.55 AND 0.15 RESPECTIVELY. THEREFORE, DUE TO THE NATURALLY LOW… more
Company: Daedalus Enterprises, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NASA / SBIR / 1984 / 2
Abstract: THIS PROJECT APPLIES SEVERAL INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS FOR MODIFYING AN EXISTING AIRBORNE MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER TO MAKEIT CAPABLE OF MEASURING OCEAN BIOMASS IN SUPPORT OF THE NASAGLOBAL BIOLOGY EFFORT. PROVEN FEASIBILITY OF THIS APPROACH WOULD PERMIT ACCOMPLISHMENT OF NASA OBJECTIVES WITHOUT THE NEED FOR… more
Company: Delta Metals, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 1984 / 1
Abstract: HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS, ESPECIALLY TYPES ONE AND TWO (HSV-1 AND HSV-2), IS ONE OF THE MOST FEARED DISEASES IN THE WORLD TODAY. NO KNOWN CURE IS AVAILABLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF THIS DISEASE. COMMERCIAL DRUGS PROVIDE ONLY TEMPORARY RELIEF. BASED ON ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE AND PRELIMINARY TISSUE CULTURE… more
Company: Electrocon International Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 1984 / 1
Abstract: PARALLEL PROCESSING OF SPARSE MATRICES HAS BEEN A DISAPPOINTING ENTERPRISE TO DATE. THE "VECTORS" THAT CAN BE PROCESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY ARE TOO SHORT TO ACHIEVE MUCH IMPROVEMENT OVER SERIAL PROCESSING. ATTEMPTS TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THESE VECTORS SIMPLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF OPERATIONS RATHER THAN… more
Company: ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / SBIR / 1984 / 1
Abstract: AN IN SITU SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUE IS DEVELOPED TO EVALUATE ELECTROCATALYTIC MATERIALS. THE TECHNIQUE UTILIZES THE PROPAGATION OF HIGH FREQUENCY SURFACE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES (SEW) ALONG, RATHER THAN PERPENDICULAR TO, THE ELECTROCATALYST SURFACE. ELECTRON SCATTERING FROM VARIOUS SURFACE… more
Company: Great Lakes Bioscience Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 1984 / 1
Abstract: WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP CLONING AND EXPRESSION VECTORS FROM NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUSES (NPV) WITH CAPABILITIES FOR EFFICIENTLY PRODUCING ONE OF SEVERAL GENES SIMULTANEOUSLY IN INFECTED INSECT CELL CULTURES. THE OBJECTIVES IN PHASE I ARE TO CONSTRUCT ALTERNATIVE PLASMID TRANSFER VECTORS WITH… more
Company: Kms Fusion Inc Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 1984 / 2
Abstract: THE LONG TERM OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY IS TO DEVELOP A MICROCARRIER SUBSTRATE FOR GROWING FASTIDIOUS ANCHORAGE DEPENDENT CELLS WHICH IS SUPERIOR TO CURRENT MICROCARRIER PRODUCTS. MICROCARRIER SYSTEMS SHOW GREAT POTENTIAL FOR THE LARGE SCALE GROWTH OF CELLS AND THE PRODUCTION OF THEIR METABOLIC… more
Company: Kms Fusion Inc Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 1984 / 1
Abstract: THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AN INSTRUMENT CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY PERFORMING ALL LIQUID PROCESSING STEPS OF ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORB ASSAYS (ELISA) AND RELATED ASSAYS. THE UNIT WILL PERFORM THE ASSAYS IN 96-WELL MICROTITER* PLATES, BE CONTROLLED BY EITHER AN INTERNAL MICROPROCESSOR OR AN EXTERNAL… more
Company: Kms Fusion Inc Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NASA / SBIR / 1984 / 2
Abstract: ATOMIC IODINE IS USED SUCCESSFULLY AS THE ACTIVE ELEMENT IN HIGH POWER LASERS OPERATING AT 1.3 MICRON WAVELENGTH. THE IODINE LASER TRANSITION IS EFFICIENTLY PUMPED BY MOLECULAR OXYGEN IN ITS SINGLET DELTA EXCITED STATE. THE OBJECTIVE OFTHIS RESEARCH IS TO INVESTIGATE AND EVALUATE A METHOD FOR… more
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