Abstract:A REMOTE ROBOTIC SENSING DEVICE ENVIRONMENT CONSISTS OF IMPARTING PROCESSES, PHYSICAL EQUIPMENT, MACHINES AND COMPUTERS, AS WELL AS OTHER GENERAL PURPOSE DEVICES USED FOR MAKING INTELLIGENT DECISIONS IN ENVIRONMENTS AND SITUATIONS RANGING FROM BOTH SINGLE TO COMPLEX. A COMPLEX ROBOTIC SENSOR SYSTEM… more
Abstract:A SIMPLE SAFETY ARMING SWITCH FOR GUIDED MISSILES CAN BE BUILT AROUND AN ACCELEROMETER AND INTEGRATING CIRCUIT. IN GENERAL, DURING THE LAUNCH BOOST PHASE, THE ACCELERATION OF A MISSILE INCREASES TO A MAXIMUM JUST BEFORE BURNOUT. CHARACTERISTIC ACCELERATION PROFILES FOR A PARTICULAR MISSILE ARE… more
Abstract:ENTECH IS PLEASED TO PROPOSE TO THE STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE ORGANIZATION THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE DOME FRESNEL LENS/GALLIUM ARSENIDE PHOTOVOLTAIC CONCENTRATOR ARRAY, CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING AN AMO OPERATIONAL ARRAY EFFICIENCY OF 20.4% IN THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM… more
Abstract:A THREAT TO MAN'S CAPABILITY TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY AND SAFELY AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF MILITARY SYSTEMS IS THE HIGH MENTAL WORKLOAD IMPOSED BY THESE SYSTEMS. THIS PROPOSED EFFORT IS AIMED AT DETERMINING THE FEASIBILITY OF ENHANCING PERFORMANCE ON COGNITIVE TASKS OR REMEDIATING PERFORMANCE DECREMENTS… more
Abstract:SEVERAL PERFLUORODICARBOXYLIC ACIDS WILL BE PRODUCED BY DIRECT FLUORINATION AND REDUCED TO THE CORRESPONDING DIFUNCTIONAL FLUOROALCOHOLS. WITH DIRECT FLUORINATION ONE CAN PRODUCE FLUOROALCOHOLS WHICH CONTAIN LONG CHAIN OR BRANCHED FLUOROCARBON SECTIONS EASIER THAN BY CONVENTIONAL METHODS. IN… more
Abstract:THE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH PROGRAM IS TO PREPARE SEVERAL NONFLAMMABLE HYDRAULIC FLUIDS WHICH CAN BE USED AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 275 DEG F. PRELIMINARY EXPERIMENTS INDICATE THAT WE CAN MAKE A FLUID WHICH CAN BE USED IN THE TEMPERATURE RANGE OF -65 TO 375 DEG F. THE DIRECT FLUORINATION PROCESS INVOLVES… more
Abstract:FASTMAN, INC. IS REQUESTING A PHASE I GRANT IN ORDER TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF AN INEXPENSIVE POSE SENSOR WHICH IS APART OF THEIR ROBOT CALIBRATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ROBOT ACCURACY. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PHASE IEFFORT WILL BE TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF OPERATING… more
Abstract:SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS OF ARTILLERY PROJECTILE FUZES ARE FORCING A REDUCTION IN SIZE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO IDENTIFY ALTERNATE PACKAGING APPROACHES (E.G., COD, HERMETIC CHIP CARRIERS, TAB, WAFERSCALE, ETC.) THAT COULD BE USED TO MINIATURIZE FUTURE DESIGNS. SINCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES… more
Abstract:THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP AN EXTENSIVEPANEL OF RICIN A CHAIN IMMUNOTOXINS WHICH ARE CYTOTOXIC AND SPECIFIC FOR SUBSETS OF HUMAN LYMPHOCYTES AND OTHER CELL TYPES OF IMMUNOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE SUCH AS GRANULOCYTES, MONOCYTES, AND ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELLS. THE SPECIFIC AIM OF THE… more
Abstract:DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFICACIOUS AND COST-EFFECTIVE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE INFECTION IS THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT. ALTHOUGH CURRENT DIAGNOSTIC METHODS ARE SENSITIVE AND SPECIFIC, THEY ARE TIME CONSUMING AND COSTLY. BECAUSE OF THE ENORMOUS MORBIDITY OF GONOCOCCAL INFECTION IN THE U.S.,… more
Abstract:THE USE OF MICROBORE CAPILLARY COLUMNS FOR GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY PROMISES TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSTRUMENT CAPABLE OF RESOLVING AS MANY AS 15 COMPONENTS PERSECOND. THUS, MANY ANALYSES COULD BE COMPLETED IN JUST A FEW SECONDS PERMITTING, FOR THE FIRST TIME, REAL-TIME ANALYSIS BY GAS… more
Abstract:AN INSTRUMENT IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL QUANTITATIVELY MEASURE ISOTOPIC RATIOS ON A SOLID OR LIQUID SURFACE OF URANIUM (OR OTHER ELEMENTS). THE INSTRUMENT USES A PULSED ION BEAM AT GRAZING INCIDENCE TO KNOCK SURFACE ATOMS OFF IN BILLIARD BALL TYPE COLLISIONS. SOME OF THESE ATOMS ARE IONIZED AND… more
Abstract:ELECTRON LOSS SPECTROSCOPY FOR VIBRATIONAL ANALYSIS IS AN ESTABLISHED TECHNIQUE BEST SUITED FOR ADSORBATES ON POLISHEDMETALLIC SURFACES. IONWERKS PROPOSES A DEPARTURE FROM THE STANDARD INSTRUMENTATION WHICH ALLOW VIBRATIONAL MEASUREMENTS ON PRACTICAL SURFACES SUCH AS ROUGH METALLIC OXIDES. OUR… more
Abstract:WE WILL EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF FABRICATING SUPERCONDUCTOR MATERIAL USING LOW ENERGY ION BEAM TECHNIQUES. THE GOAL WILL BE BOTH TO IMPROVE THE EPITAXIAL GROWTH OF SUPERCONDUCTOR THIN FILMS ON SUBSTRATES AND TO REMOVE THE NECESSITY OF HARSH POST-ANNEALLING IN OXYGEN AMBIENTS.
Abstract:FUNDS ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE THE REDESIGN AND TESTING OF A SECOND GENERATION INFRARED HETERODYNE ISOTOPE RATIOMETER WHICH MEASURES THE (13)CO(2) CONTENT OF BREATH FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATION OF (13)C-LABELED SUBSTRATES. THESE SUBSTRATES ARE CHOSEN FOR THE METABOLIC OR DIAGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF… more
Abstract:THIS PROJECT IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING TECHNIQUES FOR PREDICTING CHECK VALVE PERFORMANCE AND ITS INTERNAL COMPONENTS DEGRADATION IN PRACTICAL PIPING SYSTEMS USED IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS. THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE EFFORT IS TO SYSTEMATICALLY EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF UPSTREAM DISTURBANCES WHICH ARE WITHIN 10… more
Abstract:RECENTLY DEVELOPED EYE-MOVEMENT ANALYSIS SOFTWARE WITH IMPROVED NOISE-REJECTION AND MORE GENERAL APPLICABILITY THAN COMPARABLE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED SOFTWARE, WILL UNDERGO FIRST-STAGE CLINICAL TESTING AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. FROM A NORMAL POPULATION, HAND AND COMPUTER MEASUREMENTS OF CALORIC AND… more
Abstract:THE UNIQUE PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES EXHIBITED BY GRAPHITE MAKES IT AN ATTRACTIVE ENGINEERING MATERIAL FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. HOWEVER, THE STRONG CHEMICAL REACTIVITY OF GRAPHITE IN OXIDIZING ENVIRONMENTS AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES REQUIRES THAT GRAPHITESURFACES BE… more
Abstract:THE PROPOSED RESEARCH BUILDS UPON THE CONTRACTOR'S PROPRIETARY NEURAL NETWORK SPACE-TIME MEMORY, THE PARAMETRIC AVALANCHE, TO DETERMINE A SET OF DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS FOR NEUROCOMPUTING ARCHITECTURES THAT WILL EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT REAL TIME UNDERSTANDING OF DYNAMIC IMAGERY. THE APPROACH TO THIS… more
Abstract:DATA REPRESENTING CERTAIN FLUID FLOW PHENOMENA ARE FREQUENTLY PRESENTED AS THREE DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICS DISPLAYS ON A COMPUTER SCREEN. SUCH DISPLAYS ARE, INHERENTLY, TWO DIMENSIONAL AND GRAPHICS TECHNIQUES FOR VISUALLY PORTRAYING THREE DIMENSIONAL FEATURES ARE LIMITED. FOR EXAMPLE, DEPTH PERCEPTION,… more
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