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THIS EFFORT WILL ASSESS THE TECHNICAL STATE OF THE ART FOR MODELBASED VISION APPROACHES TO ANALYZING RADAR AND OTHER ACTIVE SENSOR IMAGERY. MODEL-BASED APPROACHES RELY HEAVILY ON USING SEMANTIC MODELS TO PREDICT IMAGE OBJECTS AND FEATURES IN A MANNER THAT FACILITATES RECOGNITION OF THE OBJECT IN THE IMAGE. TO DATE, RESEARCH IN THIS AREA HAS FOCUSED PREDOMINATELY ON OPTICAL IMAGERY. THE STUDY WILL ...

THE TREND CONTINUES TOWARDS APPLYING ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS TO THE HIGH PERFORMANCE STRUCTURES ASSOCIATED WITH AEROSPACE. STRUCTURES FABRICATED FROM CARBON-CARBON AND FILAMENT WOUND COMPOSITES ARE PARTICULAR EXAMPLES. TO FULLY EXPLOIT THE PROMISE OF THESE ADVANCED STRUCTURES, NOVEL NDE TECHNIQUES ARE NEEDED FOR CHARACTERIZATION. DUAL-ENERGY LAMINOGRAPHY SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES THE CHEMICAL, D ...

THE FEASIBILITY OF A SELAED AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY FOR MISSILE WARHEAD APPLICATION IS INVESTIGATED. THE PROBLEM OF SELF-DISCHARGE IS APPROACHED BY STORING THE ELECTROLYTE SEPARATELY AND TRANSFERRING TO CELLS UPON ELECTRIC ACTIVATION. HIGH VOLUMETRIC POWER DENSITY IS ACHIEVED BY THIN SPIRAL-WRAP PLATES. DETAILS OF ELECTROLYTE CONFINEMENT AND TRANSFER, AND OTHER FEATURES OF CONSTRUCTION ARE PRE ...

SINGLE CRYSTALLINE SUBSTRATES OF CDTESE AND CDZNTE, NOMINALLY LATTICE MATCHED TO HGCDTE (205 CD), WILL BE PREPARED FROM CRYSTALS GROWN BY A NEW PROCESS. THE NEW CRYSTAL GROWTH APPARATUS IS FREE OF QUARTZ AND PROVIDES IMPROVED GROWTH CONDITIONS THROUGH TEMPERATURE PROFILING AND PRESSURE CONTROL METHODS THAT ARE PRECLUDED IN CONVENTIONAL GROWTH SYSTEMS BY HIGH TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE REQUIREMENTS. ...

INCREASING THE ACCURACY OF REENTRY VEHICLES AND PROVIDING THE CAPABILITY TO ATTACK IMPRECISELY LOCATED OR RELOCATABLE TARGETS ARE GOALS WHOSE REALIZATION WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY ENHANCE THE SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES AND REDUCE THE CHANCE OF NUCLEAR WAR. MOST SIGNIFICANT IS THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING THE ACCURACY TO THE POINT WHERE NON-NUCLEAR WEAPONS COULD BE EMPLOYED AGAINST STRATEGIC TARGETS. ...

THIS EFFORT WILL PROVIDE A SET OF FOUR GUIDEBOOKS AND A SHORT COURSE FOR MANAGEMENT OF EXPERT SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT, TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF THE AIR FORCE SATELLITE CONTROL FACILITY (AFSCF), BUT MODIFIABLE FOR OTHER MILITARY SYSTEMS AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS. PHASE I WILL PROVIDE VOLUME I, REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS FOR EXPERT SYSTEMS, AND THE RELATED PORTION OF THE SHORT COURSE. PHASE I WILL ALSO DEV ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DIGITIZE AND RECTIFY CLOUD PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN DURING SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS AND THEREFORE TO ALLOW FOR AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS. THE DIGITIZATION PROCEDURE WILL PRODUCE DIGITAL IMAGES THAT WILL BE RECORDED ON COMPACT CARTRIDGE TAPES OR FULL 9-TRACK TAPES ON THE MICROVAX II. THE SHUTTLE ORBITAL INFORMATION, TOGETHER WITH TIME AND VIEWING ANGLE INFORMATION FOR EACH INDI ...

THE NATURE OF THE BUILT-IN FLEXIBILITY OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM MAKES IT EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO BOTH THE NEGLIGENCE OF AUTHORIZED USERS AND INTENTIONAL, SURREPTITIOUS ATTACKS BY ADVERSARIES. SECURE SOFTWARE IS THE USER'S GOAL. SECURE SOFTWARE IS SOFTWARE WHICH ADHERES TO THE CRITERIA DICTATED BY THE ORANGE BOOK (CSC-STD-001-83). IT CAN BE TRUSTED TO CORRESPOND EXACTLY TO ITS DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS. AL ...

A SUCCESSFUL COMPLETED SBIR PHASE I PROGRAM DEMONSTRATED A NEW CLASS OF LIQUID COOLED X-RAY TUBE ANODE HEAT EXCHANGE SURFACES SUITABLE FOR USE IN LIQUID COOLED HIGH POWER MICROFOCUS ROTATING ANODE X-RAY TUBES. SUCH A CONTINUOUS DUTY TUBE CAN BE EXPECTED TO HAVE ABOUT 20 X MORE POWER THAN CURRENTLY USED FIXED ANODE TUBES. IN GENERAL, THIS POWER INCREASE TRANSLATES DIRECTLY INTO ABOUT A 20 X INCREAS ...

THE RESEARCH ADDRESSED IN THIS PROPOSAL INVOLVES AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE USE OF DIAMOND THIN FILMS AS SOLID STATE OPTICAL SWITCHES WHERE THE FILMS ARE PRODUCED BY AN INHERENTLY LOW-COST TECHNIQUE EMPLOYING PLASMA-ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (PE-CVD) OF CARBON-CONTAINING GASES (E.G., METHANE). THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED RESEARCH EFFORT IS TO EVALUATE EXPERIMENTALLY THE OPTOELECTRIC PRO ...