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Williams-Pyro is developing an AccuTag Miniature Surveillance and Tracking System (Accu-MiSTS). Accu-MiSTS employs cluster management techniques and ad-hoc networking to provide a readily scalable architecture with which to perform comprehensive surveillance. A cluster comprises one supernode and up to 65,536 nodes, all of which are within the communication range of at least one other node. The Ac ...

Positioning and navigation have become a mainstay of everyday life in the U.S.; applications of interest include navigation of vehicles of all kinds, infrastructure mapping, and safety of life systems. Many of these recent applications have become possible through the GPS. With the recognized vulnerabilities of GPS, it is evident that equivalent backup systems must be developed. One possible so ...

The TEXAS Model for Intersection Traffic is a high-quality single-intersection microscopic traffic simulation model developed at The University of Texas at Austin. It analyzes in sub microscopic detail the behavior of driver-vehicle units as they go through an intersection and intermix with other traffic flows. It has detailed intersection geometry, path following, microscopic car following, lan ...

THIS PROPOSAL IS TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF APPLYING THEORETICAL MODELS OF PERCEPTUAL PROCESSING IN HUMANS TO ESTABLISH BETTER COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION TO HUMANS FROMTHEIR TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT. THIS STUDY WILL DRAW ON THE LITERATURE OF PERCEPTUAL AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION. IT WILL INCLUDE THEORETICAL WORK AND DEMONSTRATION DISPLAYS. THREE AREAS WILL BE CONSIDERED: 1) OPTIMIZING ...

The Quick Attack Reconnaissance Remote Vehicle Platform is a remotely operated vehicle capable of performing combat and physical security missions. The modular platform features quick-change attachments that will accommodate a variety of weapon, video, audio, and bio/chemical sampling systems. The vehicle is able to operate in adverse climates and in rough terrain. The ground speed of the vehic ...

MAJOR AIDS TO NAVIGATION (ATON) ARE ESSENTIAL SIGNPOSTS FOR SAFE PASSAGE ALONG COASTAL AND OFFSHORE SEAWAYS. PRESENTLY, THEIR SIGNALS ARE POWERED BY ON-SITE ENGINE GENERATORS REQUIRING CONSIDERABLE AND COSTLY MAINTENANCE. ATON AUTONOMY WILL BE GREATLY INCREASED WITH DEEP DISCHARGE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY PROVIDING THAT ON-SITE CHARGING SOURCES ARE USED. AMONG NATURALLY AVAILABLE SOURCES, THE UNCEASING ...

This SOCOM Phase I effort will use a unique combination of new materials to construct a superior and lightweight body armor. The research team brings together innovative technologies and products being developed by three experienced small business: fabric woven from SPECTRA fiber with a Neoprene matrix to prevent spalling; composite body armor products for an NIJ Level III+ System with hardened t ...

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AN IBM PC-COMPATIBLE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SIMULATOR WITH VOICE I/O, AN EXTENSIVE DATABASE OF GEOGRAPHICAL FIXES, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION VIA AN EXPERT SYSTEM IS PROPOSED. THIS SIMULATOR WILL BE DESIGNED TO FACILITATE AIRSPACE DESIGN ANDPROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT. CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING A REALTIME RADARSCOPE PICTURE OF ANY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA, ITS SECTORS MAYBE CREATED VIA A SIMPLE USER INTERFACE BY FIELD P ...

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