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MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM WILL INCREASE THE SAFETY OF TERMINAL AREA NAVIGATION, AND THE EFFICIENCY OF AIRSPACE UTILIZATION AT CONGESTED AIRPORTS WITH THE USE OF NAVIGATIONSYSTEMS BLENDING MLS POSITION INFORMATION WITH THAT PROVIDED BY ON-BOARD SENSORS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THISSTUDY IS TO DEVELOP LOW COST MLS BASED NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR USE ON GENERAL AVIATION, COMMUTER, AND SHORT-HAUL TRANSPORT AIR CR ...

Dissemination of information has proved a complex problem. However, with the advent of a global communication tool-the Internet-it now becomes feasible to provide information right into the home, business or educational institution. The key, is to provide the information in such a way that the public will want to look at it. In this proposal, we maintain that the public is interested in federal ...

As we look towards the next decade there are many opportunities to enhance services for navigation which compliment, enhance, and replace existing Aids to Navigation technologies. This Phase II project will continue the US Coast Guard¿s investigation of the development of a Virtual Aids to Navigation system by building a working prototype that delivers real-time data to the mariner. The vATON s ...

This project will develop an improved emergency passenger window design to facilitate egress and rescue. Two innovative concepts are proposed, each of which addresses many limitations of currently available window systems. One utilizes an embedded low-friction cable which contracts the gasket, assisted by internal mechanical energy storage. The other uses a low energy pyrotechnic cord completel ...

This Phase II SBIUR (Small Business Innovative Research) proposal is based on work accomplished by Foster-Miller, Inc. and Battelle Memorial Institute during a prior Phase I SBIR program under contract DTRS57-99-C-00090. The purpose of the Phase I program was to develop an in-vehicle sensor to measure roadway surface conditions and, from these measurements, determine the coefficient of friction b ...

The Federal Highway Administration¿s FY2000 Performance Plan outlines five specific, strategic goals: Safety, Mobility, Economic Growth and Trade, Human and Natural Environment, and National Security. With the RISE Learning System, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will have the ability to offer low-cost training of the Outdoor Advertising Control Toolbox, along with many other traini ...

A new optical sensor to map wind speeds with millimeter resolution will be detailed and demonstrated. The instrument works by detecting the deflection of light by gas density fluctuations. The measurement can be either spatially averaged over the propagation path of the beam or spatially localized in three dimensions by monitoring the cross-correlation between the signals from two intersecting l ...

It is proposed to develop a full prototype next-generation semi-flush flasher system for airport runway approach lighting. Current systems are many years old and inefficient; airports need inset flashers to add runway length and more efficiently use strictly limited land allocations. An inset flasher is proposed that is optimized both optically and electrically. A flasher fixture based on the P ...

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SHOW THE FEASIBILITY OF USING AN EXPERT SYSTEM TO AID THE PILOT OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT. THE NEED INCREASINGLY EXISTS ON SMALLER AIRCRAFT TO PERFORM ERROR DETECTION AND CORRECTION AND PROCEDURAL ASSISTANCE. ISSUES OF HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING ARE INCLUDEDIN THIS PROJECT INCLUDING COLOR CODING, ALERTS, ETS. THE SINGLE PILOT OFTEN NEEDS MORE HELP THAN TWO-AND T ...