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The term benchmark originates from the chiseled horizontal marks that surveyors made, into which an angle-iron could be placed to bracket ("bench") a leveling rod, thus ensuring that the leveling rod can be repositioned in exactly the same place in the future. A benchmark in computer terms is the result of running a computer program, or a set of programs, in order to assess the relative performanc ...

The Anti-Submarine Warfare Commander (ASWC) has a crucial responsibility to protect against surface and subsurface threats, which requires keeping track of contacts and making safety-critical decisions. The Undersea Warfare Decision Support System (USW-DSS) supports the ASWC and his team by providing a"Common Tactical Picture"via the Master Tactical Plot (MTP). However, evolving sensor and data fu ...

Renewed interest in missions to explore other planets has created a need for new advanced heat shield systems that will protect spacecraft from the severe heating encountered during hypersonic flight through planetary atmospheres. Both reusable and ablative TPS have been developed to protect spacecraft. Typically, reusable TPS have been used for the Shuttle where the reentry conditions are relat ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Common acoustic environments are often complex mixtures of sounds from multiple acoustic sources. Some of these sources contain critical information listeners need to comprehend; others are distractions that interfere with listeners6 comprehension. As the US population ages, a significant and growing segment have difficulty coping with such complex sound fi ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Substance abuse treatment is often complicated by problems such as depression, family and interpersonal conflicts, and legal issues. When these issues are addressed with effective, evidence-based treatments (EBTs), outcomes improve. To improve the quality of addiction treatment, experts have called for the adoption of a continuing care management approach, invo ...

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A PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO INVESTIGATE ACOUSTIC AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OFF A CLASS OF MATERIALS FOR USE AS ACOUSTIC LENS DEVICES. THE MATERIALS, SYNTACTIC FOAMS, CAN BE COMPOSITIONALLY VARIED OVER WIDE RANGES TO AFFECT THE ACOUSTIC IMPEDENCE, SOUND VELOCITY, AND ATTENUATION. FUTHERMORE, THIS CLASS OF MATERIALS IS RELATIVELY INSENSITIVE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES, THUS KEEPING LENS ABERRATION TO A M ...

The performance of naval systems for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Counter-Torpedo Detection, Classification, and Localization (CTDCL) is limited by the size, power and detection range of current sensor systems. Although current sensors are adequate for current missions, emerging missions and the need for reducing the volume and weight of sonar transducer arrays while improving reliability unde ...

This SBIR Proposal addresses the need for reduced volume and weight and improved reliability of higher power broadband directional sonar transducer arrays for forward looking ASW and CTDCL systems. It is believed that the Vector Projector can fill this need with both design improvements and selection of the best materials. We describe here an alternative approach that provides a lower resonant fre ...

This SBIR Proposal addresses the need for reduced volume and weight and improved reliability of higher power broadband directional sonar transducer arrays for forward looking ASW and CTDCL systems. It is believed that the Vector Projector can fill this need with both design improvements and selection of the best materials. We describe here an innovative approach that provides a lower resonant freq ...