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THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO DEMONSTRATE A PROTOTYPE CONTROLLER FOR A HOWITZER USING A HYBRID NETWORK AND PRODUCTION RULE SYSTEM. THE RESULTING ADAPTIVE CONTROLLER WILL DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A REVOLUTIONARY CONTROLLER CAPABLE OF ADAPTING IN A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT, MONITORING AND DIAGNOSING BEHAVIOR, AND PREDICTING FUTURE FAULTS AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. ABTECH HAS DEVE ...

Ontogenic neural networks, those which automatically discover their topology during synthesis, offer substantial advantages over traditional machine learning techniques. They also have the potential to offer many benefits in several areas of avionics research. Among potential application areas is the ability to predict or forecast the behavior of a seemingly random or chaotic system. This proposal ...

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LACK OF RELIABLE, FLEXIBLE, LOW COST TRANSPORTATION FOR SMALL PAYLOADS IS A BOTTLENECK IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF SPACE BASED SYSTEMS. PACASTRO'S FAMILY OF ROCKET VEHICLES, EMPLOYING A CORE PRESSURE-FED, LIQUID PROPULSION UNIT AND ELECTRONICS AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED IN SMALL LOW COST SPACECRAFT PROGRAMS, WILL CUT IN HALF THE PRICE OF LAUNCHING SMALL SUBORBITAL AND ORBITAL PAYLO ...

The objective of this Phase I research is to implement a conservative method for transferring data across arbitrary nonoverlapping zonal interfaces in the CFD code GASP version 3.0. This task will involve a linear interpolation of primitive variables in three dimensions with a gradient weighted flux correction method aimed at maintaining global flux conservation. For applications such as complex i ...

AN ULTRA LOW-COST FUEL TANKAGE FOR EXPENDABLE TURBOJET PROPULSION SYSTEMS TO BE USED IN THE LONGFOG MISSILE IS PROPOSED. DESIGN CRITERIA AND TECHICAL OBJECTIVES BASED ON MISSION REQUIREMENTS AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS ARE PRESENTED. TWO CANDIDATE SYSTEMS ARE PROPOSED: ONE FEATURING COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE BLEED AIR FOR FUEL TANK PRESSURIZATION AND THE OTHER FEATURING A HIGH-PRESSURE BOTTLE OF INERT GAS F ...

The U.S. Navy has identified a need for development of an innovative data compression technique to facilitate distribution of video and animated environmental products over low bandwidth communication channels. To address this need, American Research Corporation of Virginia (ARCOVA) proposes the development of an intelligent data compression interface for transmission of video imagery, graphics an ...

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WE WILL DEVELOP A SIMPLE CHROMOSOME BAND-SPECIFIC PAINTING TECHNIQUE, WITH THE DIRECT USE OF PCR PRODUCTS FROM MICRODISSECTED DEFINED CHROMOSOMAL REGION AS A POOL OF PROBES. THE TECNIQUE WILL BE STANDARDIZED AND WILL BE FURTHER TESTED DURING THE PHASE II PERIOD. AFTER THE TECHNIQUE/KIT IS FULLY DEVELOPED, IT WILL ALLOW THE MEDICAL PROFESSION TO IDENTIFY GENETIC ABERRRATIONS OF NEWBORNS; TO STUDY N ...