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This effort will integrate an advanced technology speech recognition system (SRS) with a computer-assisted contingency planning training model. The SRS makes use of algorithms developed in the Speech Technology and Research Labratory of SRI International. Its state-of-the-art approach provides significant improvements in accuracy and robustness over other approaches. It provides for speaker ind ...

Continuing efforts to develop useful and safe means of treating unserviceable, damaged or unused munitions and ordnance include the use of Open Burning/Open Detonation (OB?OD) technique. Although OB/OD techniques provide many advantages over other demil/disposal processes, increasing regulatory scrutiny is forcing OB/O facilities to limit or eliminate operations. In addition, data collection req ...

CURRENTLY COMMERCIAL SPACE-LAUNCH FREQUENCY REQUIREMENTS ARE MET IN THE 2200- TO 2300-MHZ BAND. NEW FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS MAY LIMIT FREQUENCIES FOR COMMERCIAL SAFE AND RELIABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE-LAUNCH OPERATIONS TO THREE CHANNELS IN THE 2360- TO 2390-MHZ BAND. THIS RESEARCH WILL ASSESS WHETHER THIS ALLOCATION IS SUFFICIENT TO ENSURE CONTINUED SAFE AND RELIABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE-LAUNCH OPERATIONS. D ...

There is a clear need for an effective method of invariant landmark recognition and place determination in the development of autonomous guidance of robotics vehicle. Due to the change of perspective of objects viewed from moving vehicle, invariance is a critical requirement in landmark recognition. Neurobiological research in 80s has found that the receptive fields in primate's visual cortex co ...

We proposed to develop enabling technology for the digital control engine fuel (turbine, diesel, etc.) by using a large array of very fast acting, micro-miniature (MEMS technology), fluid, tab-actuated, vortex valves. Such valving technology would, for the first time permit active control/modulation and digital waveform synthesis of engine liquid fuel flow, with specific application to the active ...

40765 November 13, 1996 Detection Limit, Inc. Cone Penetrometry, when coupled with a chemical analysis capability, is a powerful method for subsurface mapping of contaminants. However, the fluorescence techniques used to get the qualitative and quantitative chemical information do not have the ability to detect such nonfluorescent materials as chlorinate ...

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40378 November 18, 1996 Environmental Elements Corporation The reliable removal of respirable fine particles from advanced coal burning power plants will be difficult and expensive with conventional technologies. This project will develop an innovative means of applying wet electrostatic precipitation (ESP) for fine particulate control with removal effic ...

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To create a fast, high power, computational tool that provides high resolution, complex scene geometry input necessary to drive a wide variety of sensor simulations. Installed on powerful computers and applied to a highly detailed battlefield imagery as viewed through a multitude of sensors. The ray trace (RT) approach will calculate and provide input information to imbedded sensor models that w ...