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  1. FEASIBILITY OF SPOKEN LETTER RECOGNITION ON A VLSI NEUROCOMPUTER

    SBC: Adaptive Solutions Inc.            Topic: N/A

    WE PROPOSE TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF SPEECH RECOGNITION ON A VLSI NEUROCOMPUTER. THE SPEECH RECOGNITIONSYSTEM WILL PERFORM SPEAKER-INDEPENDENT RECOGNTION OF SPOKENENGLISH LETTERS. THE CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEM, NOW RUNNING IN THE CONTEXT OF A DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE APPLICATION ON A SUN4 WORKSTATION, CLASSIFIES ISOLATED LETTERS OF THE ENGLISH ALPHABET AT 96% ACCURACY-THE BEST REPOR ...

    SBIR Phase I 1991 National Science Foundation
  2. LOW ELEVATION SENSITIVE GPS ANTENNA WITH MULTIPATH SUPPRESSION

    SBC: Adroit Systems, Inc.            Topic: N/A

    ADROIT SYSTEMS, INC. PROPOSES TO DESIGN A NEW ANTENNA FOR A DIFFERENTIAL GPS (DGPS) BASE RECEIVER IN PHASE I, AND TO PROTOTYPE AND TEST THIS ANTENNA IN PHASE II. THIS NEW ANTENNA WILL INCORPORATE OPTIMUM LOW ELEVATION GAIN AND MULTIPATH SUPPRESSION TO ALLOW THE TRACKING OF SATELLITES AT ELEVATIONS FROM THE HORIZON TO FIVE DEGREES. AT ALL ELEVATIONS, THE ANTENNA WILL MINIMIZE ERRORS DUE TO MULTIPAT ...

    SBIR Phase I 1991 Department of Transportation
  3. DYNAMIC GPS ATTITUDE DETERMINING SYSTEM FOR MARINE APPLICATIONS

    SBC: Adroit Systems, Inc.            Topic: N/A

    N/A

    SBIR Phase I 1991 Department of Transportation
  4. US FLAG COASTAL RO/RO SHIPS; APPLICATION OF CASSETTE TECHNOLOGY

    SBC: Advanced Marine Enterprises,            Topic: N/A

    THIS STUDY WILL EVALUATE THE RANGE OF SHIP SIZES AND POWER LEVELS (SPEEDS) TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMUM SHIP CHARACTERISTICS FOR OPERATING U.S. FLAG RO/RO SHIPS IN U.S. COASTAL SERVICE. RO/RO CARGO HANDLING TECHNIQUES PREVALENT IN EUROPE AND SCANDINAVIA WILL BE INCORPORATED AS A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT OF THE SERIES OF SHIPS INVESTIGATED. THESE TECHNIQUES INVOLVE THE USE OF CASSETTES TO HANDLE CONTAINERS ...

    SBIR Phase I 1994 Department of Transportation
  5. LASER-DRIVEN DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION IN HIGH TC SUPERCONDUCTING FIBERS

    SBC: American Research Corporation of Virginia            Topic: N/A

    THE DISCOVERY OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN RARE-EARTH COPPER OXIDE CERAMIC SYSTEM HAS LED TO CONSIDERABLE RESEARCH DIRECTED TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPONENTS AND DEVICES. HOWEVER, THE APPLICATION OF HIGH CRITICAL TEMPERATURE (TC) SUPERCONDUCTORS HAS BEEN LIMITED BECAUSE OF CRYSTAL ANISOTROPY OF THE RANDOMLY ORIENTED GRAINS IN POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS, GRAIN BOUNDARY ...

    SBIR Phase II 1991 National Science Foundation
  6. FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TESTING OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS USING HYBRID QUANTITATIVE NONDESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUES

    SBC: American Research Corporation of Virginia            Topic: N/A

    NONDESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUES RELATED TO THE QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES ARE OF HIGH INTEREST FOR DEVELOPING BETTER MODELS OF DAMAGE MECHANICS AND FAILURE PROCESSES IN VARIOUS TYPES OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS UNDER A VARIETY OF LOADING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. TRADITIONAL MATERIAL TESTING TECHNIQUES REQUIRETHE DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION AND REPETITIVE EXAMINATION OF THELABORA ...

    SBIR Phase I 1991 National Science Foundation
  7. ROBOTIC INSPECTION OF CRUDE OIL CARRIER TANKS

    SBC: American Research Corporation of Virginia            Topic: N/A

    THE INSPECTION OF VERY LARGE CRUDE CARRIERS (VLCC) FOR STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY IS AN IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. THESE LARGE VESSELS TRANSPORT CRUDE OIL IN SUCH QUANTITIES THAT THE CONSEQUENCE OF AN OIL SPILL DUE TO A BROKEN WELD ARE VERY SERIOUS. IMPROVED TECHNIQUES ARE NEEDED TO INSPECT VLCC TANKS FOR DEFECTS SUCH AS CRACKS IN SEAMS, CORROSION AND FAILED STRUCTURAL MEMBERS. THE COST OF INSPE ...

    SBIR Phase II 1991 Environmental Protection Agency
  8. PREATTENTIVE VISION BASED AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION OF SMOKE AND OBSCURANT CLOUDS

    SBC: American Research Corporation of Virginia            Topic: N/A

    FIELD TRACKING OF SMOKE AND OBSCURANT CLOUDS FROM FOREST FIRES OR VOLCANOES REQUIRES DETERMINATION OF THE TWO-DIMENSIONAL CLOUD EXTENT SHOWN IN VISIBLE IMAGES SCANNED FROM VARIOUS ANGLES ABOUT THE CLOUDS. AT THE PRESENT TIME, TWO-DIMENSIONAL CLOUD EXTENT IS DETERMINED BY AN OPERATOR WHO MANUALLY LOCATES POINTS ON THE CLOUD PERIMETER-A PROCEDURE WHICH HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE EXPENSIVE, TIME CONSUMING ...

    SBIR Phase I 1994 National Science Foundation
  9. THIN FILM OPTICAL SENSORS FOR SUBSURFACE MONITORING OF ORGANIC WASTE BIODEGRADATION

    SBC: American Research Corporation of Virginia            Topic: N/A

    THE USE OF BIOREMEDIATION PROCEDURES TO TREAT ORGANIC WASTES CONTAINING CHLORINATED SOLVENTS OR CONCENTRATED ORGANICS PROVIDES AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF REDUCING SUBSURFACE CONTAMINATION. HOWEVER, THE TRANSITION OF MICROBIALLY MEDIATED BIODEGRADATION FROM LABORATORY STUDIES TO FIELD-BASED METHODS HAS BEEN HAMPERED BY METHODOLOGICAL LIMITATIONS RELATED TO THE INABILITY TO VERIFY THE ACTIVITY AND TYPE ...

    SBIR Phase I 1994 National Science Foundation
  10. HIGH BANDWIDTH, LOW INSERTION LOSS, LINEAR WAVEGUIDE MODULATOR

    SBC: Apeldyn Corp.            Topic: N/A

    AN EXTERNAL GUIDED WAVE OPTICAL MODULATOR WHICH PROVIDES THE COMBINATION OF HIGH BANDWIDTH, LOW INSERTION LOSS, AND LINEARITY IS BEING DEVELOPED. RESEARCHERS ARE DESIGNING, FABRICATING, AND TESTING A NOVEL MULTIPLE QUANTUM WELL ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATOR. IT OPERATES AT AN OPTICAL WAVELENGTH OF 1300 NM, AT MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES IN EXCESS OF 40 GHZ, WITH AN INSERTION LOSS OF LESS THAN 3DB, A SIG ...

    SBIR Phase I 1994 National Science Foundation
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