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Wrong-way crashes are considered among the most lethal types of traffic incidents because of their head on characteristics and because they usually involve high rates of speed. To reduce the frequency of high-speed incidents, it is necessary to stop a wrong-way driver as soon as possible. The sooner a wrong-way driver is stopped, the less likely they are to cause a high-speed event. TAPCO believes ...

Hypersonic vehicles operate at high-temperature, in a highly viscous flow field, for extended duration. Shock waves and boundary layers interact (SBLI) at the control surfaces of these vehicles and further increase viscous drag and aerothermal heating compared with the base vehicle. The SBLI also dramatically raises the achievable pressure ratio at the control surface if well controlled. Over long ...

More that 52% of the U.S. highway congestion in urban areas is a direct result of highway incidents. Federal and State transportation authorities are searching for quick, low-cost and efficient highway incident detection and warning systems. Several solutions have been proposed but none could meet the requirements of transportation authorities. Central Signal, funded by federal agencies, has done ...

The objective of this project is to develop and benchmark advanced physics-based modeling techniques that can be used to reliably predict radiative signatures emitted during the early-time impact flash phase of hypervelocity impact events. Impact flash spectroscopy (IFS) has the potential to identify the presence of special nuclear materials based on radiation emitted during the impact flash phas ...

Extensive research (Ukraine) has shown that high strength continuous fibers of basalt can be produced. These fibers are inexpensive and have exceptionally high strength, stiffness and corrosion resistance. Basalt is a naturally occurring volcanic mineral, consisting a variety concentration of oxides. The product envisioned is a low-cost, corrosion resistant replacement for steel bar in reinforc ...

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