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THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES SUCH AS FIBERGLASS/PPS ARE STRONG, LIGHTWEIGHT, TOUGH MATERIALS SUITABLE FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS WHERE WEIGHT SAVINGS AND DURABILITY ARE REQUIRED. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO APPLY THOSE BENEFITS TO TEMPORARY ROADWAY SURFACES FOR MILITARY BRIDGE SITE ACESS/EGRESS. AFTER A REVIEW OF PRIOR WORK, ESPECIALLY TESTING OF SANDWICH PANELS, IMPROVED PANEL UTILIZING FIBERGLASS/PPD SK ...

THERMOPLASTIC MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIALS SUCH AS GRAPHITE/PEEK AND GLASS/ULTEM OFFER GREAT POTENTIAL AS STRUCTURAL MATERIALS FOR HELICOPTER AIRFRAMES. THROUGH THE USE OF THERMOPLASTIC MATRIX COMPOSITES IT IS POSSIBLE TO BUILD THE LIGHTWEIGHT, DURABLE, DAMAGE TOLERANT STRUCTURE REQUIRED FOR HELICOPTERS. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AN AUTOMATED FIBER-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC FIBER PLACEMENT ...

The objectives of this proposal are to identify the injury patterns and possible causations during military rollover crashes, and to critically review the injury mechanisms, available physical and virtual tests related to military rollover crashes. First, an epidemiological review of the victims involved in military ground vehicle rollover crashes will be conducted to identify the injury patterns ...

The Baker Opposed Piston Single Cylinder Engine is a 24 cu.in., 30 Hp engine with high power density (0.803 Hp/lb or 45.7 Hp/cu.ft.) capable of running on multiple fuels. The engine concept offers a totally new look at small engine development while utilizing several conventional engine components. In addition to high power density, the engine has significant advantages over current small engine ...

Our Phase II work will realize the Mobile Embedded Component Suite (MECS) through delivery of an open source implementation to be made available through the Eclipse Foundation and incorporated into a hazardous materials sensing and situational awareness product offering for the US National Guard Civil Support Teams. The necessary components will facilitate an aggressive, modular, remotely managea ...

SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR MANY MILITARY AND SPACECRAFT EMBEDDED AND PARALLEL (DISTRIBUTED) SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS ARE EXTENSIVE AND HIGHLY COMPLEX, MAKING DESIGN, SAFETY ANALYSIS, VERIFICATION AND TESTING DIFFICULT. SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAVE PLAGUED VLSI HARDWARE DEVELOPERS, AND LIKE IN SPACE AND MILITARY CONTEXTS, THE COST FOR REWORK DUE TO SYSTEMS DESIGN ERRORS HAS DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT OF VALIDATION AND VERI ...

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The proposed system creates augmented reality targets for live fire training using novel optical beacons. These optical beacons are easily added to current training facilities and are use to determine the soldiers position in a scene with respect to an environment model of the surrounding structures. The system uses a forward looking camera to ascertain the soldier’s position with respect to the ...

Cybernet proposes to develop a methodology for distributing and managing the power supply voltages required by each electrical load in a soldier’s battle environment. Modern man-portable electronics include diverse systems, each having their own power source, which multiplies the battery weight and power conditioning hardware required by the number of units deployed per individual. These electro ...

In the ongoing efforts in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), as well as the continuing Global War on Terror (GWOT), U.S. forces gain valuable information from captured documents. While these documents are typically written in Arabic, there are not enough U.S. personnel trained in reading Arabic to expediently read and understand the captured information. Since the ...