Abstract:This project will design and evaluate software prototypes to examine three issues in hypermedia design. 1. What is the proper balance between user and system control? 2. What strategic knowledge is needed to take advantage of the new dimensions of information available and how can the system's… more
Abstract:The development of improved implantable devices and biomaterials requires knowledge of their in vivo behavior. However, little is known about the actual loads borne by implanted devices in vivo. Direct measurement of these loads would provide extremely valuable information for the improvement of… more
Abstract:THIS PROJECT WILL PRODUCE AN OPTICAL RANGE-OF-MOTION MEASUREMENT AND BIOFEEDBACK SYSTEM THAT IS PORTABLE, PASSIVEAND CORDLESS. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPEED UP THE RECOVERY OF PATIENTS IN REHABILITATION AFTER ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY OR ILLNESS. THE SYSTEM TRANSMITS SHORT PULSES OF LIGHT THAT ARE REFLECTED BACK… more
Abstract:Inside Out vs Outside In! It seems reasonable to hypothesize that the pilot of an air vehicle will feel more in harmony with the actions of his vehicle when he is at the relative "origin" of the coordinate frame of reference of that vehicle ... and will respond more quickly and with greater accuracy… more
Abstract:THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DESIGN AND FABRICATE A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT MODEL OF A NOVEL SIX DEGREES-OF-FREEDOM TRACKING DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF A HEAD OR HAND IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT. THE FEASIBILITY MODEL TO BE BUILT IN PHASE I WILL DEMONSTRATE GREATLY REDUCED… more
Abstract:The RF transmitter/locator (TL) concept presented in this proposal enables the location and recovery of a canister such as a nose cone, artillery shell, buoy, or instrument package. The system operates over a distance of 5 mi on the surface and several hundred feet through soil, sand, or fresh water… more
Abstract:THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS WORK IS TO PRODUCE AN INEXPENSIVE, ACTIVELY CONTROLLED VEHICLE SEAT SUSPENSION SYSTEM TO CONTROL LOW BACK INJURIES CAUSED BY VERTICAL VIBRATION EXPOSURE. THE SPECIFIC AIM IS TO DESIGN A LOW POWERED SYSTEM CAPABLE OF NEW OR RETROFIT INSTALLATION. THIS PHASE I PROJECT WILL… more
Abstract:THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP AND TEST TECHNIQUES WHICH COMBAT ATMOSPHERIC NOISE AND CONSEQUENTLY INCREASE THE RELIABLE RANGE OF THE DGPS/RADIOBEACON LINK. THE FOLLOWING IDEAS WILL BE EXPLORED AND TESTED: 1) WIDEBAND NOIS CLIPPING, LIMITING OR BLANKING OF NOISE IMPLUSES TO IMPROVE THE… more
Abstract:SOLID-PHASE, ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAYS (ELISA'S), SUCH AS THE ELISA AIDS SCREENING TEST, DEPEND ON THE DIFFUSION OF MACROMOLECULES AND ORGANIC SUBSTRATES ACROSS A QUIESCENT LIQUID BOUNDARY LAYER PRIOR TO ADSORPTION TO THE SOLID PHASE OR REACTIVITY WITH SOLID-PHASE-BOUND MACROMOLECULES.… more
Abstract:CELL FUSION, EXEMPLIFIED BY THE CREATION OF HYBRIDOMAS SECRETING MABS, IS WIDELY USED IN BIOSCIENCE. FUSION TECHNIQUES, HOWEVER, ARE TIME CONSUMING, UNPREDICTABLE, AND INEFFICIENT, LARGELY BECAUSE CURRENT METHODS LACK CONTROL OF CELL PARING, A NECESSARY STEP IN PRODUCING HYBRIDS CAPABLE OF GROWTH IN… more
Abstract:A PHASE I SBIR PROJECT TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING AN INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY CARE FACILITY (RESIDENTIAL ELDERLY, DAY CARE CHILDREN) AS AN EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME-GENERATING OPPORTUNITY FOR RURAL AREAS: TO FOSTER, PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE WELL BEING OF RURAL AMERICANS; TO PROMOTE… more
Abstract:OPERATION OF A JAMMER TRANSMITTER FROM A SMALL PLATFORM (RPV OR JEEP) NECESSITATES THE USE OF ELECTRICALLY SHORT ANTENNAS SUCH AS SHORT WHIPS AND SMALL LOOPS. THE CONVENTIONAL APPROACH USES A POWER AMPLIFIER DESIGNED FOR A 50-OHM LOAD AND AN ANTENNA TUNER THAT MATCHES THE ANTENNA-INPUT IMPEDANCE TO… more
Abstract:MODERN HF/VHF JAMMERS EMPLOY POWER COMBINERS AND MULTIPLE POWER-AMPLIFIER (PA) MODULES TO ACHIEVE A HIGH POWER OUTPUT, CANCELLATION OF HARMONICS, AND GRADUAL DEGRADATION OF PERFORMANCE DUE TO MODULE FAILURE. POWER COMBINERS CAN BE A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF POWER LOSS BECAUSE OF RESISTIVE LOSSES,… more
Abstract:IN RECENT YEARS, THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION INTO MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION HAS FOCUSED ON THE USE OF PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS. THE PENULTIMATE STEP IN THESE MODALITIES OF THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY IS THE PROTEOLYTIC CONVERSION OF PLASMINOGEN TO PLASMIN. THE ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF THE EXTENT OF THIS CONVERSION,… more
Abstract:THE HYPOTHESIS TO BE TESTED IS THAT THE 40 KDA, HALF-MOLECULES OF TRANSFERRIN ARE CAPABLE OF BINDING EXCESS IRON IN PARENCHYMALLY OR RETICULOENDOTHELIALLY IRON OVERLOADED LIVER CELLS IN CULTURE AND IN MICE AND ELIMINATING THIS BOUND IRON INTO THE MEDIUM OR VIA THE KIDNEY. HUMAN OR RAT HEPATOMA CELLS… more
Company:Ryle L Miller JrAgency/Program/Year/Phase:USDA / SBIR / 1991 / 1
Abstract:THE GOAL OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO IMPROVE BOTH THE ECONOMICS AND MARKET APPEAL OF MAPLE SYRUP THROUGH AN EVAPORATION PROCESS THAT PROVIDES MULTIPLE EFFECT EVAPORATION AND AT THE SAME TIME CREATES HIGH FLAVOR BY HEATING TO A CONTROLLEDHIGH TEMPERATURE. THE APPLICANT WILL SPECIFY, SOLICIT BIDS FOR, AND… more
Abstract:THE ANALYSIS OF AEROBALLISTIC RANGE DATA IS A TEDIOUS AND TECHNICALLY CHALLENGING TASK. THE SOPHISTICATED ANALYSIS PROCEDURES AND REQUIRED SOFTWARE (COMPUTER PROGRAMS) HAVE BEEN REFINED EXTENSIVELY DURING THE PAST FIFTEEN TO TWENTY YEARS WITH THE ADDITION OF THE SIX-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM CODES EMPLOYING… more
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