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THE SPACE STATION ERA PROMISES OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH BASIC SCIENCE AND COMMERCIAL UTILIZATION OF SELF-RENEWING ANIMAL COLONIES IN SPACE. NEVERTHELESS, CURRENT LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS DO NOT EXIST FOR MATING AND THE FULL LIFE CYCLE. WEPROPOSE TO ANALYZE, DESIGN, AND TEST A VARIETY OF SMALL SCALE BREEDING FACILITIES FOR RODENTS AND AMPHIBIANS. OUR APPROACH WILL BE BASED ON PROVISION OF ECOLOGICAL FEAT ...

C.T.I. COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, INC. PROPOSES TO UNDERTAKE A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHICH DEVELOPS A DISCIPLINED REVERSE ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY. THIS EFFORT IS INTENDED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT A C.T.I. REVERSE ENGINEERINGMETHODOLOGY CAN DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE SPECIFICATION TREES, REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS AND DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS USING EXISTING CODE, COMMENTS, AND THE AVAILABLE DOCUMENTATION OF A ...

RECENT TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGIES HAVE LED TO SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN TERMS OF SIZE, WEIGHT, EFFICIENCY AND POWER QUALITY OF THE POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT WHICH IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS. WITH THESE ADVANCEMENTS COMES AN ABUNDANCE OF DESIGN CHOICES AND INCREASED DEGREES OF FREEDOM WITH RESPECT TO POWER SYSTEM CONTR ...

ONE PROMISING APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF GENERALIZED MODELS OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IS COMPOSITION OF MODELS FROM COMPONENT MODEL MODULES. IN THIS APPROACH, MODELS OF INDIVIDUAL SYSTEM COMPONENTS ARE DEVELOPED AND SUBSEQUENTLY LINKED INTO A MODEL BY MODEL COMPOSITION SOFTWARE. AN INTEGRATED SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTS THIS TECHNOLOGY BY MANAGING A MODELBASE OF MODEL MODULES PROVIDING FOR TH ...