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Event Tracking Service (ETS) proposes to study the feasibility of developing a low cost ($50), self-contained, dual use, miniature, credit card size Environmental Measurement Device (EMD) to sense and log shock, vibration, temperature, and humidity. The device would be readily expandable to monitor other parameters. Our low power architecture includes 3V off-the-shelf CMOS electronics, a low power ...

The goal of the proposed research is to demonstrate the usefulness of the critical incident technique for enhancing the effectiveness of the Air Force's CRM training programs. This will be achieved by collecting a large number of critical incidents from Air Force aircrews reflecting effective, ineffective, and average levels of individual CRM performance. In addition, because it is the performance ...

Top-Vu's unique approach is to integrate micro-inertial elements and electronics on a gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrate. The advantages are high precision guidance and navigation, virtually no uncorrelated output errors, high reliability in accelerated environment, excellent electrical isolation with mechanical switch, extremely wide operating temperature range (both high and low), excellent radia ...

ABSTRACT: An ability to reduce the weight of cables has the potential to provide significant cost savings, reduce maintenance and improve reliability of satellites. The costs of developing and producing satellites are linearly proportional with the satellite"s weight, with each kilogram costing around $1 million when delivery-to-space costs are included. With global satellite launches expected to ...

ABSTRACT:Emergence and feasibility for flexible body-worn electronics and particularly medical patches requires high performance electronics capability.The problem is that these new technologies must have flexible and conformal physical formats and conventional electronic components are not in any way flexible. In the CLAS Phase I program, a new flexible high-performance manufacturing and material ...

ABSTRACT: The ability to access high-quality training anywhere and anytime continues to grow in importance due to the complex nature of operational team environments. Training simulations that use virtual agents that respond and behave like live teammates enhance training and help achieve the train as you fight objective without requiring a complete team of human participants. However, the domain ...