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The objective of this project is to develop and validate improved methodology for the substantiation and the usage-based tracking of rotorcraft dynamic system components. A Helicopter Information Retrieval & Substantiation System(HIRSS) is proposed whichconsists of (1) an Universal Damage Tracking Algorithm(TM) capable of accommodating the different fatigue analysis methodologies of the manufactu ...

WAVEGUIDES ARE USED TO TRANSMIT LIGHT THROUGH OPTICAL PROCESSORS. COMBINING THE RESOLUTION POTENTIAL OF DEEP-UV PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY AND THE EXTREME SENSITIVITY/HIGH CONTRAST OF CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED POSITIVE ACTING (CAMP) RESISTS OFFERS A POTENTIALLY SIMPLE METHOD FOR FABRICATING HIGHLY RESOLVED, POLYMERIC WAVEGUIDES STRUCTURES. CAMP RESISTS CAN BE MATED WITH OTHER CLADDING MATERIALS WITH LOWER REFR ...

PIEZORESISTIVE PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS FORM THE BASIS OF MANY TYPES OF SENSORS, INCLUDING STRAIN GAUGES, MICROMACHINED ACCELEROMETERS AND PRESSURE SENSORS, TACTILE SENSORS, AND FLOW SENSORS. AS GREATER DEMANDS ARE PLACED ON DEVICES FROM THE STAND-POINT OF SIZE AND COST PER CONTROLLED POINT, EASIER METHODS OF PROCESSING WHICH CAN PRODUCE SMALLER DEVICES WITH GREATER PERFORMANCE ARE REQUIRED. RESE ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project from Idea Works, Inc. tests the feasibility of using intelligent programming strategies to improve the quality, timeliness, and cost effectiveness of qualitative research. A prototype computer program for qualitative data analysis, currently in initial stages of development, will be further developed and assessed. This program uses art ...

A NEW TYPE OF COMPOSITE COLOR FILTER IS BEING DEVELOPED. THIS COLOR FILTER IS COMPOSED OF A POLYMER (METHYL METHACRYLATE) REINFORCED WITH COLORED OPTICAL GLASS AND HAS THE COMBINED PROPERTIES OF A GLASS SOLUTION AND GELATIN FILTER. GLASS COMPOSITION IS BEING DEVELOPED AND TECHNIQUES FOR PREPARING COMPOSITE COLOR FILTER ESTABLISHED. BASIC PROPERTIES OF GLASS FIBERS OR COMPOSITE FILTERS ARE BEING ...

THERE IS A DEFINITE TREND IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AWAY FROM ROTE LEARNING METHODS TOWARD MORE CHILD DIRECTED, ACTIVITY-BASED LEARNING. AS CHILDREN ACT UPON AND CHANGE THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT, THEY INTERNALLY CONSTRUCT KNOWLEDGE. CONSTRUCTIVISM STRESSES HANDS-ON INTERACTIVE LEARNING THROUGH PROBLEM-SOLVING ACTIVITIES THAT PROVOKE THOUGHT AND REFLECTION. MANY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS HAVE ...