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The Navy is interested in a swaging tool that can be used to attach arresting gear purchase cable terminals on ship. Swaging is a well understood process, and there are many suppliers of adequately powerful machines. In fact, a large swaging machine is used at Lakehurst NAS to attach terminals to the cross deck pendants. However, these machines are too large and cumbersome to be used in the shi ...

This Phase I STTR proposal seeks to address the need for development and implementation of novel powered prosthetic foot-ankle components that can by used by military personnel with lower-limb loss in typical military and civilian environments. A cost-effective, biomemetic, dynamic foot-ankle system is proposed that improves balance, walking speed, gait metabolism, and prosthesis control compared ...

Hearing protection for personnel working in high-noise environments remains an important challenge for the scientific and engineering community. The sound levels close to certain modern military weapons platforms approach 150 dBA. At these levels, the attenuation provided by hearing protection devices (HPDs) is limited by bone-conducted sound that bypasses the ear canal and its associated protect ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this proposed project is to achieve a major transformation in the technology used to assess self-care and social disability in children and youth. Measurement and practical requirements to identify disability and evaluate individual progress across pediatric age-groups and care settings present a serious dilemma to current fixed-item instrument ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of this research is the development of a diagnostic methodology for predicting whether treatment of atherosclerotic stenoses in the renal artery will provide sufficient benefit in controlling hypertension or maintaining renal function to offset the risks of the treatment. Stenoses in the renal artery are comparatively common, yet prior studies ...

Future generation propellants earmarked for DoD and MDA boost vehicles will create increasingly severe conditions (temperature, pressure and particle impingement) in the nozzle region that will prevent state of the art materials and designs from achieving the performance levels and costs being targeted for next-generation solid rocket motors. The demonstration of zero or near-zero erosion in the t ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): While obstructive lung disease is the fourth leading cause of death in the US, high-resolution non-invasive functional assessment of lungs is lagging behind imaging of other vital organs. Emphysema is characterized by a sudden irreversible decay of lung tissue, reducing the surface area for gas exchange while increasing the alveolar void dimensions. MRI diffusi ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Highly multiplexed detection of biological molecules and their activities has been an essential element of modern molecular diagnosis, drug development and research in genomics and proteomics. Well established DNA array methodologies exist which permit highly multiplexed detection of transcripts. Similar methodologies for detecting or measuring activities of pr ...

Advanced propulsion systems for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft require the use of advanced materials for longer life, reduced weight, and increased performance. Ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials have the potential to realize these benefits; however, the high cost of finished CMC components make wide implementation impractical. To reduce these costs, new, innovative fabrication te ...

We propose to develop a computer based system for the online analysis of bio-behavioral signals associated with momentary loss of alertness. We will continue our development of bio-behavioral measures indicative of lapses in alertness. Our system will use only measures that can be obtained without attaching sensors to the operator. We will concentrate on monitoring the oculomotor system using came ...