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Grass, shrub, and tree all belong to vegetation with similar colors, but the heights can be quite different. Removal of vegetation from digital surface models (DSM) can result in enhanced digital terrain models (DTM). Conventional approaches using LIDAR and radar have achieved some success. However, there are still some challenges for other types of imagers. First, for infrared and RGB images, the ...

Advanced Energy Materials, LLC (ADEM) proposes this SBIR Phase II A project to further advance the hydro-desulfurization catalysts for reducing the severity of hydrogen use in ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) production and activity with sulfur tolerant hydrogen and other process intensification applications.The need is identified in close collaboration with strategic partners and potential customer ...

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There is currently no cost-effective way to accurately measure the forces and accelerations acting on a drill bit in a hard-rock geothermal well and to then transmit that information uphole to the driller in a timeframe that allows its use in optimizing drilling performance. Consequently, drilling tends to be slow and drill bits suffer short lives, so geothermal wells tend to cost much more than o ...

Cost-effective and power-efficient radiation tolerant semiconductors are needed in various harsh environments, such as particle detectors, communication satellites, high-altitude avionics and medical imagining equipment. These include amplifiers, voltage regulators, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital logic circuitry. However, radiation-tolerant high-speed ADCs currently cost more than ...

DETERMINATION OF THE ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION OF THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF ALLOYS IS CRUCIAL FOR THE DESIGN OF SELF-SUSTAININGCOATINGS FOR THE FIRST WALL MATERIALS IN A FUSION REACTOR. DIRECT RECOIL SPECTROSCOPY (DRS) OVERCOMES THE LIMITATIONS INHERENT IN ALL OTHER SURFACE ANALYTICAL APPROACHES FOR THE DETECTION OF LI AND H BY DESORBING THESE ATOMS AS ENERGETIC NEUTRALS WITH A 5 KEV K+ ION BEAM IN A PUL ...

The goal of this phase II project is to capitalize on the successes of the Phase I project for fabricating high density interconnects, thermal vias and micro-bumps for high performance stacked chip detector instrumentation using an innovative additive manufacturing technology called confined electro-deposition (CED) printing developed.The advantages of the proposed technology include fine line pur ...

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Radiographic techniques are widely used in non-destructive evaluation (NDE) applications to perform inspections and detect flaws and cracks in component materials. While popular, such techniques pose operational safety risks as well as security risks due to the use of radioisotopic materials. Therefore, the DOE has a goal of reducing dependence on commercial and industrial radioactive materials fo ...

In grid modernization efforts it is necessary to leverage the extensive investments in existing/legacy infrastructure, extending its life, while allowing for a graceful transition to new and more efficient technologies to support the continued demands on the infrastructure and security.The goal of the Phase IIB effort is to allow legacy devices in IEC 60870 and IEC 61850 frameworks to enhance the ...