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WE PROPOSE TO RESEARCH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SOFTWARE INTERFACE FOR LD STUDENTS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED ENHANCEDVIDEO AND AUDITORY CUES FOR READING AND MATHEMATICS. THE GOALS ARE TO: (1) PILOT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SOFTWARE INTERFACE FOR CREATING MULTI-ACCESS TEXT ENVIRONMENTS (MATE'S) TO ENABLE LD STUDENTS TO ACCOMMODATE FOR INDIVIDUALPERCEPTUAL DEFICITS BY CREATING SPECIFIC ENCODING AND DECODING ...

INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MULTI-HANDICAPPED BLIND HAVE A PRATICULAR DISADVANTAGE. ALTHOUGH MENTALLY CAPABLE THEY ARE LIKELY TO SUFFER EDUCATIONALLY AND SOCIALLY. OUR PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND AND REQUIRE THE USE OF A WHEEL CHAIR FOR MOBILITY. BASED ONTHE NEEDS OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WE HOPE TO APPLY OUR NEW TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THEIR ACCESS TO EDUCATION AS WELL AS THEIR QU ...

THE EDUCATION OF MULTIPLY HANDICAPPED INFANTS AND TODDLERS IS A CHALLENGING TASK. THE COMBINATION OF A PHYSICAL DISABILITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH COGNITIVE AND/OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS SEVERELY RESTRICTS THE YOUNG CHILD'S ACCESS TO THE WORLD AND CONSTRAINS THE TYPES OF INPUTS TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT ENABLE LEARNING. MANY OF THESE CHILDRENCAN BECOME PRODUCTIVE WITH THE AID OF DEVICES THAT IMP ...

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THE UNIVERSE OF AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE EVALUATED AGAINST REQUIREMENTS FOR A BRIGADE OR LOWER LEVEL DEVICE INTENDED TO PRINT MAP DATA. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT WILL BE TO SELECT THE BEST TECHNOLOGY FOR A BRIGADE LEVEL HARD COPY DEVICE AND TO OUTLINE THE PHASE II PROGRAM STEPS NEEDED TO BRING THE PRODUCT TO FRUITION. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE THREE STEPS. IN THE FIRST, WE WILL I ...

THE SYNTHETIC DISCRIMINANT FUNCTION (SDF) OFFERS REAL TIME DISCRIMINATION OF HIGH-VALUE TARGETS FROM OTHER OBJECTS AND CLUTTER. GIVEN THE ARMY MICOM MISSION, SDFS PROMISE GREATER PERFORMANCE OVER RETICLE-BASEDOR SIMPLER IMAGING SEEKER DESIGNS. AN SDF MUST BOTH DISCRIMINATE EFFECTIVELY AND LOCATE TARGET (CENTROID) POSITION ACCURATELY. JOINT OPTIMIZATION OF THESE TWO OBJECTIVES WILL BE EXPLORED BY T ...

THIS SBIR PROPOSAL DISCUSSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A THEORY OF TACTICAL DECISION MAKING EXPERTISE, BASED ON EXISTING LITERATURE AND INTERVIEWS WITH KEY MILITARY PERSONNEL. OUR CENTRAL THEORETICAL IDEA IS THAT EXPERT TACTICAL COMMANDERS HAVE A MENTAL MODEL OF THE BATTLE SITUATION THAT DIFFERS IN MEASURABLE WAYS FROM THAT OF NOVICES. WE SUGGEST THAT TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE FACTORS ENHANCE THE EXPERTISE ...

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