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Tactical and operational missions require equipment powered by lightweight, high output 50 to 150+ BHP engines. Engine powered equipment in this size is predominately 2-cycle diesel. Department of Defense (DoD) has mandated the use of heavy fuels: jetand diesel. Next generation fuel efficient, lightweight, high power density (1.5 HP/in3 disp.), heavy fuel engines (HFE) are needed. TARDEC will ...

Current speech processing systems address the effects of channel noise andassume that all speakers are always in the same stress state. Neutral speechoccurs when the speaker has no task obligation other than to speak.Perceptually or physiologically induced speaker stress occurs in non-neutralconditions such as G-force, vibration, environmental noise, or emotion.Depending upon the type and degree o ...

We propose to develop scripting language enhancements to enable the rapid synthesis of publish-subscribe fuselets through a unified framework for subscription and resource discovery based on XPath and XQL extensions, to design and prototype itsimplementation in an extensible manner by mapping onto existing interpreter and runtime infrastructures using a combination of dynamic source-to-source tran ...

Scheduling is a complex, NP-hard problem that challenges the use of any single solution technique. In Phase I, we built a model that uses our multi-technique Quantum Leap Problem Solving Engine to solve a representative but simplified version of the AirForce Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) contact scheduling problem. The system demonstrated that it could schedule the hundreds (500 to 600) of t ...

Scheduling is a complex, NP-hard problem that challenges the use of any single solution technique. In Phase I, we built a model that uses our multi-technique Quantum Leap Problem Solving Engine to solve a representative but simplified version of the AirForce Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) contact scheduling problem. The system demonstrated that it could schedule the hundreds (500 to 600) of t ...

Military, government and civilian personnel need timely and cost-effective warning of chemical and biological hazards in many arenas.Timely warning allows for effective personnel protection. ManningApplied Technology proposes to construct a novel Fouriertransform-infrared spectrometer which is modular, compact, costs less than $5000in quantity, and is optically tilt-compensated. The proposed des ...

A novel Fourier transform-infrared spectrometer will be developed. The instrument is modular, rugged, compact, and optically stable. Large volume pricing will be less than $4000 per unit. Two months of Phase I effort have demonstrated conclusively thefeasibility of three critical technical objectives, generating strong commercial interest. Confidence is high that the remaining objectives will be a ...

This program develops a system that s capable of measureing to high accuracy and at high speeds two dimensional deformations of structural panels supporting antennas. The development of this system will serve to enhance imaging capabilities of radars.The system relies upon single and multi-axis fiber grating strain and temperature sensor technology that can be interrogated by high speed, high sen ...

MicroEnergy Technologies, Inc. (mET), collaboratively with Technology Assessment and Transfer, Inc. (TA&T) proposes to develop an injector array for liquid fuel atomization. This development effort hinges upon the application of a novel system of parallelensemble of dielectrophoretically (DEP) enhanced micro-injectors. Using an electric field, the spray process is controlled precisely to match t ...

In this effort we proposed to develop an integrated software environment for the rigorous electromagnetic analysis and design of diffractive optical elements (DOEs). To this end, we will develop a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI) specificallygeared towards DOEs; we will refine, expand and integrate our suite of electromagnetic analysis tools based on the finite-difference time-domain ...