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Training in the symptoms of Spatial Disorientation (SD) has shown to be valuable in aiding pilots to recognize its onset and provide a means for mitigating its effects, but such demonstrations have traditionally been associated with specialized equipment and devices. Since the vast majority of pilots for the commercial aviation jet fleet are trained (or recertified) on 6-degree-of-freedom (DOF) h ...

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Not Available The objective of this task is to develop instrumentation methods for Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) based computer systems that will reduce software debug, integration, test and performance assessment difficulties and thereby cost. Improvements in system testing of embedded systems improves overall system quality as has been extensively documented. This technology would produce t ...

Not Available Surveillance systems on-board unmanned space vehicles are required to have a wide field of regard and operate autonomously. Target detection, recognition, and tracking would be done using high-resolution imaging sensors cued by a lower resolution imaging sensor which is able to view the entire field of regard. This cueing system must be able to discriminate potential targets in clut ...

Not Available Vulnerability and survivability assessments require a ray-tracing tool capable of analyzing geometry created using Pro-Engineer. ThermoAnalytics proposes to extend their recently developed ray-tracer to meet this need. This modular ray-tracing tool currently calculates thermal view factors for infrared and thermal signature assessment. It incorporates the latest ray-tracing techniqu ...

Not Available UAV Micro-turbine technology recently patented by SWB Turbines and implemented in precious flight-weight turbojet engines at SWB Turbines is adapted for use in turboprop configuration. A centrifugal compressor and radial-inflow turbine provide the core to a turboprop engine, With components derived from low-cost (

Not Available We propose to synthesize modem techniques of image analysis with the existing knowledge of concrete deterioration and failure processes in order to develop a comprehensive and efficient basis for quantitative microscopic analysis of the damage mechanisms in concrete. The focus of this research is on microstructural attributes which best characterize damage mechanisms in concrete; th ...

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Not Available Electro-optical imagers used in high velocity applications such as supersonic aircraft and especially missile seekers require a window element to protect the imager assembly from the external environment. Traditionally these windows have been spherical concentric shell elements to minimize optical aberrations over gimbal angle. These shapes are not aerodynamically efficient, resulti ...