Abstract:THIS RESEARCH FOCUSES ON DETERMINING THE FEASIBILITY OF UF USING EXPERT SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT (RATHER THAN REPLACE) HUMAN DECISION MAKERS. WE INTEND TO SHOW THE FEASIBILITY OF USING EXPERT SUPPORT SYSTEMS (ESS) FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.THIS RESEARCH WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE INTELLIGENT MAN/… more
Abstract:THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SHOW THE FEASIBILITY OF USING AN EXPERT SYSTEM TO AID THE PILOT OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT. THE NEED INCREASINGLY EXISTS ON SMALLER AIRCRAFT TO PERFORM ERROR DETECTION AND CORRECTION AND PROCEDURAL ASSISTANCE. ISSUES OF HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING ARE INCLUDEDIN… more
Abstract:THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF THREE OBJECTIVES TO BE PERFORMED IN SEQUENCE DURING THE SIX MONTHS OF PHASE I. THE FIRST CURRENT HIGH TECHNOLOGY WEAPON SYSTEMS WHERE AT PRESENT HUMAN TUTORS ARE EMPHASIZING SKILL LEVEL DEFICIENCIES. THE SECOND OBJECTIVE WILL BE TO SELECT 6 CASES FOR INTELLIGENT COMPUTER… more
Abstract:AN INNOVATIVE APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION TO TO PREVENT ARC DAMAGE TO RAIL GUN COMPONENTS IS PROPOSED. SUCH A TUNGSTEN COATED COPPER RAIL GUN CONDUCTOR HAS BEEN SHOWN TO SUFFER NO SURFACE DEGRADATION IN ARC TESTS PERFORM-ED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CENTER FOR ELECTROMECHANICS (CEM) IN… more
Abstract:SIC COATINGS CAN PROTECT CARBON COMPOSITES FROM OXIDATION UP TO ABOUT 3000F. ZRO2 AND HFO2 HAVE BEEN APPLIED AS OVERCOATINGS TO EXTEND OXIDATION PROTECTION TO 3500F, BUT THESE LAYERS TEND TO SPALL. WE PROPOSE HERE AN INNOVATIVE METHOD OF GRADING THE COATING FROM PURE SIC AT THE C/C INSIDE SURFACE TO… more
Abstract:PRESENT MAGNETIC FUSION CONFINEMENT EXPERIMENTS AND ALL REACTOR DESIGNS INCORPORATE A FIRST WALL AND HAVE LIMITERS EITHER CLOSE TO OR DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE PLASMA. THESE COMPONENTS HAVE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS, BUT EACH IS EXPOSED TO A "FIRST SURFACE" ENVIRONMENT WITH HIGH THERMAL LOADS, INTENSE… more
Abstract:TUNGSTEN IS AN IMPORTANT MATERIAL FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF ORDNANCE ITEMS. PRESENT COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE TUNGSTEN AND TUNGSTEN ALLOYS ARE BRITTLE WHICH LIMITS THE USEFULNESS OF THIS MATERIAL. IF DUCTILE TUNGSTEN WERE AVAILABLE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ORDNANCE ITEMS SUCH AS EXPLOSIVELY FORMED PENITRATORS,… more
Abstract:CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (CVD) IS A UNIQUE TECHNOLOGY FOR FABRICATING MATERIALS WHICH CAN PROVIDE EXTERNAL PROTECTION FROM LASER AND OTHER DIRECTED ENERGY SOURCES AS WELL AS KINETIC ENERGY HARDENING AND NUCLEAR RADIATION PROTECTION FOR ELECTRONICS. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN DEMONSTRATED THAT ULTRAMET'S… more
Abstract:CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (CVD) IS A UNIQUE TECHNOLOGY FOR FABRICATING MATERIALS WHICH CAN PROVIDE EXTERNAL PROTECTION FROM LASER AND OTHER DIRECTED ENERGY SOURCES AS WELL AS KINETIC ENERGY HARDENING AND NUCLEAR RADIATION PROTECTION FOR ELECTRONICS. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN DEMONSTRATED THAT ULTRAMET'S… more
Abstract:CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (CVD) IS A UNIQUE TECHNOLOGY FOR FABRICATING MATERIALS WHICH CAN PROVIDE EXTERNAL PROTECTION FROM LASER AND OTHER DIRECTED ENERGY SOURCES AS WELL AS KINETIC ENERGY HARDENING AND NUCLEAR RADIATION PROTECTION FOR ELECTRONICS. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN DEMONSTRATED THAT ULTRAMET'S… more
Abstract:CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (CVD) IS A UNIQUE TECHNOLOGY FOR FABRICATING MATERIALS WHICH CAN PROVIDE EXTERNAL PROTECTION FROM LASER AND OTHER DIRECTED ENERGY SOURCES AS WELL AS KINETIC ENERGY HARDENING AND NUCLEAR RADIATION PROTECTION FOR ELECTRONICS. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN DEMONSTRATED THAT ULTRAMET'S… more
Abstract:THIS PROJECT IS TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP A LOW-TEMPERATURE, COSTEFFECTIVE CATALYTIC AIR POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM CALLED D-TOX TO DESTROY LOW CONCENTRATION, VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC'S) INCLUDING VOLATILE HALOGENATED ORGANICS (VHOC'S). THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PHASE I PROGRAM IS TO DETERMINE THE… more
Abstract:THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CONCEPT IN SELF CONTAINED ELECTRIC POWER GENERATORS IN THE AVERAGE POWER RANGE FROM 7 - 30 KILOWATTS. A DESIGN FOR A 10 KILOWATT UNIT SHOWS CONTINUOUS AVERAGE POWER CAPABILITY BETWEEN 2 AND 10 KILOWATTS WITH A FULL 50 KILOWATT SURGE CAPABILITY FOR… more
Abstract:UNIQUE HAS A NOVEL APPROACH TO THE DESIGN OF A RELIABLE, ENERGY EFFICIENT FLYWHEEL DEVICE. FROM TEST RESULTS OF EARLY PROTOTYPES, WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT A HIGH EFFICIENCY MOTOR/ALTERNATOR IN COMBINATION WITH THE FLYWHEEL/ROTOR OPERATING IN A SEALED VACUUM CONTAINER WITH ONLY ELECTRICAL INPUT AND… more
Abstract:RECENTLY AN ALL INORGANIC AMBIENT, LOW PRESSURE LITHIUM NON-AQUEOUS RECHARGEABLE BATTERY SYSTEM WAS DISCOVERED BY DURACELL. THIS SYSTEM CAN HAVE ENERGY DENSITIES HIGHER THAN 1000 WHR/KG, AND ALSO CAN DISCHARGE/CHARGE AT HIGH CURRENT RATE. IT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT TO COME OUT WITH MIXED… more
Abstract:THE DISCOVERY OF LARGE-SCALE COHERENT STRUCTURES AND THEIR RECENT EMPHASIS IN RESEARCH INTRODUCES THE NOTION THAT TURBULENT SHEAR AND BOUNDARY LAYER FLOWS CONSIST OF QUASI-DETERMINISTIC STRUCTURE AND THE TRANSPORT AND ENTRAINMENT ARE MOSTLY INDUCTION DRIVEN RATHER THAN DUE TO GRADIENT DIFFUSTION.… more
Abstract:NOVEL AND RAPID ASSAY PROCEDURES WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR THE DETERMINATION OF TOTAL PROTEIN QUALITY OF FOODS. FOR TOTAL PROTEIN, A SPECIFIC ELECTRODE WILL BE DEVELOPED THAT WILL EFFECT A (5MIN) HYDROLYSIS OF PROTEIN TO L-TYROSINE, F FOLLOWED BY A SPECIFIC L-TYROSINE ASSAY. FOR PROTEIN Q QUALITY,… more
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