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Expansion of aquaculture production depends crucially on the development of technologies that are able to add uncrewed management capabilities to fish farming operations, i.e., the ability to control the tank’s population remotely and without human presence. The present project aims to expand our successful Phase I feasibility research toward commercializing an autonomous device that can be inse ...

The key problem for electric power distribution cables for double-aisle passenger aircraft is the weight of Cu or Al cables which is too high to be practical, even when the voltage is increased to kilo-volts to reduce the amperage. To carry the same power, the reduced amperage and increased voltage helps to reduce the amount of ohmic waste heat. Thus, for room temperature cables, the two issues ar ...

We are solving the need to exceed 12kW/kg power density at takeoff for the motor, drive and thermal management system (TMS) for aircraft propulsion systems, In order to reach the overall systems targets called for in this solicitation, our program goal is to design and demonstrate an electric propulsion motor, drive, and TMS with a takeoff power of 17-20 kW/kg for a 2MW motor that can be scaled to ...

We are solving the need to exceed 12kW/kg power density at takeoff for the motor, drive and thermal management system (TMS) for aircraft propulsion systems, In order to reach the overall systems targets called for in this solicitation, our program goal is to design and demonstrate an electric propulsion motor, drive, and TMS with a takeoff power of 17-20 kW/kg for a 2MW motor that can be scaled to ...

The result of this project will be a fully functional prototype of the Model 8686H Precision Resistance-Ratio AC Bridge. The unit is capable of measuring resistances from 0 to 400 ohms with better than 0.1 uohm resolution and an accuracy of better than +/-0.05ppm. The unit will have advanced features such as a built-in web-browser, USB interface and built-in complex functions. Examples of such com ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project uses the ¿smart-cut¿ methods to produce high performance and advanced functionality lithium tantalate pyroelectric sensors. Phase I has been devoted to feasibility demonstration of the ¿smart-cut¿ process, preliminary design studies for the advanced pyroelectric detectors and prototype device fabrication and testing. The Phase I ...

NIST desires to develop a standard of pressure in the range 0.3 MPa to 10 MPa based on measurements of the dielectric constants of gaseous helium and argon. This requires capacitance measurements having a better linearity than can be made with any currently available product. It is proposed that the design of the currently most precise commercial capacitance bridge be modified to improve its linea ...

A SMART Life Science prototype that facilitates the management of instrumentation data has far reaching implications. As much as the benefit is to an individual scientist, the greater impact affects the entire economy by facilitating the rapid launching of new scientific discoveries that cure disease and product new economic channels for firms. By improving process efficiencies in R&D organization ...

An Intelligent Condition Based Maintenance System (ICBMS) will provide "early warning" of equipment maintenance needs. Adaptive process models will predict changes in machine health from analysis of sensor inputs and machine usage. A troubleshooting and repair knowledge base will provide advice on maintenance scheduling and procedures to support ongoing operations and training of new staff. ICBMS ...

Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) has become a very popular tool in many areas of inquiry including surface science, semiconductor electronic devices and integrated circuit design and testing, biology and chip-tissue interface, to name a few. Here we propose to develop and commercialize a relatively new family of local probes capable of performing electromagnetic measurements with nearly atomic ...