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ABSTRACT: The Commodities Sustainment Group (CMXG) at Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC) is in the process of re-architecting their organization to operate as a production system designed to work like a finely tuned machine. The envisioned machine will be structured in such a way that leadership elements at all levels of the commodities sustainment enterprise can readily assess the stat ...

Millimeter and terahertz wave imaging can image objects behind or within other objects. However, current equipment that does this quickly is expensive, and affordable equipment is prohibitively slow. Researchers at Missouri S & T have successfully developed and demonstrated several innovative millimeter wave imaging systems capable of real-time, high-resolution imaging at frequencies up to 150 G ...

The use of novel magnesium materials with desirable properties can provide significant weight reduction and improved fuel economy in military, automobile, and aerospace applications. The proposed project aims to develop a microplasma discharge based magnesium vaporization process for manufacturing of novel magnesium alloys and composites. The method utilizes operation of a microplasma discharge in ...

The objective of this proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of producing large area, single crystal monolayer Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) for high frequency applications. In order to be able to achieve this aim, it is necessary to work on three main components: (a) the channel material itself, (b) the gate dielectric and (c) the drain/ source contacts to the channel material. This work propo ...

ABSTRACT: Chromium is one of the most widely used industrial metals. Several million workers worldwide are estimated to be exposed to chromium compounds in a variety of industries, including electroplating, welding, and chromate painting. Hexavalent chromium (a.k.a., chromate or Cr(VI)) via inhalation exposure is known to be carcinogenic in humans, resulting in an increased risk of lung cancer. ...

This project develops and brings to the market a geothermal well inspection camera capable operating at geothermal temperatures up to 250oC. This will provide geothermal operators visual access and help them develop repair strategies for costly wellbore problems that impede the progress of geothermal energy development.

ABSTRACT: Kerberos and SwRI plan to develop and evaluate new monitoring and broadcasting methods in a laboratory environment in the context of expected current and future military RF operating environments. Our proposed solution, called Electromagnetic Spectrum Monitor & Broadcast System (EMBS), will create a low-cost, small packaged device that can emulate anticipated opposing force broadcastin ...

The objective for this effort is to develop a single software foundation for use in the Armys mobile/handheld, mounted, and command post environments. The long-term goal is to design and build a single software foundation that can be used across these environments. This software environment must be flexible enough for use with both new and legacy systems, in contexts where bandwidth varies widely, ...

Embedded sensors are needed to monitor conditions in high-temperature industrial and power generation equipment. Existing sensor technology is limited by electronics and materials used to manufacture the sensors or by interrogation range in these environments. Developing sensors to overcome both temperature and range limitations would improve process control and efficiency by enabling access to da ...

Mixed human-robot teams have potential to reduce risk to soldiers during missions while matching or improving performance over human-only teams. Responsibility to achieve mission goals can be shared between humans and robots to improve mission success and operational timeliness. Dynamic shifts of task responsibility between humans and robots during operations can improve resilience to the uncertai ...