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Although satellite-based SAR is sensitive enough to pick up the modulation effects of internal waves, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of th-Ls observable is believed to be to() low to afford detection of enemy sukuiarines . Adaptive Software prolses that with a new interpretation of singular value decomposition, the SNR can be improved enough to allow automated detection of sukfmrine paths. While ...

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Standard U.S. Navy fiber optic assemblies require that the fiber be bonded to the connector using an adhesive that is labor intensive and heat controlled (MIL-A-24792). Advanced Material Systems (AMS) proposes a study that could solve this problem through the development of an adhesive system that would cure at room temperature in less that 3 minutes and yet meet all of the in-service req ...

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The objective of the proposed program is to design, using graphite fiber fabric, high thermal conductivity thermal doubler/electronic component bonds that can be debonded easily at low temperatures for repair. The design and selection of materials for these bonds will be guided by computer modeling and analysis work. The thermal performance of polymer bond materials reinforced with high thermal c ...

A multi-disciplined approach is proposed to configure this target system using existing technology to meet the expendable cost goals and the rugged system performance requirements. A unique design is proposed which further deploys at launch to represent a larger water craft in size and radar cross section. Specifically: - The propulsion and electronics suite take advantage of the economics ...

The objective of the proposed SBIR is the design and development of a small, lightweight tactile transducer which produces a vibratory stimulus above the sensory/recognition threshold of the skin. A novel transducer element, based on a miniature, laterally acting linear motor driving a skin contactor is proposed. The transducer includes a mechanical impedance matching device which enables effici ...

Low cost image generators have been promised for many years, but there has been a significant gap between the realism demanded by the military for mission planning, mission rehearsal and training devices, and the image quality supplied at the low end of the image generation market. The latest technology closes that gap by offering realistic, fully textured, real-time images from a personal ...

We are aware that the full selection battery of the Aviation Selection Test Battery includes the mental, demographic and other tests, and that eventually it will be desirable to computerize the entire battery to operate at remote sites with the prospect of being "...updated to insert prototype questions and in 'real time' con- tinuously improve selection instrument." (p. Navy 91) It is our intent ...

In Phase 1, we propose to develop a battery of computerized tests to measure temporal acuity abilities in young adults and to determine empirically whether these abilities are independent of static visual acuity and also independent of test scores of higher mental and cognitive functions. Current research in neuroscience assumes two parallel visual pathways from retina to visual cortex for proces ...