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TAC PROPOSES TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS FORWARD-LOOKING AUTONOMOUS SENSORS AND ALGORITHMS FOR TLAM-C. THE CURRENT TLAM-C USES A TERRAIN MAPPING RADAR ALTIMETER AND CORRELATES THE SENSED AREA AT KEY WAYPOINTS WITH A STORED DIGITAL REPRESENTATION OF THE TERRAIN AREA AT THE WAYPOINTS TO PROVIDE MID-COURSE AND TERMINAL GUIDANCE CORRECTION TO THE INERTIAL NA ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS DEVELOPMENTAL EFFORT IS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A COMPUTER INTEGRATED ROBOT WORK CELL GAGING FINISHED PARTS OR OTHER ASSEMBLY/MACHINING OPERATIONS. THE FOCUS OF THE RESEARCH IS TO CONTROL THE ROBOT TOOL CONTROL POINT (TCP) THROUGH AN ADAPTIVE FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM. THE ROLE OF THE FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM IS TO CONTROL AND MODIFY THE PATH OF THE TCP TO WIT ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS TO DETERMINE THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A THREE DIMENSIONAL VISION BASED PASSIVE OBJECT RECOGNITION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF GENERATING THREE DIMENSIONAL COORDINATE LOCATION INFORMATION IN REAL TIME AT VIDEO FRAME RATES OF 30 FRAMES PER SECOND. THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION UNDER INVESTIGATION WILL UTILIZE PARALLEL PROCESSING OF RAW VIDEO INPUT FROM MULTIPLE C ...

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LIGHT WEIGHT INFRARED CAMERA IS PROPOSED, THAT WOULD BE A DROP-IN REPLACELEMENT FOR CURRENT MINIATURE CCD-TV CAMERAS USED ON UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES.

Surface pressure fluctuations due to turbulent flow over submerged bodies can cause vibration in the surface of the body which, in turn, may radiate noise. In order to predict the structural vibrations responsible for the acoustic radiation, the wavenumber/frequency spectrum of the pressure fluctuations must be known. Experimental data and analytical methods to predict surface pressure spectra cu ...

The proposed project will develop and adapt existing state-of-the-art computational tools for accurate prediction of ejection seat aerodynamic characteristics including rocket plume effects. The resultant CFD code will be based on the solution of the full Navier-Stokes equations with advanced turbulence and combustion modeling and will utilize a rocket plume model for capturing the shape and cha ...

The development of a new process for the continuous separation of w aste plastic particles by type into purified streams for sale and recycling is proposed. This approach is based on the segregation of particles by density in liquid-fluidized bed classifiers (LFBC). The primary objective of the proposed work is "proof-of-concept" for the LFBC approach; that is, the experimental demonstratio ...

Development of software systems is one of the largest and most important sectors of the U.S. economy and one where the U.S. retains a substantial competitive advantage. Application interface work constitutes a large fraction of the $ billions spent annually by government agencies, contractors and private developers. Graphical interface builders aim to reduce this effort substantially while improv ...

Portable electronic equipment, whether military or civilian, now typically contain rechargeable batteries. Often it is inconvenient or impossible to connect this equipment to conventional battery charging sources. It would be highly desirable to incorporate a built-in battery recharging source with the equipment to overcome this shortcoming. Ideally this recharging source should not take up any ex ...

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