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OF THE OVER 600,000 HIGHWAY BRIDGES AND APPROXIMATELY 100,000 RAILROAD BRIDGES IN THE U.S., MANY ARE DIFFICULT TO INSPECT BECAUSE OF LIMITED ACCESSIBILITY. REMOTE INSPECTIONBY UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES MAY PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT INVOLVES CONSIDERATIONS OF VEHICLE SUITABILITY (HELICOPTER, BLIMP DUCTED FAN VEHICLE), THE BRIDGE LOCAL ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT, AND THE TYPE OF CONTROL (R ...

NEW MATERIALS ARE BEING DEVELOPED EVERYDAY AND ARE REVOLUTIONIZING PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES AT AN ASTOUNDING RATE. IN RECENT YEARS, THE ROADSIDE SAFETY APPURTENANCE FIELD HAS BEEN AFFECTED AS WELL, AS NEW MATERIALS HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO PRODUCE IMPROVED DESIGNS IN A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS. IN RECENT YEARS PLASTICS, CERAMICS, HIGH STRENGTH FIBERS AND COMPOSITES HAVE BECOME MORE WIDELY USED IN INDUSTRY ...

THERE IS A NEED FOR A PORTABLE DETECTOR SYSTEM THAT CAN DETECT ILLEGAL DRUGS, PRIMARILY MARIJUANA, COCAINE, AND HEROIN, ENTERING THE UNITED STATES ABOARD MARITIME VESSELS. A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN THAT SAW TECHNOLOGY CAN DETECT 10 FEMTOGRAMS (1 X 10-14) WITH A SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO OF 3:1. IN ADDITION, THESE SENSORS HAVE A DYNAMIC RANGE OF OVER 1,000,000. BY COMBINING SAW TECHNOLOGY W ...

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MANUFACTURES AND AIRCRAFT MODIFIERS ARE CONTINUALLY SEARCHING FOR NOVEL DEVICES, CONFIGURATIONS, AND CONTROL SYSTEMS THAT WILL IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING QUALITIES OF AIRPLANES COMPARED TO MORE CONVENTIONAL DESIGNS. THE MOST INNOVATIVE (AND CONSEQUENTLY RADICAL) CONCEPTS TEND TO COME FROM KIT-BUILDERS, SINCE THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH PART 23. HOWEVER, SOME NOVEL CONCEPTS HAVE ...

"THE FAA HAS A NEED TO BUILD MORE EFFICIENT AIRSPACE AND TO DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE PROCEDURES IN THE UTILIZATION OF THATAIRSPACE". THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO PROVIDE AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO FAA OPERATIONS ANALYSIS DIVISION THATINCLUDES A DETAILED ROADMAP IN IDENTIFYING EXISTING MODELS AND SIMULATIONS AND ASSOCIATED USER INPUT AND DOCUMENTATION THAT CAN BE USED TO SIMULATE PERFORMANCE VER ...

KVH INDUSTRIES PROPOSES TO THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE BOTH CONVENTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE USES FOR THE SELF POWERED VEHICLE DETECTOR (SPVD) AND TO MODIFY THE EXISTING DESIGN, IF REQUIRED, TO MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW APPLICATIONS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROPOSED SBIR PHASE IEFFORT CAN BE SUBDIVIDED INTO THREE FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIVES: RESEARCH INTO THE VARIOUS APPLICATIONS OF SPVD TECHNOLOGY AND ...

TO FACILITATE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OF ON-LINE INFORMATION CONCERNING FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S R&D PROGRAMS, AUTOMATIC METHODS OF INFORMATION INDEXING MUST BE EMPLOYED. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH HUMAN RESOURCES TO ADEQUATELY GATHER AND CLASSIFY THIS ABUNDANCE OF DATA. IN ADDITION, AUTOMATEDMEANS OF INTERPRETING THE APPLICABILITY OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND DETERMINING UNDER WHICH FAA PROGRAM THE TECHN ...

NARCOTIC DRUGS SUCH AS COCAINE AND HEROIN ARE A MAJOR THREATTO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY. NARCOTICS IS CONSIDERED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITY PROBLEMS FACING THIS NATION AND THE WORLD ON THE WHOLE. THESE DRUGS ARE MANUFACTURED OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND BROUGHT IN FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. MARINE VESSELS ARE ONE OF THE MAJOR DRUG TRAFFICROUTES. IF THE DRUG TRAFFIC IS STOPPED OR REDUCED ...

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