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Soil texture is a critical soil information input to site suitability, mobility, counter-mine, and engineering models. Traditional methods of obtaining soil information are inefficient, inconsistent, and could require time-consuming and expensive laboratory analyses. In addition, a high level of soil expertise may be required on-site. A soil imaging system could provide a more efficient and con ...

This project would develop SCORM Compliant Adaptivity for Learning Enhancement(SCALE) as a set of tools and services to support learner-adapted web-based training. CBT in general has proven its effectiveness for a number of subject areas (technical, managerial, leadership) and in a variety of settings (military, business/industrial, academic). The web has added the versatility of on-demand deliv ...

We propose broad spectral sensing with co-located visible, infrared (IR) and terahertz (THz) sensors that are small, light and powerful enough to provide ~ 100 m standoff detection, yet be able to be mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or used in a handheld format. By enabling ultralight low-power sensors that fuse images from three spectral regimes, we offer a new broadly applicable appro ...

Earlier studies on Locus' new Loran technology demonstrated that Loran signals can be received in urban/indoor environments where GPS is unavailable, but additional development was needed to utilize Loran's advantages in these applications. Nevertheless, it is clear that a combination of technologies will be needed to meet US Army needs for handheld positioning and navigation systems. Locus has ...

ORBITEC and ITT/Aerotherm propose to develop an advanced model to describe the chemical reactions and ignition delay of hypergolic gelled propellants. The model consists of two primary modules: a recently developed fluid dynamic spray model, and a new chemistry module that considers the reaction kinetics of various gels. Phase I will include identification of important model parameters, conceptu ...

Aircraft inspection and maintenance is dependent on seamless integration of human and machine components, but the underlying reasons for certain maintenance tasks can be difficult to translate in training terms. Planet LLC, along with its instructional systems design partner American Systems Corporation, proposes to create a tool to tackle physical force and natural phenomenon effects. This Phase ...

The objective of proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of manufacturing a coating with nearly all the performance properties of a MIL-PRF-23377 epoxy primer and a MIL-PRF-85285 urethane topcoat, particularly the adhesion, corrosion, and the weather resistance properties of those specifications. Hentzen's prototype coating will also be fast curing and near zero VOC. Hentzen believes thes ...

79082S High order modes in radio-frequency accelerating cavities typically degrade the performance of high-energy colliders, and consequently a significant effort is put into eliminating or strongly damping these modes. Photon band gap structures are a novel and promising approach to this problem, and integrated analysis tools that can draw on parallel computing resources are needed to accelerat ...

The objective of Phase I project is to demonstrate the feasability to manufacture a liquefied powder coating that will meet Air Force specification requirements. Utilizing a new innovative technology will allow a powder coating to be liquefied and atomized as it comes out a spray device and applied to a substrate of any type. This applied liquefied coating can be dried instantly or selectively wi ...

78140S Strong radio-frequency electric fields in high-power components used in colliders can induce a resonant cascade of particles near internal surfaces (called multipacting) that can lead to surface breakdown and device failure, in some cases limiting the power than can be handled to a fraction of the design specification. Existing tools available to analyze this phenomenon have limited accu ...