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The objective of this effort is to demonstrate a superior prototype diagnostic system and controller for electrical power systems based on AbTech's abductive polynomial network technology. This technology enables designers to semi-automatically model the complex and dynamic behavior of very sophisticated aerospace power systems using models comprised of a network of polynomial equations (abductive ...

Intelligent processing of battlefield sensor data information provides substantial force-multiplying benefits. The timely and cost-effective leveraging of information provides a significant advantage over adversaries who do not possess comparable information processing capabilities. Among these capabilities is the ability to detect patterns and trends in sampled data. Automated discovery of causal ...

Manual welding operations remain totally dependent on the instincts of the operator and the operator's ability to collect information through normal sight and sound. The proposed innovation will apply modern data presentation technology to enhance the welder's perception of the welding situation. This "enhanced reality" will improve the quality of data available during a manual weld, thus improvin ...

WORLD-WIDE WIND VELOCITY, BOTH SPEED AND DIRECTION, FROM THE GROUND THROUGH 50,000 FT. ALTITUDE CAN BE ACCURATELY MEASURED USING A SMALL SPACE-BASED PAYLOAD. THE PROPOW=SED PROJECT WILL DEMONSTRATE THAT RECENT DEVELOPED LASER, DETECTOR AND SPACECRAFT TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE EXPLOITED AND INTEGRATED INTO A SMALL, LOW COST, SPACE-BASED WIND MAPPING SYSTEM WHICH CAN BE CONFIGURED EITHER AS A MODULE AVOAR ...

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APPLE PACKING PROCESS STILL IS DONE BY HAND. ALONG THE APPLE CONVEYERS, WORKERS ARE PLACED TO MONITOR THE PASSING APPLES AND REMOVE THE ROTTED, DAMAGED, DISEASED APPLES AND FOREIGN MATERIALS. THIS LABOR INTENSIVE WORK IN A WET AND DIRTY ENVIRONMENT IS NOT ONLY TEDIOUS AND CAUSES FATIGUE TO EYES, BUT ALSO DIFFICULT TO PREVENT THE UNDESIRABLE OBJECTS FROM PASSING THROUGH THE LINE. IT HAS BEEN AN INC ...

The focus of the Phase I work proposed herein is the preliminary design of a Coherent Phase Cavitation Monitoring System (CPCMS) for turbomachinery. Cavitation is the process of boiling water which occurs when local hydrodynamic pressures in the areas of accelerated flow drop below the vapor pressure of the fluid. When cavitation occurs on the turbopumps for liquid rocket engine propulsion systems ...

Hybrid rocket propulsion systems are attractive because they use a single fluid (LOX), and avoid the high injector part count of dual fluid propulsion systems. However, the hole drilling costs associated with fabricating the injectors can be large, and the small holes that are desirable to achieve optimum atomization can be either too expensive or impossible to produce. We propose a novel injector ...

PRESENT MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES FOR NON-VOLATILE FERROELECTRIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES (FRAM) ARE NOT SUFFICIENTLY DEVELOPED TO ENSURE REPRODUCIBLE DEPOSITION OF LARGE-AREA, HIGHLY-ORIENTED POLYCRYSTALLINE PZT (LEAD-ZIRCONATE-TITANATE) THIN FILMS ON SUBSTRATES COMPATIBLE WITH SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY. PROBLEMS OF LARGE AREA STOICHIOMETRY AND COMPATIBILITY WITH THERMALLY SENSITIVE SEMI ...

We will investigate and develop an interactive multimedia program for alcohol education targetedtoward children in grades 7, 8 and 9, inclusive. The program will contain interactive multimedia thatintegrates audiovisual technology, text, and graphics with computer simulated human interaction tocontrol activities and to monitor user responses to computer generated questions. Phase 1 technicalobject ...