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COMPOSITES OFFER THE POTENTIAL FOR OBTAINING MATERIALS WITH SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES (STIFFNESS, DAMAGE TOLERANCE, HIGH TEMPERATURE CAPABILITIES) COMPARED TO THAT OF ANY OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS ALONE. DIAMOND WOULD BE A VERY INTERESTING COMPONENT IN A COMPOSITE MATERIAL BECAUSE OF ITS EXTRAORDINARY HARDNESS, HIGH ELASTIC MODULUS, LOW COMPRESSIBILITY, LOW THERMAL EXPANSION ...

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TO CONSTRUCT AN EMULATION CAPABILITY FOR EXISTING OR PLANNED ROBOTIC COMMAND CENTERS (RCCS) WE PROPOSE TO APPLY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED FOR SIMULATION AND CONTROL OF TELEOPERATED SERVICING ROBOTIC SYSTEMS TO THE PROBLEM. AS PART OF A COLLABORATION WITH IN THE CENTER FOR AUTONOMOUS AND MAN-CONTROLLED ROBOTIC AND SENSING SYSTEMS, A NASA SPONSORED CENTER FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE AUTOMATION AN ...

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THE WORK PROPOSED IN THIS STUDY WILL TAKE RESULTS FROM CFR LABORATORY RESEARCH OF ENGINE OIL DEGRADATION AND APPLY IT TO THE ARMY'S REQUIREMENT FOR AN ENGINE-MOUNTED SENSOR. THE BASIC CONCEPTS PROPOSED USE SPECIFIC WAVELENGTH RANGES IN THE INFRA-RED TO DETECT DEGRADATION PATTERNS MOST SPECIFICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOSS OF OIL QUALITY IN DIESEL ENGINES. PHASE I CONCENTRATES PRIMARILY ON LOSS OF ...

IDENTIFY CANDIDATE OPERATIONS IN LEAD STYPHNATE WASHING AND PROPORTIONING OPERATIONS TO WHICH ROBOTICS MAY BE APPLIED. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE REMOVAL OF PERSONNEL FROM HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS; IMPROVED SAFETY, AND DEVELOPMENT OF ROBOTICS SUITABLE FOR HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS. PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY AND RANK OPERATIONS; DEVELOP DESIGN CONCEPTS USING COMMERCIAL ROBOTS (OFF-THE-SHELF OR MODIFIED); EXAMINE SAFETY C ...

THIS PROPOSAL CONCERNS THE DESIGN, FABRICATION AND TESTING OF A VERSATILE INSTRUMENT FOR THE CONTINUOUS COLLECTION AND WEIGHING OF ICE ACCRETION IN REMOTE REGIONS. THE INSTRUMENT USES A LOAD CELL THAT WILL MEASURE ICE LOAD ACCUMULATIONS ON A VERTICALLY ORIENTATED MAST ADAPTED TO IT. THE LOAD CELL BASE STRUCTURE IS PROTECTED FROM ICE ACCRETIONS THAT WOULD BRIDGE TO THE COLLECTION MAST AND FOUL MEAS ...

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CONFIRMING THE ACCURAY OF LIFE-PROTECTING INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE TEST EQUIPMENT OR SIMULATING MILITARY ENVIRONMENTS OFTEN REQUIRES SOPHISTICATED AND CUMBERSOME TEST CHAMBERS DEPENDENT ON COMPLICATED CALCULATIONS. THE CALIBRATION OF SUCH TEST EQUIPMENT MAY BE EASILY COMPROMISED BY OPERATOR ERROR WHERE INVOLVED CALCULATIONS ARE USED AND COMPLICATED INTERCONNECTIONS AND VALVES ARE EMPLOYED. WE PROPOSE TO ...