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THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DESIGN A NEW MODULE FOR THE FIRM'S RASTER-BASED IMAGE PROCESSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) SOFTWARE. THE CONCEPT WILL BE USEDTO ENHANCE STANDARD DIGITAL VECTOR LAND-USE MAPS USING A KNOWLEDGE-BASED EXPERT SYSTEM THAT ACCESSES AVAILABLE GIS DATA SOURCES, SUCH AS SATELLITE IMAGING, TOPOGRAPHIC DATA, SOIL DATA, AND HYDROLOGY. THE FOCUS WILL BE ON AN INTERFA ...

The skin is the first line of defense against chemical warfare agents including nerve agents and toxic industrial chemicals, providing a possible barrier or delay to systemic distribution. Some chemicals also can act directly on the skin including the vesicants sulfur mustard and lewisite. Early and rapid skin decontamination is extremely important following exposure to CWAs and TICs because it de ...

THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR BOTH SATELLITE AND SUPPORTING IN-SITU OBSERVATION OF PRECIPITATION RATES AND CLOUD-COVER PARAMETERS. THE GOAL IS TO DESIGN A FULLY PRODUCTIVE, HIGHLY COMPACT, MILLIMETER-WAVELENGTH DOPPLER RADAR PACKAGE FOR AIRCRAFT AND GROUND-BASED OPERATION THAT ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SATELLITE APPLICATION. INNOVATIONS WILL INCLUDE A HIGH-POWER, FULLY COHERENT RADAR TRANSC ...

This TenXsys NASA SBIR project focuses on an innovative software solution that allows complex real-time data streams to be viewed as information on devices. The TenXsys solution allows access to data anywhere, anytime using wireless transmission to a web enabled handheld device such as a personal data assistant (PDA), laptop, or cell phone. This will allow distributed operations of missions, wil ...

One of the primary shortcomings identified during the NASA sponsored CFD Vision 2030 Study conducted during 2012-2014 was that the generation of meshes suitable for CFD simulations constitutes a principal bottleneck in the workflow process as it requires significant human intervention. Our solution to this problem is the development of HeldenSurface, which is a robust tool for automatially conver ...

THE INNOVATIVE FIBER LASER FURNACE OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THE SINGLE-CRYSTAL FIBER TESTING LABORATORY. SINGLE-CRYSTAL FIBER RESEARCH INVOLVES THE PRODUCTION OF NEW SINGLE-CRYSTAL FIBERS WITH SUBSEQUENT STRENGTH TESTING. EXTENSIVE TESTING REQUIRES HEATING THE FIBER TO THE OPERATIONAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FIBERS APPLICATION. IN THIS CASE, PROBLEMS OCCUR WITH THE HEATING OF A SMA ...

A life support systems’ reliability and survivability are critical to NASA especially in long-term space exploration missions. The Health Management of life support systems consists of several components among which power, water recovery, and biomass processing systems etc. which are of primary importance. Due to the crew’s critical dependence on such a complex system, the health management of ...

THIS PROJECT COULD PROVIDE NASA WITH SAFE, RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES THAT HAVE 10 TIMES THE SPECIFIC ENERGY OF THOSE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, AND THAT COULD HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS ON THE SPACE STATION FREEDOM. UNFORTUNATELY, THE SPECIFIC ENERGIES OF ALL OTHER AVAILABLE,RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES ARE TOO LOW. THOSE FOR LEAD-ACID ANDNICKEL-CADMIUM ARE ONLY 35 WH/KG AND, ALTHOUGH THAT OF NICKEL-HYD ...

In the wake of the September 11th attacks and subsequent Anthrax scares, researchers worldwide are working to expand our ability to rapidly assess what poses a terrorism threat to the public. The rapid detection of specific pathogens is required for biod