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78684 The near-term requirements of scientific visualization and collaboration software, as well as the anticipated demands of multimedia end-users, argue for dramatic advances in workstation throughput. In particular, desktop network interfaces must accommodate the bandwidth available on current and future high performance networks. To meet these next-generation networking goals, this project w ...

Aeromedical evacuation (AE) involves prolonged transport of injured warfighters at risk for clinical deterioration under austere medical conditions. Because of their injuries they have a high potential for progression of recognized and/or occult additional injuries leading to acute instability during Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) transfer. While the CCATTs have a great depth of medica ...

We propose to develop a space-ready instrument that can accurately measure the emissivities, absorptivities, and long term stabilities of several passive and active coatings or thermal structures simultaneously. This technique provides a direct measure of the heat flowing through the surface using heat flux sensors, so the performances of the thermal control materials mounted on these sensors are ...

79237 Although solid-state power modules are becoming increasily important components in energy systems (e.g., wind turbines) and in vehicle propulsion systems (e.g., hybrid vehicles), the requirements for these power modules are beginning to exceed the limits of silicon-based power modules. Therefore, a switch to silicon carbide power modules, which can operate at higher operating temperatures a ...

ARGTEC is developing a new and innovative technology based on the theory of Attributed Relational Graph (ARG) for automated indexing and retrieval in multi-channel, unstructured environments for the Global Information Grid (GIG). Our system captures the information contents of unstructured (as well as structured or semi-structured) data through the use of a hierarchical ARG representation scheme. ...

The objective of this proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of developing an extended and more comprehensive MASINT capability using acoustic background signals. Phase 1 will demonstrate the feasibility of identifying the environment of cellular phone conversations from the signature of background noise. The overall concept extends to entail the categorization and identification of engines ...

Reliable design tools are of paramount importance to predict the combustion processes under supersonic conditions, as obtaining ground experimental data under these conditions is difficult and expensive. Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc. (CSE) proposes to develop a global approach for creating and implementing reduced chemical kinetic mechanisms for hydrocarbon fuels in the design process of ...

Detecting and tracking small moving targets is a great challenge for aircraft. Passive Ground Moving Target Indicator (PGMTI) algorithms must carry out the simultaneous tasks of robust platform motion compensation, false alarm suppression, and accurate target tracking, all in real-time. CompuSensor propose using its Lie Transformation Group method of Gabor-type place token matching as the basis of ...

This Phase II research and development effort will build and demonstrate a prototype automated end-to-end sensor-to-weapon environment, within which user-specified rules of engagement will evolve from today’s manual targeting and weapon-target pairing processes to highly automated ‘kill chain’ operations, thereby enabling automated generation and delivery of precision targeting and ...

The design of turbomachinery components is a complex process requiring many steps and hundreds of minute decisions in an iterative process. The design proceeds from engine cycle performance and meanline design through 3D viscous flow calculations (CFD) and finite element structural analysis (FEA). Design studies may traverse this process many times, with routine tasks performed by engineers in a ...