Abstract:THE PROPOSED NASA SPACE STATION HAS SEVERAL CLASSES OF ACTIVITIES, MOST OF WHICH WILL BE AUTOMATED. SINCE THE FIRST PHASE OF AUTOMATION WILL BE CENTERED AROUND A SET OF TELEOPERATED ROBOTS, THE CREWMEMBERS WILL PLAY AN INTEGRAL PART IN ALL AUTOMATED ACTIVITIES. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL HAVHAVE TO BE… more
Abstract:THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE PROGRAMMER PRODUCTIVITY AND TO REDUCE THE COST OF DEVELOPING PERSISTENT DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS. THE APPROACH PROPOSED IS TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP A TOOLKIT FOR PERSISTENT DISTRIBUTED PROGRAMMING WHICH (1) PROVIDES LANGUAGE SUPPORT FOR EXPRESSING… more
Abstract:STABLE ISOTOPE-LABELED TRACERS FOR STUDIES OF METABOLIC REGULATION AND DISEASES ARE GENERALLY AVAILABLE FROM VARIOUSCOMMERCIAL SOURCES BUT AT HIGH COSTS. NEW PREPARATIVE METHODS INVOLVING FEWER AND MORE CONVENIENT STEPS AND LESS EXPENSIVE ISOTOPE-ENRICHED STARTING MATERIALS ARE BEING DEVELOPED FOR… more
Abstract:HIGH RESOLUTION SCANNED IMAGES ARE DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH FOR SEVERAL REASONS: THEY REQUIRE LARGE AMOUNTS OF STORAGE AND BANDWIDTH; THEY ARE PRONE TO ALIASING ARTIFACTS WHEN SCALED OR ROTATED; AND OPERATORS CANNOT WORK DIRECTLY AND NATURALLY ON THE OBJECTS DEPICTED IN THE SCENE. THE RESEARCHERS… more
Company:Medium Well DoneAgency/Program/Year/Phase:HHS / SBIR / 1989 / 1
Abstract:THIS RESEARCH WILL GENERATE AN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN FOR VIDEOTAPES AND PRINT MATERIALS TO MEET THE NEED FOR PRACTICAL BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS. THE PRODUCT TO BE DEVELOPED WILL OFFER A REALISTIC, STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND MANAGING… more
Abstract:PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING NUTRITIONALLY IMPROVED MAIZE HAS SUFFERED DUE TO THE LACK OF A SIMPLE, RAPID AND INEXPENSIVE METHOD FOR ASSESSING BREEDING PROGRESS. METHODS TO DATE HAVE GENERALLY INVOLVED THE USE OF VISIBLE VARIANTS SUCH AS OPAQUE WITH ASSOCIATE QUALITY/YIELD DEFICIENCIES OR… more
Abstract:FAILURE OF AIR CLEANER SYSTEMS IS A MAJOR CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. A NEED EXISTS FOR A DETECTOR TO INDICATE WHEN PARTICLES ARE ENTERING THE ENGINE. THE PROPOSED DETECTOR PROVIDES A LOW COST SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF: 1) DESIGNING AND FABRICATING THE DETECTOR; 2)… more
Abstract:A LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETER SYSTEM TO MEASURE TRANSIENT IMPELLER FLOW FIELDS IS PROPOSED. THIS SYSTEM, USING FIBER OPTICS, WILL MEASURE BOTH TANGENTIAL AND RADIAL COMPONENTS OF VELOCITY SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE HARDWARE AND ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE WILL BE SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA FROM… more
Abstract:THERE IS A NATIONAL NEED TO CONVERT TOPOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FROM CONTOUR MAPS TO 3D DIGITAL TO CAD OR TERRAIN MODELING DATA. MUCH LABOR IS BEING EXPENDED EACH DAY ACROSS THE NATION TO PERFORM THIS TASK USING MANUAL OR SCANNING TECHNIQUES. OUR SOLUTION, THE VECTORIZER, COMBINES SCANNING WITH… more
Abstract:XINOTECH HAS RESEARCHED AND DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY FOR LANGUAGE-BASED, MULTI-LINGUAL, GRAMMAR-GENERATED INTERACTIVE PROGRAM COMPOSITION AND IS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE FOR ADA, CMS-2 AND OTHER LANGUAGES. ALTHOUGH THIS TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES A SOLID FRAMEWORK FOR ABSTRACT TREE MANIPULATION, IT DOES NOT HAVE… more
Abstract:THIS PROPOSAL IS BROKEN INTO FOUR PROJECTS. THE FIRST PROJ-ECT IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A QUICK RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR LASER DISCS THAT WILL ALLOW USERS TO RAPIDLY ACCESS LARGE AMOUNTS OF DATA VIA INTERNAL COMPUTER CONTROLLED HASHING TA-BLES EITHER STORED ON THE LASER DISC OR MAINTAINED VIA… more
Abstract:THE RESEARCH FOR AN ALTERNATE MEANS TO CRT TECHNOLOGY OF GENERATING VISUAL DISPLAY HAS BEEN UNDERWAY FOR YEARS. THE PROGRAM PROPOSED WILL DEFINE A METHOD OF PRODUCING A "CRT" TYPE OF VISUAL DISPLAY USING A LASER SCANNING CONCEPT PREVIOUSLY BASED ON WORK AT APA OPTICS, INC. THE PREVIOUS WORK DEFINED… more
Abstract:USE OF ATOMIC LAYER EPITAXY IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR GROWING SINGLE CRYSTAL ALGAN LAYERS. THE FORMATION OF NITROGEN VACANCIES IS EXPECTEDTO BE SUPPRESSED BY THE UNIQUE ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITIONS AND THE EXCITATION OF NH3 GAS BY A LASER SOURCE. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN HIGH QUALITY LARGE AREA SINGLE… more
Abstract:DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH SPEED SWITCHES AND SWITCHING SYSTEMS IS CRITICAL TO MEET THE THROUGHPUT AND INTERCONNECTIVITY NEEDS OF EFFICIENT HIGH AND LOW-DATA-RATE FMD AND TDM COMMUNICATION AMONG A LARGE NETWORK. IN A TYPICAL SCENARIO DATA FROM MANY PROCESSORS AND SENSORS MUST BE TRANSMITTED AND ROUTED AT… more
Abstract:WE PROPOSE A PROGRAM TO FABRICATE SINGLE MODE SYMMETRIC WAVEGUIDES IN ALXGA1-XN, AND TO MEASURE THE ELECTRO-OPTICAL PROPOERTIES OF THE MATERIAL SYSTEM. OUR PROGRAM IS SIGNIFICANT DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF USING ALXGA1-XN WAVEGUIDES FOR UNIQUE ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICES OPERATING IN THEULTRAVIOLET AND… more
Abstract:THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSAL EFFORT ARE TO IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY AND TO REDUCE THE FABRICATION COSTS OF SINGLE MODE FIBEROPTICS COUPLERS BY: 1. DEVELOPING THICK, SINGLE MODE WAVEGUIDES WITH IDENTICAL CROSS SECTIONAL PROFILE MATCHING THAT OF SINGLE MODE FIBERS; AND 2. LOCATING THESE FIBERS TO… more
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